Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA
Team Physician, Wellesley College
Medical Director, Newton-Wellesley Hospital Spine Center
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
Specialties: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical Acupuncture
Pain Management
Education: BA, Tufts University, 1980
MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1984
Residency: Intern in Medicine, Westchester County Medical Center Valhalla, NY, 1984-5
Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, 1985-8
Chief Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY, 1988
Board Certification: Diplomate of National Board of Medical Examiners, 1985
New York State License, 1985
Diplomate of American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1990
Massachusetts License, 1992
Diplomate of American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, 1994
Diplomate of the American Board of Pain Medicine, 1996
Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Acupuncture, 1997
Diplomate of American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, subspecialty certification in Pain Management, 2000
Research Interests: Musculoskeletal medicine; Sports medicine and chronic pain; Subacute and chronic cervical and lumbar pain; Fibromyalgia; Myofascial pain and soft tissue causes of back pain; Cervicogenic dizziness; Medical acupunture and exercise training in rehabilitation; Women's musculoskeletal health.
In Brief
Dr. Borg-Stein provides comprehensive musculoskeletal care, including medical acupuncture, prolotherapy, and Botox injections. She is involved with gender specific care for women's musculoskeletal injuries including conditions related to pregnancy, sports and osteoporosis. Dr. Borg-Stein is also head team physician for Wellesley College.
Research & Publications
Original Articles
1. Hatcher VB, Borg JP, Levitt MA, Smith C. Enhanced neutral protease activity in proliferating rheumatoid synovial cells. Arthritis Rheum. Jul 1981;24(7):919-926.
2. Rosenblum DS, Rosen ML, Pine ZM, Rosen SH, Borg-Stein J. Health status and quality of life following cardiac transplantation. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. May 1993;74(5):490-493.
3. Borg-Stein J, Pine ZM, Miller JR, Brin MF. Botulinum toxin for the treatment of spasticity in multiple sclerosis. New observations. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. Dec 1993;72(6):364-368.
4. Pennacchio EA, Borg-Stein J, Keith DA. The incidence of pain in the muscles of mastication in patients with fibromyalgia. J Mass Dent Soc. Fall 1998;47(3):8-12.
5. Annaswamy TM, Borg-Stein J, Satwicz P. Improvement in self-reported pain and functional status with acupuncture. Medical Acupuncture. 2001;13:13-15.
6. Borg-Stein J, Seroussi RE, Gomba L, Meleger A, et.al. Safety and Efficacy of Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy in the Management of Subacute Radiating Low Back Pain. Pain Practice. Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2003.
Reviews and Book Chapters
1. Borg-Stein J. Physical techniques for the prevention and therapy of arm pain in the workplace. In: Klippel JH, Dieppe PA, eds. Rheumatology, 2nd edition. London: Mosby-Wolfe; 1997.
2. Meleger A, Borg-Stein J. Acupuncture and sports medicine: a review of published studies. Medical Acupuncture. 2000;2:21-24.
3. Frontera WF, Borg-Stein J. Exercise and fatigue. In: Gonzalez EG, Myers SJ, Edelstein JE, Lieberman JS, Downey JA, eds. Downey and Darling's Physiological Basis of Rehabilitation Medicine, 3rd edition. Woburn: Butterworth-Heineman; 2001:379-396.
4. Borg-Stein J. Fibromyalgia. In: Frontera WF, Silver JS, eds. Essential of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus; 2001:559-562.
5. Borg-Stein J. Cervicogenic vertigo. In: Frontera WF, Silver JS, eds. Essential of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus; 2001:559-562.
6. Borg-Stein J, Rauch SD, Krabak B. Evaluation and management of cervicogenic dizziness. Critical Reviews in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2001;13(4):255-264.
7. Borg-Stein J. Management of peripheral pain generators in fibromyalgia. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. May 2002;28(2):305-317.
8. Borg-Stein J, Simons DG. Focused review: myofascial pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. Mar 2002;83(3 Suppl 1):S40-47, S48-49.
9. Borg-Stein J. Regional myofascial pain syndrome and headache: principles of diagnosis and management. Curr Pain Head Rep. 2002;6(4):324-330.
10. Borg-Stein J, Yunus M. Myofascial and soft tissue causes of low pain. In: Cole AJ, Herring SA, eds. The Low Back Pain Handbook: Hanley & Belfus; 2003: 453-467.
11. Borg-Stein J. Fibromyalgia. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Study Guide: Hanley & Belfus; 2003: 251-252.
12. Borg-Stein J. Cervicogenic vertigo. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Study Guide: Hanley & Belfus; 2003: 19-20.
13. Borg-Stein J. Musculoskeletal Head and Neck Pain Syndromes, Seminars in Pain Medicine, Vol.2 No.2, pp. 85-92. 2004.
14. Borg-Stein J., Bermas B. Spondyloarthropathies. In: Interventional Spine: An Algorithmic Approach: Edited by: Slipman CW, Simeone F and Derby R., Elsevier Science. (in press).
15. Borg-Stein J. Fibromyalgia. In: Encyclopedia of Disability. Sage Press. Albrecht G. editor. (5 volumes). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2005.
16. Borg-Stein J. Myofascial Pain. In: Encyclopedia of Disability. Sage Press. Albrecht G. editor. (5 volumes). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2005.
17. Borg-Stein J., Dugan S, Gruber J., Musculoskeletal aspects of Pregnancy. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Invited Review. Vol.84.No.3. March 2005. 180-192.
18. Borg-Stein J, Special considerations in the female athlete: Clinical Sports Medicine: Medical and Rehabilitation Aspects: Edited by: Frontera W, Micheli L, Herring S and Silver J. (in press)
Abstracts
1. Stein J, Pine ZM, Borg-Stein J. Topical capsaicin for chronic post-amputation pain [Abstract]. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1992;73:1003.
2. Hess M, Borg-Stein J, Goldenberg DL. Role of rehabilitation in the management of fibromyalgia [Abstract]. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1995;76:1049.
3. Borg-Stein J, Ader PB, Goldenberg DL. The role of the occupational therapist in fibromyalgia rehabilitation [Abstract]. Journal of Musculoskeltal Pain. 1995;3(suppl. 1):158.
4. Kraybak B, Borg-Stein J, Oas J, Dumais D. Reduced dizziness and pain with treatment of cervical myofascial pain [Abstract]. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1996;77:939-940.
5. Borg-Stein J. Acupuncture for hemangioma-induced throacic radiculopathy [Abstract]. Medical Acupuncture. 1999;11:41.
6. Ensrud E, Borg-Stein J. Abdominal pain and weakness as a presentation of thoracic radiculopathy secondary to chloroma [Abstract]. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1999;80:1134.
7. Ensrud E, Borg-Stein J. Chronic pectoral pain following med |