Dr. Nicholas Beatty, DORMSK

Dr. Nicholas Beatty is a double board certified physiatrist at HSS specializing in physiatric sports medicine, interventional spine care, and musculoskeletal conditions. His medical practice focuses on evidence-based treatments for muscle, tendon, joint, and spine conditions. Dr. Beatty's goal is to promote and support an active lifestyle through early and accurate diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries or dysfunction, evidence-informed conservative treatment options whenever possible, and supporting rapid but safe return to sport or activity. As a physiatrist, Dr. Beatty's knowledge and training spans musculoskeletal medicine, rehabilitation, orthopedic and neurologic conditions, nerve conditions and nerve testing (EMG), traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), and neurodegenerative conditions. His skillset, training, and expertise are aligned in addressing orthopedic conditions, back pain, sports injuries, nerve conditions, arthritis, and tendon/ligament conditions. As …a sports medicine physiatrist and certified musculoskeletal sonographer (RMSK), Dr. Beatty uses ultrasound and advanced imaging techniques to confirm findings from his specialized history and physical exam. Personalized exercises and physical therapy are often used in conjunction with targeted ultrasound-guided and fluoroscopy-guided injections to the site of injury (joint/cartilage, muscle/tendon/ligament, and the spine) to promote healing and restore function. Regenerative, restorative, and proliferative orthobiologic treatments are considered when suitable, including platelet-rich plasma (PRP), bone-marrow-derived injections, hyaluronic acid viscosupplementation, percutaneous needle tenotomy, hydrodissection, and other ultrasound-guided procedures. Dr. Beatty also utilizes targeted spinal injections to treat nerve, disc, and joint dysfunction including epidural injections, facet joint injections, radiofrequency denervation, and other disc-related treatments.