Dr. Stephen Cohen
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Cherry Hill, NJ
21 years experience male
Locations
Office
Cherry Hill, NJ
Insurances accepted
Aetna
AmeriChoice
AmeriHealth
Cigna
Cooper Health Network
Devon Health Services
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Independence Blue Cross
InterGroup
Keystone Health Plan
MultiPlan
Local 825
QualCare
University Health Plans
US Family Health Plan
Office
Camden, NJ
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SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Languages spoken
English
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51 Answers
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Newer Treatments: Common treatments for achilles tendonitis are gastroc/soleus stretches, heel lifts, anti-inflammatory medications, orthotics, and eccentric strengthen... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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EMG: How long have you had the numbness. Did you have both an EMG and nerve conduction studies. When was the EMG and nerve conduction studies completed ... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Difficult: Difficult to determine without additional information. Certainly could be a pinched nerve in the neck (cervical radiculopathy) or peripheral nerve en... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Typically: Typically recommend a doughnut cushion to sit on to remove pressure on the area. Can also consider a ganglion of impar block.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Newer treatments: I suggest treating this sooner rather than later. I have been dealing with this condition myself for over five years, which was refractory to stretche... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Yes: Clonazepam is a long acting benzodiazepine. All benzodiazepines have anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant, sedative, and hypnotic properties. ... Read More
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A 66-year-old male asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Hard to know: Hard to know without examining you. Could be anything from carpal tunnel syndrome to a pinched nerve in your neck. I would suggest prompt evaluation ... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need more info: A whole host of things can cause this. Much more information would be needed to help determine the cause. For example is it more during the day or a... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Evaluation: Please get checked by a neurologist quickly. Muscle twitching (or fasiculations) particularly if it is affecting the throat as well can be a significa... Read More
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A member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Coma?: Coma is not a good sign after a stroke. But is this a true coma, or is this a medically induced coma? Often critically ill patient's are sedated wit... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Newer Treatments: Common treatments for achilles tendonitis are gastroc/soleus stretches, heel lifts, anti-inflammatory medications, orthotics, and eccentric strengthen... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Yes: Yes, you can see an osteopath. I would also suggest an evaluation by a physiatrist or neurologist.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Further work up: Multiple things can cause neuropathic pain. I would suggest prompt neurologic work up by a physiatrist or neurologist to include mri, bloodwork, and/... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Other suggestions: I have been dealing with this condition myself for over five years, which was refractory to stretches, anti-inflammatories, heel lifts, and eccentric ... Read More
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need evaluation: Difficult to determine without an examination. Agree with others who suggest need for medical evaluation to rule out cardiac causes. However, can al... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Newer Treatments: I suggest resting the tendon and seeking treatment for this sooner rather than later. I have been dealing with this condition myself for over five yea... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need accurate : I would suggest evaluation by a physiatrist or neurologist for pain in the legs. Diagnosis can range from lumbar sprain, si joint dysfunction, lumbar... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Yes: Percocet is an opiate pain medication (oxycodone) and tylenol (acetaminophen). Naproxen is an nsaid. These are different medication classes and can ... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Hard to know: Hard to really answer that question. Osteoarthritis is typically a degenerative process from normal wear and tear. Surgery can advance this. Obesit... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Possibly: Multiple sclerosis can present with a multitude of different symptoms. Certainly some of which you have mentioned. Given the number of complaints you ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Other suggestions: I have been dealing with this condition myself for over five years, which was refractory to stretches, heel lifts, anti-inflammatories, and eccentric ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Treatments: Common treatments for achilles tendonitis are gastroc/soleus stretches, heel lifts, anti-inflammatory medications, orthotics, and eccentric strengthen... Read More
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A 44-year-old male asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Rest: Would strongly suggest resting the tendon and seeking treatment for this sooner rather than later. I have been dealing with this condition myself for ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Eccentric : Agree with above answer. Best treatment for prevention is eccentric strengthening exercises.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Treat it now!: I suggest seeking treatment for this quickly. Learn from my mistakes. I ignored this condition myself for over five years to the point that tradition... Read More
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need evaluation: Difficult to determine without an examination. Differential diagnosis could be cervical radiculopathy (pinched nerve in neck), brachial plexopathy, p... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Rheumatology: Would highly suggest an evaluation with a rheumatologist for overall diffuse pain, fatigue, and joint and muscle pain and stiffness.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
See a specialist: There are multiple reasons to be experiencing numbness in the leg. You need an evaluation by a physiatrist or neurologist.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Treatments: I suggest seeking treatment for this quickly. Learn from my mistakes. I ignored this condition myself for over five years to the point that tradition... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stephen Cohenanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Other suggestions: I have been dealing with this condition myself for over five years, which was refractory to stretches, heel lifts, anti-inflammatories, and eccentric ... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Stephen Cohenanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Newer Treatments: Common treatments for achilles tendonitis are gastroc/soleus stretches, heel lifts, anti-inflammatory medications, orthotics, and eccentric strengthen... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need evaluation: Those are alot of neurologic symptoms. Differential diagnosis range from cervical myelopathy to fibromyalgia. Highly suggest a prompt neurologic eva... Read More
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A 58-year-old male asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
PCF: By pcf, i assume you mean posterior cervical fusion at c4-5 and c7-8? However, there is no C8 vertebrae. There is a C8 nerve root. Did you mean c6... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Elbow: Common flexor tendon begins on the inside of your elbow. These group of muscles do flexion of the wrist and fingers.
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Yes: In general about 3 corticosteroid injections per year to a joint are safe. If the last injection was in september, it would be safe to repeat it. Ho... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
No: I suggest resting the tendon and seeking treatment for this sooner rather than later. I have been dealing with this condition myself for over five yea... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
A lot of variables: Urine drug screens depend upon alot of different variables. How often you are taking the medication. When the last dose of the medication was prior t... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Newer Treatments: I suggest resting the tendon and seeking treatment for this sooner rather than later. I have been dealing with this condition myself for over five yea... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
No: The symptoms are common signs of nerve irritation. However, if the symptoms were not present before your surgery, you should certainly discuss this wi... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
It can: It depends on the type of neuropathy and if it is being treated. For example, if diabetes is not controlled, peripheral neuropathy will likely progres... Read More
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A 62-year-old male asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need a diagnosis: Really need an evaluation by a physiatrist or a neurologist to determine the cause of the symptoms. Treatment would vary widely based upon the underl... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Nerve compression: Carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve in the wrist. Common causes are repetitive stress and pregnancy. Typical symptoms are burn... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
CTS: Numbness and tingling that awakens people from sleep is commonly carpal tunnel syndrome (cts). It is not uncommon for cts to travel up the arm. I wo... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
I currently have shoulder, arm , and neck pain as well as finger tingling. what can be causing this?
Dr. Stephen Cohenanswered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need evaluation: Difficult to determine without an examination. Differential diagnosis could be cervical radiculopathy (pinched nerve in neck), brachial plexopathy, p... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need exam: Difficult to determine without an examination. Differential diagnosis could be cervical radiculopathy (pinched nerve in neck), brachial plexopathy, p... Read More
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A male asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Agree: Agree that numbness and tingling in the pinky finger is likely a pinched nerve in the neck (c8) or injury to the ulnar nerve. Would suggest a physiat... Read More
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need a diagnosis: Difficult to determine without an examination. Differential diagnosis could be cervical radiculopathy (pinched nerve in neck), brachial plexopathy, p... Read More
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A 74-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Need the cause: Key is determining the cause and treating the underlying problem. The most commonly used medications are typically anti-convulsants such as Lyrica (p... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl): Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl) is a pregnancy category b, which means animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and t... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 21 years experience
Nerve compression: Carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve in the wrist. Common causes are repetitive stress and pregnancy. Typical symptoms are burn... Read More
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Dr. Cohen is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Cohen is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! I know there are many different answers to the idiopathic Neuropothy , I am sure each persons case is just as individual as their condition. Your answers are logical!
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thank u. But that is scary for me. I have been dealing with this alone with no insurance. It hurts every day! I limp to the bathrm every am.
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! Thank you for your quick reply as well. I will make an appointment with a practitioner her
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School, NJ
Graduated 2002MD
Residency
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey University Hospital
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Anterior interosseous nerve lesion
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