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Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments or disabilities. A physician having 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, and nervous system.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=What is Physiatry? - HSS )〕 == Scope of the field == Common conditions that are treated by rehabilitation therapists include * amputation * spinal cord injury * sports injury * stroke * musculoskeletal pain syndromes such as low back pain * fibromyalgia, and * traumatic brain injury. Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation involves optimizing function in those afflicted with heart or lung disease. Chronic pain management is achieved through a multidisciplinary approach involving * psychologists * physical therapists * occupational therapists * exercise therapists * anesthesiologists, and * interventional procedures when indicated. Stroke, in addition to the previous methodology, is often treated with the help of a speech therapist and recreational therapist when possible.〔Frontera, W.R. (ed.). (2010). Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.〕 Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians utilized electrodiagnostic medicine studies to help diagnose patients with symptoms of numbness, cramps or tingling. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Physical medicine and rehabilitation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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