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Revision as of 15:02, 13 June 2010
Physical and rehabilitation medicine, also called physical medicine or physiatry, is "A medical specialty concerned with the use of physical agents, mechanical apparatus, and manipulation in rehabilitating physically diseased or injured patients."[1] Its physician practitioners are called physiatrists, and work with a variety of allied health professions including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, recreation therapy and orthotics.
- ↑ {{MeSH))