Elizabeth Joy Richardson, PHD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Birmingham, AL with 15 years of experience. 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. Elizabeth Joy Richardson, PHD NPI is 1730494709. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a female.
Education
Medical School: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:2009
The provider's business location address is:
1717 6TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL
ZIP 35233-801
Phone: (205) 934-3450
The NPI 1730494709 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment.
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 8/13/2010 and was last updated on 8/13/2010.