Dr. Debra Kaye Weiner MD
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
5750 Centre Ave Suite 400 Pittsburgh PA, 15206About
Dr. Debra Weiner practices Geriatric Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Weiner works as part of a team with other healthcare providers, to address the natural aging that goes on within the body and to manage multiple medical problems and ensure social support.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pain in nursing home residents: management strategies.
- Improving pain management for older adults: an urgent agenda for the educator,
- Attitudinal barriers to effective treatment of persistent pain in nursing home residents.
- Is chronic nonmalignant pain associated with decreased appetite in older adults? Preliminary evidence.
- How does low back pain impact physical function in independent, well-functioning older adults? Evidence from the Health ABC Cohort and implications for the future.
- Essential components of a medical student curriculum on chronic pain management in older adults: results of a modified delphi process.
- Pain in nursing home residents: what does it really mean, and how can we help?
- Complementary and alternative approaches to the treatment of persistent musculoskeletal pain.
- Do medical factors predict disability in older adults with persistent low back pain?
- Cross-sectional associations between trunk muscle composition, back pain, and physical function in the health, aging and body composition study.
- The state of chronic pain education in geriatric medicine fellowship training programs: results of a national survey.
- Trunk muscle composition as a predictor of reduced functional capacity in the health, aging and body composition study: the moderating role of back pain.
- Chronic low back pain in older adults: prevalence, reliability, and validity of physical examination findings.
- Pain and aging: a call to those with the power of inquiry, the skills to teach, and the desire to heal.
- The relationship between pain, neuropsychological performance, and physical function in community-dwelling older adults with chronic low back pain.
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