Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Doctors

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, also referred to as Rehabilitation Medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with physical disabilities. These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system such as neck and back pain, sports injuries or other painful conditions affecting the limbs, for example, carpal tunnel syndrome. Alternatively, the disabilities may result from neurological trauma or disease such as spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke.  A physician certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is often called a Physiatrist, and they help patients who've had a stroke or serious injury return to home, work, or school.