The Field of Competence of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine
What is the field of rehabilitation medicine?
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, is a medical specialty that involves restoring function for a person who has been disabled as a result of a disease, disorder, or injury.
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
This book re ects a part of the work done the last 5 years in the Professional Practice Committee of the. Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Section of Autres questions