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    Chris Nesbitt, MPT, has been with Shepherd Center since 2004 and sees patients at the Dean Stroud Spine and Pain Insitute.<\/p>\n

    Specialties<\/h2>\n
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    • Chronic pain conditions, including complex regional pain syndrome<\/li>\n
    • Dry needling<\/li>\n
    • Manual therapy<\/li>\n
    • Graded motor imagery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Education and training<\/h3>\n

      Medical College of Georgia<\/strong>
      \nMaster of Science, Physical Therapy, 2001<\/p>\n

      Wofford College<\/strong>
      \nBachelor of Arts, Philosophy and the Humanities<\/p>\n

      About<\/h2>\n

      Chris Nesbitt specializes in physical treatment to help a patient reduce pain, restore mobility, rehabilitate an injury, or increase movement and overall function. As a physical therapist, Chris can treat multiple conditions with exercises, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, joint mobilization, heat, ice, massage, laser or light therapy, and more.<\/p>\n

      Before joining the Pain Institute, he worked as a staff physical therapist at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. He has also worked with the Rehabilitation Research and Development Center at the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta and as a resident chaplain at Emory University Hospital.<\/p>\n

      Professional Involvement<\/h3>\n
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      • Member, American Physical Therapy Association<\/li>\n
      • Past Board member, Physical Therapy Association of Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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