Joan M. Takacs, DO

Dr. Joan Takacs, D.O. grew up in a strong Osteopathic Tradition. Her grandfather was a student of A.T. Still, MD., the founder of Osteopathy, and her father studied with Wm. Garner Sutherland, DO developer of cranial Osteopathy. After medical school and a rotating internship, Dr. Joan joined the faculty as an instructor in the Osteopathic Manipulation department at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine with the responsibility of teaching, and managing general practice and ER shifts. In 1983, Dr. Joan entered her Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) residency. Dr. Joan came to Portland in 1986 after completing her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the University of Missouri, in Columbia, to develop and run (for 4 years) the inpatient rehabilitation unit in Eastmoreland Hospital. During that time, she also had her outpatient practice, primarily in physical medicine, and performed assessments and IMEs for Northwest Pain Center. As a Physiatrist, she had performed countless EMG / NCVs and has recently begun using ultrasound for diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries and ultrasound guided injections. Dr. Joan has been specializing in worker's compensation injuries and motor vehicle injuries for over 25 years. She is blessed to have a wonderful treatment team at the clinic. The primary care focus of her physician colleagues helps to keep her awareness of new treatments in primary care. Dr. Joan was always a student of movement. She is a potter and a student of classical guitar.