Dr. Heather A Mckenzie M.D.
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
/Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
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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.
A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns and bone infections. This specialist also serves as consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.
Health Insurance Plans Heather A Mckenzie accepts
Issuer | Network | State | Plan Year | New Patients | Last Updated |
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CHRISTUS Health Plan Louisiana | PREFERRED | LA | 2024 | not accepting | Jan 01 1900 |
Health Net of Arizona, Inc. | PREFERRED | AZ | 2024 | accepting | Jul 15 2024 |
Aetna Health Inc. (a TX corp.) | PREFERRED | TX | 2024 | accepting | Jul 12 2024 |
Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc. | PREFERRED | TX | 2024 | accepting | Jul 01 2024 |
Imperial Insurance Companies, Inc. | STANDARD | TX | 2024 | accepting | Oct 12 2023 |
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas | BLUE-ADVANTAGE-HMO | TX | 2024 | accepting | Apr 08 2024 |
Oscar Insurance Company | PREFERRED | TX | 2024 | accepting in some locations | Jul 15 2024 |
Source: CMS.gov, HealthPorta API