In this video, you will follow Dr. Sheena Bhuva throughout her day to see what its like to be an Interventional Spine Specialist.

0:49 How do your days usually start?
2:45 What is some of the gear that you have to wear?
5:00 What types of injections and other procedures do you perform?
6:33 What can patients expect after their procedure?
8:00 What are electrodiagnostic studies?
8:22 What is a nerve conduction study?
9:14 What is an EMG?
10:38 Ultrasound demonstration
11:51 Office tour
13:10 Did you know you always wanted to be a doctor?
16:40 What is the average salary of someone in your profession?
17:55 Advice for the budding physiatrists or interventional spine doctors?
19:09 How can you be reached?

What is a Physiatrist?
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or disabilities.

What training is required to become a physiatrist?
In the United States, residency training for physical medicine and rehabilitation is four years long, including an intern year of general medical training. There are 83 programs in the United States accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, in 28 states. Specifics of training differs from program to program but all residents must obtain the same fundamental skills. Residents are trained in the inpatient setting to take care of multiple types of rehabilitation including: spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, orthopedic injuries, cancer, cerebral palsy, burn, pediatric rehab, and other disabling injuries. The residents are also trained in the outpatient setting to know how to take care of the chronic conditions patients have following their inpatient stay. During training, residents are instructed on how to properly perform several diagnostic procedures which include electromyography, nerve conduction studies and also procedures such as joint injections and trigger point injections.

Who is Dr. Sheena Bhuva?
Sheena Bhuva, M.D. is a Board Certified Physiatrist who completed her Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship at Desert Spine and Sports Physicians in Phoenix, Arizona. She earned her Doctorate of Medicine at Texas A & M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Bryan and Dallas, TX in 2013. She completed her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency, where she was Chief Resident at Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation, Dallas, TX.

Her recent Honors include the Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (1 of 3 PM&R residents who have won this award from 20042016), the American Academy of Neurology Medical Student Prize for Excellence in Neurology, and The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Sarah Baskin Award for Excellence in Research.

She is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Spine Intervention Society, the North American Spine Society, and The Texas Medical Association.

Dr. Bhuva enjoys spending time with her family and friends playing board games and trying new restaurants. She also loves to travel and stay active by playing basketball and hiking. She has a second degree black belt in USA Martial Arts.

How can Dr. Bhuva be reached?
Texas Back Institute
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
6020 W. Parker Road
Suite 200 (2nd Floor)
Plano, TX 75093
Phone: 9726085000
Work Email: [email protected]

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