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Dear Healthcare Provider,
In a world with dynamic health care choices and with an abundance of technical health care information available at the “click” of a button for your patients to research the internet, we feel that the importance of utilizing a trusted multi-disciplinary team approach in the successful treatment of many conditions is vital to the health and well-being of our patients. Our Patient Success is Often Linked to Our Referring Physician Network of Providers. We Are Selective and Will Only Refer to Well Qualified and Credentialed Health Care Providers, Clinics, and Organizations with Excellent Patient Skills in Treatment, Outcomes and Communications. Our Preference is Evidenced-Based Practices with Proven Patient Outcome Results.
Dr. William D. Gift is a licensed certified chiropractic healthcare professional with Maryland physical therapy privileges who is uniquely educated and trained to provide to your patients a natural approach to supplement the care they receive in your office. He is a well qualified licensed professional to determine when Chiropractic Care can help your patient achieve better health sucess through the natural, safe and effective gentle treatment of the spine. Only a doctor of chiropractic is qualified to make decisions about how chiropractic may be of benefit. All that your patient’s need is a trusted referral from you.
Since entering clinical practice, he has earned three additional sub-specialty certifications to help him meet the needs of local area providers and their patients. Please feel free to click on the links below to learn more about these sub-specialties.
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DABFP (Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Professionals) Registry No: 0043
- DABCC (Diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Consultants) Registry No: 121
- CHCQM (Certified in Health Care Quality and Management by ABQUARP) No: 81732
- Internationally Certified to perform IME, Impairment Ratings Certification No: 1011
- NRCME National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners Registry No: 9130520191
In addition to the listed sub-specialties practices offering choices of a center for independent assessment, utilization and review, impairment and disability rating, second opinion, or just a consultation and a referral back to his primary care giver. We have a have the ability to provide exercise, rehabilitation and adjunctive physical therapy suggestions and instructions. We no longer take our own diagnostic imaging and currently refer to diagnosis imaging cernters Progressive Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging Services, Wayneboro Hospital, Meritus Health for plain film x-ray, CT, and MRI evaluations and for the electrodiagnostic, peripheral vascular testing evaluations as well.
Some of the physical therapy modalities and diversified techniques our practice offer to augment the Chiropractic Care are:
- Cox-Flexion Distraction
- Spinal Decompression Therapy
- Spinal Traction
- Dry Needling Technique
- Massage
- Fluidotherapy
- Electro-therapy
- Low Level Laser Therapy
- Therapeutic Paraffin Bath
- Therapeutic Ultrasound
Physiotherapy modalities applied in a specific manner to accelerate the natural healing process when used in conjunction with diversified Chiropractic Spinal Care has allowed us to successfully help many clients with varying levels of spinal and non-spinal problems related to the vertebral subluxation complex concept. The primary focus of our chiropractic practice is the treatment and recovery from low back pain and discomfort. Some of these spinal issues may include many conditions in the acute, sub-acute, or chronic phases of recovery such as but not limited to:
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Lumbar Degenerative Disc and or Arthritic Conditions
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Lumbar Central or Lateral Recess Stenotic Syndromes
Although our neuro-musculoskeletal chiropractic practice primary focus are low back conditions we also provide consultation and evaluation for neck, shoulder, hand and wrist conditions as well as lower extremity conditions that can benefit from the type of chiropractic care and available cost effect physical therapy services we offer in house. We are not substituting for primary care just providing options to your patients that you did not know that may exist in the tri-state area. We are encouraging an open dialogue and referral process between the doctor and his/her patients desire for complementary and alternative integrative services.
When contemplating the next step in your patient’s care, we request that you consider chiropractic care in our office as a viable natural health care option. We would be encouraged to speak with you to determine how Aligning Your Life and Aligning Your Patient’s Lives in our office will be of benefit to your patient’s natural health care needs. Please privately contact Dr. Gift or myself by telephone at 301-739-4878 or any time during your office hours or by e-mail at your convenience drgift@myactv.net Working together in partnership to the benefit of your patients.
Respectfully,
Barbara Laub, Office Manager/Registered Chiropractic Assistant
