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Bonnie Prudden Myotherapist
Henry H. Sloan E-mail Annapolis Myotherapy 3 B Sheridan Road Arnold, MD 21012 410-271-5041
Hand Clinic at Union Memorial Hospital has been in existence for many years
in Baltimore MD.
I suggest you contact Dr. Lee Dellon at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore,
Maryland as he is the ulnar nerve expert. His # is 410-832-7600. He has
extensive literature published on the success and failure rate of this
surgery and can advise you properly. He came highly recommended to me by
several people including my doctor of one year at UCLA in Los Angeles.
...You also are very close in proximity to a one of the best hand clinics in
the U.S. It is called the Raymond Curtis Hand Center at the Union Memorial
Hospital in Lutherville, Maryland. Their # is 410-296-6232. The Towson
Times published an excellent article about this clinic in the July 19, 1995
edition. I suggest you get a copy of this article.
Patient Recommendation
Here is some more info on the Peripheral Neuropathy
specialist I mentioned:
Dr. John Griffin Neurological Consultation Center Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery 601 North Caroline Street, Room 5032 Baltimore, MD 21287-0870 (410) 955-6484
I saw him at Hopkins Outpatient Center, but he may
see patients at other offices as well. Another physician
arranged for me to see him. This may or not be
necessary.
Patient Recommendation
I would personally recommed Keith Segalman from the Curtis Hand
Center at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, or Kyle Bickel, MD, chief
of plastic and hand surgery at Johns Hopkins who also trained at Curtis.
Thet are both excellent.
Patient Recommendation
- I was one of the chorus who recommended Dr. Segalman, and I have to
say he was the most thorough diagnostician of any of the doctors I've seen.
He was the first to do a thorough exam from back/neck down to my fingertips
and identified such things as bilateral cubital tunnel entrapment which had
escaped previous diagnoses.
Patient Recommendation
The Curtis Hand Clinic at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore MD was the
first in nation founded in 1975
Congress recently designated the facility as the National Center for the
Treatment of the Hand and Upper extremitiy with a 1.2 million federal grant
I went to clinic from CA for consultation and was grateful for evaluation.
Perhaps there others in locality who could offer more specifics on MDs.
Patient Recommendation
I spoke with Dr. Pascarelli's office a few weeks ago and in the DC metro
area, Dr. Pascarelli recommends Dr. Margit Bleeker in Baltimore, a
neurologist with the Center for Occupational and Environmental Neurology,
Childrens' Hospital Professional Building, Suite 101, 3901 Greenspring Ave,
Baltimore MD 21211.
phone number: 410/669-1101.. There is also a therapist there: Virginia Moratz, Dir,
Occupational Therapy, 410-462-6800, x3355 is in hospital bldg. I think they're both very good.
I've seen five doctors in the DC area. The only one I would recommend is
Margit (sic) Bleecker in Baltimore. I didn't want to go that far out of town
to see a doctor at first, but trust me, she is worth it. She is the only
doctor I've had who understand ergonomics. She is the only one who tested me
on biofeedback monitors to see if my muscles were tense. She is the only one
who recommended deep muscle massage which made a world of difference. She is
the only one who told me that although I tested within the normal range on
the nerve conduction study, I was borderline for carpal tunnel syndrome.
....
Dr. Margit Bleecker in Baltimore is extremely thorough, professional, knowledgeable, and
respectful. She has saved me from permanent disability after bouncing around
among various orthopedic hand surgeons and eventually developing RSD, a painful
offshoot that occasionally can result from poorly treated RS I. Her
therapist, Sheri, is also very good—and the office library encourages you
to obtain as much knowledge about your condition as possible. Her
contact information is listed elsewhere in this Maryland page, but
I cannot urge you enough to see this woman. She listens, she
knows, and she can be your advocate.
Patient Recommendation
Doctor -- Dr. Margit Bleecker, Center for Occupational and Environmental
Neurology (COEN), Baltimore, MD,http://www.coen1.org/ - she specializes
in RSI, and her therapist, Sherri Barnes, is extremely knowledgeable
about RSI conditions. Dr. Bleecker recommended the nerve glide
stretches and yoga as the only exercise I am to do with my hands, as
these are the only things that have proved to be helpful.
Patient Recommendation
National Arts Medicine Center
& Center for Repetitive Motion Disorders
National Rehabilitation Hospital
3 Bethesda Metro Ctr. Suite 950
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 654-9160
Director: Dr. Richard Norris
I haven't seen Dr Norris, but everything I have experienced
through NRH has been very helpful. My myofascial pain
syndrome and irritated nerve (resulting in RSI-type sypmtoms
of arm pain, numbness, tingling) has been improving over the
course of therapy at NRH. [ . . . ] I recommend NRH and
indirectly, the Bethesda group (I go to the DC facility) for
anybody that lives in the Washington area and hasn't found
good answers or relief for their pain.
. . .While I haven't seen Dr. Norris for treatment, I did have the pleasure of
an examination with him for workers compensation insurance company. I
think it is unusual for one to be so impressed with a physician under these
circumstances. Dr. Norris is the only physician I have seen (and I've seen
8) to relieve and re-create my pain on examination. He spent a lot of time
explaining to me what exactly is going on - he showed me pictures in books
and he even made recommendations on equipment and braces. The best part is
that his assessment of my condition has since been confirmed by my treating
physician with further diagnostic testing. If not for my attorney he'd be
my treating physician!!! I would highly recommend him to anyone with RSI.
Patient Recommendation
I saw Dr. Edward Bieber (301-530-1010) in the Bethesda area (calling it
Bethesda is a stretch)...
He was recommended by several people who had repetitive strain problems
that were successfully treated. He's also on both Washingtonian's and
Washington Checkbook's list of top doctors. He was pretty blunt about my
options, and had me get voice recognition software. Unfortunately his last
recommendation was surgery, but couldn't really say that it would produce
improvement. He encouraged me to get another opinion, which brings me to the
second recommendation.
The RSI find a doc list mentioned Keith Segalman a couple of times (at the
Ray Curtis Hand Clinic at Union Memorial hospital in Baltimore). At least
one other doctor in his practice, Greater Chesapeake Hand Specialists, was
also mentioned, and my boss saw yet another doctor there for reconstructive
work.
I saw Dr. Segalman (410-296-6232) the Monday before Christmas and kicked
myself the rest of the day that I hadn't gone to him when I first found the
RSI find a doc list last summer. He doesn't particularly have the answer,
but he did provide a whole lot more explanation of what's happening in my
arm/wrist skeletal structure than anyone to date - and I've been dealing
with doctors with increasing frequency for almost two years. And - - duh!
- - the first thing he wanted done was a very extensive blood work up to
make sure that it's not something systemic causing the problem, such as Lyme
Disease or Lupus. He also didn't hold out any false hope; a systemic problem
was a long shot, but the alternative is at least one surgery.
Another patient adds: "At the recommendation of one of my
doctors, I went to see Dr. Edward Bieber. I was told to arrive 15
minutes before the appointment and did. Once I was escorted into a
patient examination room, I waited a full half hour beyond the
appointment time. He made no apology for his tardiness. I had a 2 - 3
minute session with him. (It was a follow-up to a longer initial
appointment that lasted perhaps 7 minutes.) Before he examined me, an
unidentified assistant talked to me. I do not know whether she was a
nurse, a medical technician, or someone with no medical training. I do
not know the purpose of my conversation with her or what, if anything,
she conveyed to the doctor.
I do not know whether I received adequate treatment for my problem or
not, but will probably look for another physician when I think I need a
third visit." See this explanation
regarding negative comments found on this site.
Patient Recommendation
Dr. Steve Silverston, , Normandy Business Center, 8492 Baltimore National
Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043, 410 461-3435.
He helped me tremendously while I was recuperating from a broken finger
and still had to perform at the computer. Using accupressure, trigger
point therapy, manipulation , ultrasound, water therapy and exercise, he
helped restore my hand to normal functioning. He's a great chiropractor.
Patient Recommendation
Here are some referrals you may want to check out in the Baltimore area.
1. Dr. Lee Dellon is an ulnar nerve specialist at Johns Hopkins in
Baltimore. My sister and a friend of mine from the west coast has seen him
and was very impressed. He can be reached at (410)832-7600. Dr. Dellon
has also authored articles with Dr. Susan Mackinnon, a renowned RSI
specialist at the Washington Univeristy School of Medicine in St. Louis,
Missouri.
2. Raymond M. Curtis Hand Center at the Union Memorial Hospital in
Luthersville, Maryland. A friend of mine from the west coast saw Dr.
Gaylord Clark and was very impressed with him.
Congress recently designated the Union Memorial facility as the National
Center for the Treatment of the Hand and Upper Extremity and awarded its
administrators a $1.2 million federal grant. Dr. E. F. Shaw Wilgis is the
director. There was an excellent write up in the July 1995 Towson Times in
the Health section authored by Lisa De Nike.
3. Dr. Scott Brown, the former director of Loma Linda Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation in Loma Linda, California just moved over to Baltimore
to work at Sinai Rehab Center. He personally recommended I go see Dr.
JienSupKim at LLPMR because he trained him. He can be reached at
(410)578-5597. I was very impressed with Dr. Kim. Dr. Brown also took the
time to listen to my patient history over the phone before he gave me a
recommendation.
AOEC Member
Johns Hopkins University
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle Clinic Founded 1978
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
AOEC Contact: Edward J. Bernacki, MD, MPH
410-550-2322 FAX 410-550-3355
AOEC Member
Occupational Health Project
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Div. of General Internal Medicine/University of Maryland
405 West Redwood Street Clinic Founded 1978
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
AOEC Contact: James Keogh, MD
410-706-7464 FAX 410-706-4078
Janie Gordon, ScM
e-mail OHP@MEDOCCMED.ab.umd.edu
Kate McPhaul, Registered Nurse, MPH
For new referrals call Kate McPhaul at 410-706-7464
Bonnie Prudden Myotherapist
Jan Stoughton,
Myotherapy Pain Control Center
20101 Darlington Dr.
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
301-258-0205
Personal Exercise Training
Workshops & Company Seminar
Presentations Also Available
Contact Howard Rontal, Certified Hellerwork Practitioner, in Germantown, MD.
He has extensive experience working with RSI's and working on the arms, neck
and shoulders. You can reach him at 240-686-1073 or
howard-rontal@hotmail.com. He has over 20 years experience.
All the best, Sharon Butler
Patient Recommendation
I've been in the computer industry for 20+ years and began developing hand/wrist problems about 4 years ago. I was diagnosed with severe tendonitis. I've had nerve conduction studies and they were negative. No one could seem to help me and my right hand for the most part "locked up" and I was in severe pain. I haven't heard any real success stories on surgery and the fact that you lose the use of your hands for weeks after surgery was not especially attractive to me (especially as a consultant). I began to see an acupuncturist in Maryland. After the first treatment, I left his office pain free. Initially, the pain only went away for about a day and returned, but not as bad. After subsequent treatments, the length of time the pain was gone increased. I continued treatment for approximately 3 months until I was pain free. I return to him about once a year and haven't had any problems. Recently, my left hand began to experience the same symptoms. I went to see him and treatment is beginning on my left hand. My first visit was promising as I left his office able to move my wrist without serious pain. I highly recommend Dr. Daohe Fang in Severna Park. His phone number is 410-518-6368. Credentials: Diplomate of National Commission for the Certification of Acupuncturist. Assistant Professor in Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Clinic Instructor of MD Acupuncture School. He is an M.D. in China.