Joan Sybell Petalcorin, MD

Special Clinical Interest

Provides conservative or non-surgical care and treatment of musculoskeletal issues in general, including spine and joint pain.

Dr. Petalcorin specializes in:

• Neck pain and cervicogenic headaches
• Thoracic or midback pain
• Low back pain
• Sacroiliac joint and hip joint pain
• Joint pain including osteoarthrosis and osteoarthritis
• Tendinitis and bursitis pain
• Osteoporosis
• Neuropathy
• Occupational and Industrial rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation from disabilities from stroke and neurologic disorders
• Rehabilitation from disability due to spine disorders and musculoskeletal disorders
• Weight loss

Procedures:

• Therapeutic joint injections
• Trigger point injections
• Diagnostic and therapeutic spine injections
• Genicular nerve blocks for knee pain that is non-surgical
• Radiofrequency ablation
• Electrodiagnostic study or Nerve Conduction Study and Electromyography
• IV Nutrition Therapies

Additional Info

Dr. Joan Petalcorin finished her physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the University of Kansas Medical Center, then pursued a fellowship in musculoskeletal medicine, spine care and pain injections in Birmingham, AL.

Before joining Midland Health, Dr. Petalcorin worked with an orthopedic spine surgeon in Virginia Beach for six years, offering conservative treatments to musculoskeletal and spine patients. She believes in holistic approach to treatment of disease entities and pain.

Specialties

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation