- Gender:
- Male
Specialties:
Pain Medicine and
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Areas of Interest
Jerry Lin, DO, FAAPMR, is a physical medicine and rehabilitation interventional pain management specialist who treats patients at MaineGeneral Physiatry in Augusta. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the American Board of Pain Medicine. Dr. Lin treats various musculoskeletal conditions, including: low back pain, radiculopathy, sciatica, pinched nerve, disc disease, sacroiliac joint pain, sacroiliitis, failed back surgery syndrome, lumbar postlaminectomy pain syndrome, neck pain, whiplash injuries, cervicogenic headache, cervical postlaminectomy pain syndrome, failed neck surgery syndrome, knee pain, shoulder pain, rotator cuff injuries, hip pain, elbow pain, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoarthritis, myofascial pain syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, and other soft tissue and joint injuries.
Languages Spoken
Education
Education
- 2005
- Western University of Health Sciences Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CA, Medical School
Residency
- 2009
- NYU-Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York, NY, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Internships
- 2006
- Doctors Hospital Medical Center of Montclair, Montclair, CA
Biography
Before joining MaineGeneral Medical Center’s active staff in 2016, Dr. Lin was an assistant clinical professor at New York Presbyterian Columbia and Cornell Rehabilitation Program and neurorehabilitation medical director of Goodwill Northern New England. He has presented at international and national conferences with the International Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Association of Academic Physiatrists. Additionally, he has written for the American College of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Lin uses diagnostic and therapeutic interventions to maximize health and well-being for his patients. Some of this includes epidural injections, medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation, ultrasound-guided injections, trigger point injections, Botox injections, spinal cord stimulator trials for low back pain and NCS/EMG.
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- Maine Osteopathic Association
Board Certifications
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Board of Pain Medicine
