Dr. William Marshall Platt MD
Physiatrist (Physical Medicine) | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
117 W Sevier Ave Suite 120 Kingsport TN, 37660About
Dr. William Platt is a physiatrist practicing in Kingsport, TN. Dr. Platt is a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. As a physiatrist, Dr. Platt focuses on a patients ability to function, and can treat multiple conditions that affect the brain, nerves, spine, bones, muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons. Dr. Platt can diagnose and treat pain that is a result of injury, disease or a disabling condition. Physiatrists often lead a team of physical therapists, occupational therapists and physicians in a patients treatment or prevention plan.
Education and Training
Univ of Tn, Memphis, Coll of Med, Memphis Tn 1986
Georgetown University in Washington DC 1986
Board Certification
Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationABPMR
Provider Details
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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