Dr. Fuzaylov is a physiatrist, a medical doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, with subspecialty training in interventional pain management. He treats spine and joint pain at Innovation Spine Medical in Rego Park, Queens, and every plan he builds starts with one thing: an accurate diagnosis.
Dr. Dmitriy Fuzaylov joined Innovation Spine Medical in 2010, after completing his medical training. The practice is a family one: his father, also a musculoskeletal rehabilitation physician, founded this practice in 2001 to care for an aging, largely immigrant community in Central Queens that had few places to turn for spine and joint pain care.
Dr. Fuzaylov completed his medical education and training at Ivy League institutions, and he brought that training back to the neighborhood his father had been serving for nearly a decade. He broadened the care available here to include a range of injection-based and microsurgical procedures for pain of spinal or joint origin, raising the level of spine and joint care the practice could offer without sending patients elsewhere.
That range matters because of how he treats pain. Conservative care, such as physical therapy and acupuncture, remains the starting point for most patients. When those options aren’t enough, the next step is available in the same practice, from the same physician who made the diagnosis.
Dr. Fuzaylov sees patient education as part of the treatment itself. He takes the time to explain what is causing the pain, what each option can and cannot do, and why he is recommending one over another, so that patients can take an active role in decisions about their own health.
"Pain is a personal experience, and its severity can never be determined by a clinical evaluation or an imaging test alone. Every person deserves to be heard and believed."
Dr. Fuzaylov completed his medical education and residency training at Ivy League institutions, finishing in 2010. His subspecialty training in pain medicine is certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
A physiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, often shortened to PM&R. Physiatrists diagnose and treat conditions affecting the spine, joints, muscles and nerves, with the goal of reducing pain and restoring function, frequently without surgery.
Some physiatrists, like Dr. Fuzaylov, complete additional subspecialty training in pain medicine. That combination means one physician can diagnose the source of your pain and then guide your entire plan, from physical therapy and acupuncture through interventional injections and procedures, instead of handing you off at each step.
If you have been wondering whether to see a physiatrist or a pain management specialist, in Dr. Fuzaylov’s case they are the same visit.
A treatment plan is only as good as the diagnosis behind it. That is why your first visit focuses on finding the source of your pain before anything is recommended.
A thorough conversation about your pain: when it started, what makes it better or worse, and how it affects your daily life
A hands-on exam to identify which structures are involved and how your movement and strength are affected.
A careful review of imaging and other studies, read in the context of your symptoms rather than on their own.
When the source still isn’t clear, a targeted injection can confirm exactly where the pain originates before any treatment plan is built.
Only once the diagnosis is clear does Dr. Fuzaylov recommend a plan, and it always begins with the least invasive, evidence-based option available. He will not recommend a procedure that has no clear clinical purpose, and he will not promise a cure where no such guarantee exists.
Your plan may involve one of these or a combination, depending on your diagnosis and how you respond.
Physical therapy and acupuncture to reduce pain and restore movement — the starting point for most patients
Targeted injections that can relieve pain and help confirm which structure in the spine is causing it.
Injection options for painful knees and shoulders, including arthritis-related pain.
Injections intended to support your body’s own healing response in injured tissue.
Minimally invasive options for chronic nerve-related pain that hasn’t improved with other care.
He treats pain of spinal and joint origin, including nerve-related conditions
Book an evaluation with Dr. Fuzaylov. He will listen, work out where your pain is coming from, and walk you through the options that fit your diagnosis.
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