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Albuquerque, New Mexico is home to 14 practicing physical medicine & rehabilitation doctors who have offices in 1 county and 8 zip codes, including zip codes 87109, 87106, 87102, 87113, 87110, 87123, 87122, and 87108.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Albuquerque has a population of 494,236, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 physical medicine & rehabilitation doctor for every 35,302 residents.
New Mexico is known as the “Land of Enchantment.” The population of New Mexico is 1,928,384, and Santa Fe is the capital. New Mexico is filled with ancient cultural relics, artifacts and structures from prehistoric times. Visit ancient Native American ruins in Aztec, petroglyphs in Alamogordo and Albuquerque, or the vast Chaco Canyon National Historical Park in Nageezi. Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors tour at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Other popular sites are the Billy the Kid Museum at Fort Sumner and the International UFO Museum in Roswell. Famous New Mexicans are actors Dennis Hopper and Demi Moore, artist Georgia O’Keefe, singers Jim Morrison and John Denver.
According to 2005 Census estimates, New Mexico has a population of 1,928,384. Of this population, 477,500 are under the age of 18 and 233,403 are at or above the age of 65.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating, and treating patients with physical disabilities. A physical medicine physician, also called a physiatrist treats diseases and disorders including neck and back pain, and sports injuries or disorders resulting from trauma, such as spinal cord injury or head injury. The physiatrist works with the patient using X-rays, a physical exam, laboratory study, pain management and/or physical therapy, to achieve rehabilitation. The primary goal of the physiatrist is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation.