Dr. Michelle Pepper MD
Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
/Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician
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A physician who specializes in Sports Medicine is responsible for continuous care related to the enhancement of health and fitness as well as the prevention of injury and illness. The specialist possesses knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury from many areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation and injuries. It is the goal of a Sports Medicine specialist to improve the healthcare of the individual engaged in physical exercise.
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 physician who specializes in Sports Medicine is responsible for continuous care related to the enhancement of health and fitness as well as the prevention of injury and illness. The specialist possesses knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury from many areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation and injuries. It is the goal of a Sports Medicine specialist to improve the healthcare of the individual engaged in physical exercise.
Health Insurance Plans Michelle Pepper accepts
Issuer | Network | State | Plan Year | New Patients | Last Updated |
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Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company | PREFERRED | UT | 2024 | accepting | Sep 03 2024 |
SelectHealth, Inc. | PREFERRED | UT | 2024 | accepting | Aug 30 2024 |
University of Utah Health Insurance Plans | PREFERRED | UT | 2024 | accepting | Jul 11 2024 |
Aetna Health of Utah Inc. | PREFERRED | UT | 2024 | accepting | Sep 06 2024 |
BridgeSpan Health Company | PREFERRED | UT | 2024 | accepting | Sep 09 2024 |
Molina Healthcare of Utah | PREFERRED | UT | 2024 | accepting | Jul 27 2024 |
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