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NUMC’S DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION PUBLISHES NEW NEUROMUSCULAR REFERENCE BOOK

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 10, 2012

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Shelley Lotenberg
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NUMC’S DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION PUBLISHES NEW NEUROMUSCULAR REFERENCE BOOK

EAST MEADOW, NY……Arthur A. Gianelli, President/CEO of the NuHealth System, announced that the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) at the Nassau University Medical Center has published a new reference book entitled “Neuromuscular Quick Pocket Reference”. The book, published by Demos Medical Publishers, was authored by PM&R chair, Lyn Weiss, MD and by two of her residents, Drs. Rawa Jaro Araim and Maryam Rafael Aghalar and includes contributions from most of the residents and attendings in the department.

“Congratulations to Drs. Weiss, Araim and Aghalar on the publication of the new PM&R pocket reference book, focusing on neuromuscular issues. This book, the sixth medical textbook that Dr. Weiss and the PM&R department have published, will benefit all allied health professionals who deal with the musculoskeletal system, helping them to deliver better care to their patients,” said Gianelli.

The book was conceived by Dr. Araim, who believed that physical medicine and rehabilitation residents needed an efficient way to learn about the various musculoskeletal and neurological tests. They needed to know what the test was called, how to perform it, and what the results meant. Although originally intended for PM&R residents, this book is applicable for most health care practitioners, including allied health professionals, students, residents and attendings who deal with the neuromusculoskeletal system.

Dr. Weiss indicated: “I am extremely proud that the PM&R department continues to make significant contributions to the fields of PM&R. I am confident that this book will solidify the national reputation that our residency program and our department have maintained for decades.”

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