Physiatrists specialize in non-surgical physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) for patients who have been disabled as a result of a disease, condition, disorder, or injury. They diagnose, perform thorough patient histories, treat injuries and conditions, and direct expanded treatment using non-surgical methods.

Physiatrists focus on a personalized method of treatment to improve their patients' quality of life, one that involves a comprehensive approach to expand the framework of resources at a patient's disposal. As a result, a patient's recuperation involves every aspect of their lives.

Emphasis, during this elective will be on non-surgical approaches to back and neck conditions. Students will see some of the most complicated cases of back and neck pain in the state. Borgess Spine is the area's only McKenzie certified site.