Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) is a branch of medicine dealing with functional restoration of a person affected by physical disability. A physician who has completed training in this field is referred to as a physiatrist.
Physiatrists specialize in restoring optimal function to people with injuries to the muscles, bones, tissues and nervous system (such as stroke patients).
Emphasis is placed on the optimization of function through the combined use of medications, physical modalities, physical training with therapeutic exercise, movement & activities modification, adaptive equipments and assistive device, orthotics (braces), prosthesis, and experiential training approaches.
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