Jacob Neufeld, MD, MSPH
Medical Director, Pediatric Rehabilitation
Medical School: The Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Masters of Public Health, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Residency: Detroit Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Michigan and Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Board Certification: Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Language(s): English
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Jacob Neufeld, MD, Rehabilitation
Summary
Jacob Neufeld, MD, MSPH, is a physiatrist and medical director of Children’s Pediatric Rehabilitation department. Physiatrists are physicians who treat a wide range of problems, from sports injuries to spinal cord injuries. Dr. Neufeld can talk about children with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida and chronic pediatric disabilities. Physical therapy or occupational therapy are often prescribed to relax and improve muscle strength. Dr. Neufeld has lectured and published many papers about neuorological and muscular disorders. He has seen devastating injuries resulting from near drowning and car accidents, and has spoken out publicly against drunk driving. Dr. Neufeld has also served as a 9/11 disaster relief and planning liaison in New York. He can discuss disaster-related injuries.
Children’s pediatric rehabilitation team works closely with many hospital subspecialists, including neurologists; neurosurgeons; orthopaedic surgeons; occupational, physical and speech therapists; rehabilitation nurses; and child life and social workers to ensure that Children’s young patients receive the best care possible.
Compelling Fact
More than one million people suffer from traumatic brain injuries each year in the United States. The two age groups at highest risk are 0 to 4 year olds and 15 to 19 year olds. The most frequent causes are falls and motor vehicle accidents.
Source: Brain Injury Association of America
http://www.biausa.org/aboutbi.htm
Expertise
- Amputation
- Cerebral palsy
- Muscular Distrophy
- Orthopaedic injuries
- Spasticity
- Spina bifida
- Spinal cord injury
- Torticollis
- Traumatic brain injury
Spasticity
Spasticity is an involuntary increase in muscle tightness and stiffness occurring after injury to the brain or spinal cord. It causes involuntary contractions of the muscles, making voluntary movements more difficult and less precise.
Spina Bifida
Spina bifida is the most common permanently disabling birth defect. It is a neural tube defect occuring during the first month of pregnancy when the spinal column doesn’t close completely. Spina bifida incidence in the United States is about 1 in every 2,000 live births, affecting about 1,500 to 2,000 babies each year.
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy describes any disorder of movement and posture resulting from an abnormality of the immature brain. The brain may be damaged before birth, during delivery or immediately after birth due to lack of oxygen to the brain. Cerebral palsy can also occur in young children after trauma or injury to the brain. Cerebral palsy is a life-long condition affecting communication between the brain and muscles, causing a permanent state of uncoordinated movement and posturing. Patients may have difficulty with motor skills and speech, as well as learning disabilities.
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