GERALD L NICKERSON JR MD APMC is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Lafayette, LA. The provider is physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating, and treating patients with physical disabilities. These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system such as neck and back pain, sports injuries, or other painful conditions affecting the limbs, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Alternatively, the disabilities may result from neurological trauma or disease such as spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke. A physician certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation is often called a physiatrist. The primary goal of the physiatrist is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation. Pain management is often an important part of the role of the physiatrist. For diagnosis and evaluation, a physiatrist may include the techniques of electromyography to supplement the standard history, physical, x-ray and laboratory examinations. The physiatrist has expertise in the appropriate use of therapeutic exercise, prosthetics (artificial limbs), orthotics and mechanical and electrical devices. GERALD L NICKERSON JR MD APMC NPI is 1518996271. The provider is registered as an organization entity type and is a multi-specialty group.
The provider's business location address is:
501 W SAINT MARY BLVD
STE 100
LAFAYETTE, LA
ZIP 70506-600
Phone: (337) 234-1700
Fax: (337) 234-7500
The provider's authorized official is Gerald L Nickerson .
The authorized official title is Owner and has the following contact phone number (337) 234-1700.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 7/2/2006 and was last updated on 8/22/2020.