Physician

Physical Medicine/Rehab

Jeffrey Saal works in the field of Physical Medicine/Rehab. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. He has 2 awards "America's Top Doctors" and "Super Doctor". Dr. Jeffrey A. Saal is a published doctor. He has 27 papers published. The most current publication "Intimidation of researchers by special-interest groups." Jeffrey A. Saal, MD accepts all Medicare patients.

Publications

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• Intradiscal electrothermal treatment for chronic discogenic low Back pain: prospective outcome study with a minimum 2-year follow-up.
• Intradiscal electrothermal therapy for the treatment of chronic discogenic low Back pain.
• [Quantitatively evaluated magnetic resonance tomography as a therapeutic follow-up of the nonsteroidal antirheumatic ademetionin: a pilot study in patients with gonart...
• Inhibition of human phospholipases A2 by cis-unsaturated fatty acids and oligomers of prostaglandin B1.
• Intradiscal electrothermal treatment for chronic discogenic low Back pain: a prospective outcome study with minimum 1-year follow-up.
• Management of chronic discogenic low Back pain with a thermal intradiscal catheter. A preliminary report.
• Intimidation of researchers by special-interest groups.
• 1996 North American Spine Society presidential address.
• Consensus summary of the diagnosis and treatment of lumbar Disc herniation.
• Natural history and nonoperative treatment of lumbar Disc herniation.
• Evaluation and treatment of low Back pain.
• Nonoperative management of herniated Cervical intervertebral disc with radiculopathy.
• The pseudoradicular Syndrome. Lower extremity peripheral nerve entrapment masquerading as lumbar radiculopathy.
• Nonoperative treatment of herniated lumbar intervertebral Disc with radiculopathy. An outcome study.
• The natural history of lumbar intervertebral Disc extrusions treated nonoperatively.
• High levels of inflammatory phospholipase A2 activity in lumbar Disc herniations.
• Common American football injuries.
• The importance of posterior epidural fat pad in lumbar central canal stenosis.
• The sports medicine approach to occupational low Back pain.
• Response to steroid and duration of radicular Pain as predictors of surgical outcome.
• Human Disc phospholipase A2 is inflammatory.
• The new Back school prescription: stabilization training. Part II.
• The value of somatosensory evoked potential testing for upper lumbar radiculopathy. A correlation of electrophysiologic and anatomic data.
• Dynamic muscular stabilization in the nonoperative treatment of lumbar Pain syndromes.
• Physical medicine and rehabilitation: lumbar stabilizing exercises for the nonoperative treatment of Disc lesions.
• Spinal injections: past, present and future.

Schools

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• Tulane University School Of Medicine

• Va Med Center

Procedures Preformed

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• Acupuncture
• EMG (Electromyography)
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Joint Drainage
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Conditions Treated

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• Achilles Tendinitis
• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
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Doctors Specialties

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• Internal Medicine
• Physical Medicine/Rehab

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Super Doctor

Education

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• Tulane University School of Medicine

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1285692640
NPPES Provider LastName		SAAL
NPPES Provider FirstName		JEFFREY
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		94063
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Total Claim Count		91.0
Distinct Opioid Count		1.0
Opioid Claim Count		47.0
Percent Opioid Claims		51.65

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1285692640
Last Name Of The Provider	SAAL
First Name Of The Provider	JEFFREY
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