The AMA Journal of Ethic · 2015 · 34 citations · 8 references
MedicinePhysical MedicineRehabilitation MedicinePhysiatryPhysical TherapyRehabilitationExercise TherapyPhysical RehabilitationDelimitation Of Geographic BoundariesFunctional Limitations AssessmentImpairment-based RehabilitationMedical RehabilitationPhysical Therapy RehabilitationPhysiotherapy RehabilitationRehabilitative MedicineTwentieth-century Historiography
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), or physiatry, is a medical specialty focused on prevention, diagnosis, rehabilitation, and therapy for patients who experience functional limitations resulting from injury, disease, or malformation. Although the specialty is a relatively young one (with beginnings in the early twentieth century), fundamentals of the field originated during ancient times. The history of PM&R crosses many cultures and geographic boundaries.
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