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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also called physiatry,
is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosis and treatment
of people with physical and/or cognitive impairment or disability,
including painful or functionally
limiting conditions. Physiatrists are concerned with restoration
or development of physical, psychological, social, occupational
and vocational functions in persons whose abilities are limited
by disease, trauma, congenital disorders or pain.
Physicians practicing this specialty are certified by the
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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