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Joanne Borg-Stein, MD

Medical Director Spaulding-Wellesley

Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA

Team Physician, Wellesley College

Medical Director, Newton-Wellesley Hospital Spine Center

Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Specialties:	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medical Acupuncture Pain Management Sports Medicine
Education:	BA, Tufts University, 1980 MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1984
Residency:	Intern in Medicine, Westchester County Medical Center Valhalla, NY, 1984-5 Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, 1985-8 Chief Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, 1988
Board Certification:	Diplomate of National Board of Medical Examiners, 1985 New York State License, 1985 Diplomate of American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1990 Massachusetts License, 1992 Diplomate of American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1994 Diplomate of the American Board of Pain Medicine, 1996 Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture, 1997 Diplomate of American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, subspecialty certification in Pain Management, 2000 Board Certification of Subspecialty of Sports Medicine, 2008
Research Interests:	Platelet rich plasma; women's sports injuries and prevention; Musculoskeletal medicine; Sports medicine and chronic pain; Subacute and chronic cervical and lumbar pain; Fibromyalgia; Myofascial pain and soft tissue causes of back pain; Cervicogenic dizziness; Medical acupunture and exercise training in rehabilitation; Women's musculoskeletal health.

In Brief

Dr. Borg-Stein provides comprehensive musculoskeletal care, including medical acupuncture, prolotherapy, and Botox injections. She is involved with gender specific care for women's musculoskeletal injuries including conditions related to pregnancy, sports and osteoporosis. Dr. Borg-Stein is also head team physician for Wellesley College.

Research & Publications

Original, peer reviewed:

1.Borg-Stein, Mostoufi SA, Hirschberg R. Chronic pectoral pain following medial pectoral nerve injury. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. 2006;19:7-11.

2. Borg-Stein, J, Cross K, Dugan S, Mottola M, Gruber J, Evaluation and Management of Musculoskeletal and Pelvic Disorders of Pregnancy. Critical Reviews in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 18(3):187-204 (2006).

3. Borg-Stein J, Wilkins A, Soft Tissue Causes of Low Back Pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 2006 Oct;10(5):339-44.

4. Borg-Stein, J. Treatment of Fibromyalgia, Myofascial Pain and Related Disorders. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 17(2006) 491-510.

5. Borg-Stein J. Musculoskeletal Aspects of Pregnancy and Puerperium, Phys Med Rehabil Clin N. Am. 18(2007): 459-476.

6. Degenaia S, Mayer J, Haldeman S, Borg-Stein J, Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with prolotherapy. The Spine Journal, 8 (2008). 203-212.

Borg-Stein J., Chiou P., Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain: monograph for BMJ Knowledge. London, England. (2008)

7.Borg-Stein J. Zaremski J, Hanford MA New concepts in the treatment of regional musculoskeletal pain and sports injury. PM&R 2009;1:744-754.

Non peer-reviewed

Non-peer reveiwed:

1.Borg-Stein J, Dugan SA, Soloman JL., Special considerations in the female athlete: Clinical Sports Medicine: Medical and Rehabilitation Aspects: Edited by: Frontera W, Micheli L, Herring S and Silver J. Saunders. 2006. 87-103.

2.Borg-Stein J, Fibromyalgia. In: Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: Specific Pathology and Interventions. WB Saunders. Edited by: Zachazewski J, Magee D and Quillen S. 2008.

3.Borg-Stein J, Wheeler C. Deconditioning. In: Hospital Medicine: Just the Facts, eds: Drs. Sylvia McKean, Adrienne Bennett and Lakshmi Halasyaman. (in press)

4.Borg-Stein J. Fibromyalgia. In: Frontera WF, Silver JS, Rizzo T, eds. Clinical Physical Medicine: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain and Rehabilitation, 2nd edition. Elsevier; (in press).

5.Borg-Stein J. Cervicogenic vertigo. In: Frontera WF, Silver JS, Rizzo T, eds. Clinical Physical Medicine: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain, and Rehabilitation, 2nd edition. Elsevier; (in press)

6.Borg-Stein J, O?Young BJ, Hoffberg H, Micheo W, Rehabilitation of Soft Tissue and Musculoskeletal Injury, In: O?Young BJ, Young MA, and Stiens SA eds., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Secrets, Third Edition: Elsevier. 2008. p. 408-414.

7.Borg-Stein J. , Chiou P., Repetitive Trauma Disorders, in: Frontera W, Delisa J, Gans B, Walsh N, Robinson L, eds. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice: fifth edition. (in press)

8.Borg-Stein J., Occupational therapy after stroke (brief review). Journal Watch Neurology. 10(2). Feb. 2008

9. Borg-Stein J., Bermas B. Spondyloarthropathies. In: Interventional Spine: An Algorithmic Approach: Edited by: Slipman CW, Simeone F, Mayer TG, and Derby R., Elsevier Science. 2008. p. 391-400.

Reviews and Book Chapters

1. Borg-Stein J. Physical techniques for the prevention and therapy of arm pain in the workplace. In: Klippel JH, Dieppe PA, eds. Rheumatology, 2nd edition. London: Mosby-Wolfe; 1997.

2. Meleger A, Borg-Stein J. Acupuncture and sports medicine: a review of published studies. Medical Acupuncture. 2000;2:21-24.

3. Frontera WF, Borg-Stein J. Exercise and fatigue. In: Gonzalez EG, Myers SJ, Edelstein JE, Lieberman JS, Downey JA, eds. Downey and Darling's Physiological Basis of Rehabilitation Medicine, 3rd edition. Woburn: Butterworth-Heineman; 2001:379-396.

4. Borg-Stein J. Fibromyalgia. In: Frontera WF, Silver JS, eds. Essential of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus; 2001:559-562.

5. Borg-Stein J. Cervicogenic vertigo. In: Frontera WF, Silver JS, eds. Essential of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus; 2001:559-562.

6. Borg-Stein J, Rauch SD, Krabak B. Evaluation and management of cervicogenic dizziness. Critical Reviews in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2001;13(4):255-264.

7. Borg-Stein J. Management of peripheral pain generators in fibromyalgia. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. May 2002;28(2):305-317.

8. Borg-Stein J, Simons DG. Focused review: myofascial pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. Mar 2002;83(3 Suppl 1):S40-47, S48-49.

9. Borg-Stein J. Regional myofascial pain syndrome and headache: principles of diagnosis and management. Curr Pain Head Rep. 2002;6(4):324-330.

10. Borg-Stein J, Yunus M. Myofascial and soft tissue causes of low pain. In: Cole AJ, Herring SA, eds. The Low Back Pain Handbook: Hanley & Belfus; 2003: 453-467.

11. Borg-Stein J. Fibromyalgia. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Study Guide: Hanley & Belfus; 2003: 251-252.

12. Borg-Stein J. Cervicogenic vertigo. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Study Guide: Hanley & Belfus; 2003: 19-20.

13. Borg-Stein J. Musculoskeletal Head and Neck Pain Syndromes, Seminars in Pain Medicine, Vol.2 No.2, pp. 85-92. 2004.

14. Borg-Stein J., Bermas B. Spondyloarthropathies. In: Interventional Spine: An Algorithmic Approach: Edited by: Slipman CW, Simeone F and Derby R., Elsevier Science. (in press).

15. Borg-Stein J. Fibromyalgia. In: Encyclopedia of Disability. Sage Press. Albrecht G. editor. (5 volumes). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2005.

16. Borg-Stein J. Myofascial Pain. In: Encyclopedia of Disability. Sage Press. Albrecht G. editor. (5 volumes). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2005.

17. Borg-Stein J., Dugan S, Gruber J., Musculoskeletal aspects of Pregnancy. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Invited Review. Vol.84.No.3. March 2005. 180-192.

18. Borg-Stein J, Special considerations in the female athlete: Clinical Sports Medicine: Medical and Rehabilitation Aspects: Edited by: Frontera W, Micheli L, Herring S and Silver J. (in press)

Abstracts

1. Stein J, Pine ZM, Borg-Stein J. Topical capsaicin for chronic post-amputation pain [Abstract]. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1992;73:1003.

2. Hess M, Borg-Stein J, Goldenberg DL. Role of rehabilitation in the management of fibromyalgia [Abstract]. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1995;76:1049.

3. Borg-Stein J, Ader PB, Goldenberg DL. The role of the occupational therapist in fibromyalgia rehabilitation [Abstract]. Journal of Musculoskeltal Pain. 1995;3(suppl. 1):158.

4. Kraybak B, Borg-Stein J, Oas J, Dumais D. Reduced dizziness and pain with treatment of cervical myofascial pain [Abstract]. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1996;77:939-940.

5. Borg-Stein J. Acupuncture for hemangioma-induced throacic radiculopathy [Abstract]. Medical Acupuncture. 1999;11:41.

6. Ensrud E, Borg-Stein J. Abdominal pain and weakness as a presentation of thoracic radiculopathy secondary to chloroma [Abstract]. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80:1134.

7. Ensrud E, Borg-Stein J. Chronic pectoral pain following med