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Rehabilitation Medicine

Pain Management

Spine Medicine

Rehabilitation Medicine (Inpatient Hospitalist)

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Blood Patch

Botulinum Toxin Muscle Injection

Bursa Injections

Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections

Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Medial Branch Blocks

Facet Joint Injections/Medial Branch Blocks

Intercostal Nerve Blocks

Lumbar Selective Nerve Root Blocks

Peripheral Nerve Blocks

Radiofrequency Ablation

Sacral Lateral Branch Blocks

Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injections

Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial and Implant

Sympathetic Ganglia Blocks (Stellate, Celiac, Hypogastric, Lumbar, Ganglion impar)

Transforaminal Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections

Ultrasound-Guided Joint Steroid Injection

Bursitis

Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Musculoskeletal Injuries

Chronic Neck Pain

Spine Injections

Chronic Low Back Pain

Low Back Pain

Musculoskeletal Back Pain

conditions

Back pain

Spine care

Neck pain

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Michelle Poliak-Tunis, MD, is a UW Health physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor specializing in pain medicine and an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.   Dr. Poliak-Tunis diagnoses and treats patients with chronic (long-term) pain, particularly those with conditions affecting the neck, back, spine, hips and knees. She provides a wide range of non-invasive treatments, including physical and occupational therapy, medications and pain psychology. She also specializes in interventional pain management methods, such as injections, nerve blocks and surgery.  Dr. Poliak-Tunis understands that pain can impact every aspect of daily life. She partners with her patients to find solutions that improve their overall function and quality of life. Above all, she believes in treating her patients like family. Through open communication and shared decision-making, she makes sure they feel comfortable expressing their needs.   Outside of work, Dr. Poliak-Tunis enjoys photography, traveling and spending time with her family. I’m not trying to reinvent the wheel — I just want to improve my patient’s functionality and quality of life by listening to their story. 

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Michelle Poliak-Tunis, MD

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Michelle Poliak-Tunis MD

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University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

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Pain Medicine Specialist

Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority

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