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Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD

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Specializes in: Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (2007)

Professional interests include: sprains, knee arthritis, myelopathy, and more.

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-2511

Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD is a physiatrist in Rochester, MN specializing in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). She graduated from University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine in 2007 and has 19 years of experience. Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic.

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200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

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Some issues Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD can help you with:

Musculoskeletal Problems

The musculoskeletal system refers collectively to the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. It is what gives the body structure and movement. Because this system encompasses so much of the body, musculoskeletal problems are extremely varied and can happen almost anywhere. There are musculoskeletal problems that affect only the joints, those that affect the bones, those that affect tendons and ligaments, and those that can happen in any area of the body but cause pain and numbness.

Joint problems include bursitis and arthritis. Bursitis is the inflammation of a fluid-filled sac cushion on the outside of a joint, causing symptoms including pain and swelling. Arthritis is the inflammation and damage of a joint due to wear and tear or disease. There are several treatments for arthritis, but if the damage progresses far enough, joint replacement may be necessary. In joint replacement, a metal or plastic implant is surgically placed within the joint to make movement easier.

Bone problems include scoliosis, fractures, and osteoporosis. Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine, making the normally straight spine look like a 'C' or 'S.' It is treated with braces or surgery. Osteoporosis is a disease that causes bones to weaken and break easily. It's most common in women, especially older women. Fully half of all women over 65 have osteoporosis. Fractures are any break in the bone. They can be a simple crack or a severe and complicated shatter. Osteoporosis causes fractures in people who have it, but other causes are trauma (such as a fall) or overuse.

Tendon and ligament problems most often result from injury or overuse. Two good examples are ligament tears and tendonitis. The most common ligament tear is the ACL tear in the knee. This ligament supports and stabilizes the knee and is most often torn during sports activities. Tendonitis happens when a tendon, which connects muscles and bones together, becomes irritated and inflamed. This happens most often in older patients who push their bodies too far, leading to pain and swelling. Treatment for both tendon and ligament problems usually includes rest, ice, and supporting the area to let it heal.

Pain and numbness problems can be caused by overuse, disease, an injury, or a compressed nerve. Lower back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome are two of the most common conditions patients encounter. Lower back pain may be caused by sore muscles that have been overworked, or an injury to the disks separating the vertebrae in the spine. Lower back pain usually goes away on its own within a few days, but it may require medical treatment depending on the cause. Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the nerve at the base of the palm becomes trapped or pinched. Symptoms include tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand. Treatment involves rest and sometimes steroid injections.

Because the musculoskeletal system involves so much of the body, problems here can be incredibly varied in their type and severity. Some musculoskeletal problems will go away on their own or only require rest, while others may require medication, physical therapy, or even surgery.

Shoulder Arthritis

Shoulder arthritis is a very common condition that causes pain, stiffness, or a grinding sensation in the shoulder. Some patients may hear a clicking or popping noise, and all symptoms are more noticeable when moving. Arthritis occurs when the cartilage that cushions joints becomes damaged.

Normally, when two bones come together inside a joint, they are separated by a layer of tough, smooth cartilage. The cartilage allows the bones to glide across each other, which makes movement easier. Cartilage can be damaged by an injury, by an illness such as rheumatoid arthritis, or by simple wear and tear (osteoarthritis). In the shoulder, the two joints most commonly affected are the AC joint (where the shoulder blade and collarbone connect at the outside edge of the shoulder), and the glenohumeral joint (where the arm bone meets the shoulder blade).

Treatment for shoulder arthritis may include:

Ice and rest
Exercise and physical therapy
Over-the-counter pain medications
Corticosteroid injections
Surgery

Surgical treatments include the removal of inflamed tissue and joint reconstruction. The type of arthritis and severity of the damage will determine which treatment is most appropriate.

In The News

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated as a physiatrist in Rochester, MN during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	21
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated as a physiatrist in Rochester, MN during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	224
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	18
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated as a physiatrist in Rochester, MN during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	156
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	85

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated as a physiatrist in Rochester, MN during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	189
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	48
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated as a physiatrist in Rochester, MN during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	275
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	31
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2016

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	16
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated as a physiatrist in Rochester, MN during 2017 were complementary or alternative therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	14
doctor visit	252

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	28
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2017

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated as a physiatrist in Rochester, MN during 2018 were complementary or alternative therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	11
doctor visit	263

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	17
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	332

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	23
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	312

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	25
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2020

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	411

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	27
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated as a physiatrist in Rochester, MN during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	237
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	22
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated as a physiatrist in Rochester, MN were hospital care, inpatient care and complementary or alternative therapy.

complementary or alternative therapy	12
doctor visit	242
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	231
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	87
85 and over	21
Less than 65	23
65 to 74	129

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD graduated from University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine in 2007. She completed residency at Mayo Clinic. She is certified by the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (2007)

Residency: Mayo Clinic (2011)

Board Certification: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2012)

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Cara C. Prideaux, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mayo Clinic

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Biography

Dr. Cara Prideaux is a physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) specialist. Dr. Prideaux's clinical interests include frozen shoulder, knee arthritis, and ankle sprain. She is professionally affiliated with Mayo Clinic. She is a graduate of the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. Dr. Prideaux's training includes a residency program at Mayo Clinic. She has received the following distinctions: Mayo Clinic patient philanthropic gift - Department of Development; Earl Elkins Mayo Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Resident Award - Mayo Clinic; and Alpha Omega Alpha Medical School Honor - University of Colorado School of Medicine.