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Dedicated to excellency of care for injured workers in Northern California

Dr. Manijeh Ryan is a medical doctor (MD) and licensed to practice medicine through the Medical Board of California. Her practice is dedicated to Worker's Compensation cases specially with traumatic brain injuries and complicated neuromuscular conditions.

Dr. Ryan is experienced and certified in providing AMA impaiment rating, sixth edition for federal employees, Department of Labor (DOL), the Office of Worker's Compensation Program (OWCP).

Dr. Manijeh Ryan is triple board certified through the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the specialty of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and at the subspecialties of Pain Medicine and Brain Injury Medicine.

Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
1) ABPMR Board Certified at the Specialty of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
2) ABPMR Board Certified at the Subspecialty of Pain Medicine
3) ABPMR Board Certified at the Subspecialty of Brain Injury Medicine
Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) and certified by the Division of Workers' Compensation - Medical Unit to examine injured workers to evaluate disability and write medical-legal reports.
Fellow of the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (FAADEP)
Certified in Evaluation of Disability and Impairment Rating (CEDIR) through the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians
Certified in Interpretation of Functional Ability (CIFA) through the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians
Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) through the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomate of the American Board of Disability Analysts

Dr. Manijeh Ryan is dedicated to excellency in providing and coordinating multidisciplinary care for injured workers in Northern California.

Dr. Ryan's practice is dedicated to pain education with individualized patient-centered approach that patients receives evidence-based education regarding the causes of pain.

She actively involves her patient in decision making process for their medical care through science-based medicine.

Dr. Ryan actively utilizes evidence-based functional outcome approach in pain management with her advanced Interventional Pain Management skills in clinical and surgical settings.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Dr. Manijeh Ryan is board certified at the specialty of physical medicine & rehabilitation and holds prestigious designations;

Diplomate of the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (DABPMR)
Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (FAAPMR)

Dr. Ryan has a very active practice of physical medicine & rehabilitation (physiatry) and on daily basis is involved in diagnoses, evaluation, management and treatment of patients with painful conditions, physical impairment, functionally limiting conditions or disability.

She has strong clinical background and evidence-based approach with individualized management skills in the rehabilitation and recovery of neurologic disorders, and in the medical management of impairments of musculoskeletal problems due to sports injuries or occupational or industrial injuries with disabling conditions.

Dr. Manijeh Ryan provides skilled leadership to multidisciplinary teams concerned with maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social, occupational and vocational functions in patients whose abilities have been limited by disease, trauma, congenital disorders to pain to enable people to achive their maximum functional abilities.

Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Dr. Manijeh Ryan has active practice of Electrodiagnostic Medicine which applies neurophysiologic techniques to diagnose, evaluate, and treat patients with impairments of the neurologic, neurmuscular, and/or muscular systems.

The most common Electrodiagnostic (EDX) Medicine tests are;

ElectroMyoGraphy & Nerve Conduction Studies (EMG/NCS)
SomatoSensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP)

EMG/NCS tests are commonly used to diagnose peripheral nerves or painful conditions associated with muscle weakness, cramp, tingling, numbness, burning sensation such as;

Diabethic PolyNeuropathy
Cervical Radiculopathy
Lumbar Radiculopathy
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

SSEP tests are used to assist in the diagnosis of painful & debilitating conditions that might impair central nervous system (spinal cord and brain);

Multiple Sclerosis
Demyelinating Neuropathies

Pain Medicine

Dr. Manijeh Ryan is Board Certified in Pain Medicine Subspecialty and is an active member of the national pain associations;

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
American Academy of Pain Medicine
American Academy of Pain Management

Dr. Manijeh Ryan has completed one of the most prestigious, advanced and ACGME Accredited Clinical Fellowships in Pain Medicine subspecialty through the department of Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

There are a limited number of Clinical Fellowships in Pain Medicine subspecialty which have achieved the Accreditation status through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Disability Evaluation & Impairment Rating

Dr. Manijeh Ryan is actively involved in disability evaluation & impairment rating for injured workers according to the California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Worker's Compensation.

She has completed multiple training in disability evaluation & impairment rating through the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME) and the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (AADEP).

She is certified in AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition & 6th Edition through the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners (ABIME) and the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians (AADEP).

Dr. Manijeh Ryan has achieved the advanced credentials and qualifications in disability evaluation & impairment rating;

Certified in Evaluation of Disability and Impairment Rating (CEDIR) through the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians
Certified in Interpretation of Functional Ability (CIFA) through the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians
Certified Independent Medical Examiner (CIME) through the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners
Senior Disability Analyst and Diplomate of the American Board of Disability Analysts