Breast brachytherapy is a treatment for early-stage breast cancer. It is a form of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), an alternative to standard radiation for preventing breast cancer recurrence after a lumpectomy. APBI can be delivered two ways: through external radiation beam...
Social workers are trained to help patients in a variety of healthcare settings cope with problems in their everyday lives. In the clinical setting, social workers often diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues.
Occupational therapists (OT) apply their specialized knowledge to support and facilitate independence in individuals who have lost fundamental skills due to disease or injury, or who are born with conditions that inhibit these functions. OTs offer strategies and education to help patients...
Chiropractic is a branch of healthcare that focuses primarily on the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. Doctors of chiropractic (DC), also known as chiropractors, most often treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints such as headaches, low back pain, joint pain, neck pain, and sciatica, which is...
Respiratory therapists (RT), also known as respiratory care practitioners, care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. Under the direction of licensed physicians who have special expertise in respiratory care, RTs perform the tests that aid in the diagnosis and...
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) infuses a fecal suspension from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a patient. This procedure is used to treat recurrent Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection and has shown promise in treating other conditions. C. difficile causes...
Liposuction is the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat by means of aspiration cannulas, introduced through small skin incisions, assisted by suction. Liposuction techniques range from simple aspiration to advanced laser- and ultrasound-guided procedures. The procedure is most often performed by...
Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) is a non-invasive procedure that monitors the rate and direction of blood flow inside vessels in the brain. TCD
enables physicians to diagnose a wide range of conditions affecting blood flow to and within the brain. The procedure is performed by...
Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) refers to the delivery of the drug baclofen into the body’s cerebral spinal fluid using a surgically implanted pump. It is a treatment used for spasticity that results from a disorder of, or injury to, the central nervous system. These disorders or injuries can prevent...
Optometrists, also known as doctors of optometry (OD), provide two-thirds of primary eye and vision care services nationwide, according to the American Optometric Association (AOA).
