Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) is the medical specialty primarily concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems. The diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of medical conditions that cause pain and limited mobility in all age groups also fall within the scope of PM&R.

Areas of PM&R

1) Pain

Making the differential diagnosis and providing treatment for pain of musculoskeletal origin:

• Low back pain
• Neck pain
• Shoulder pain
• Elbow pain
• Hip pain
• Knee pain
• Heel pain

2) Rehabilitation After Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery

• Sports injuries
• Scoliosis
• Hip replacement
• Knee replacement
• Shoulder replacement
• Rotator cuff repair
• Meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament repair
• Tendon repair

3) Rehabilitation of Neurological Diseases

• Parkinson's disease
• Stroke and paralysis
• Cerebral palsy
• Spinal cord injuries
• Multiple sclerosis
• Vertigo
• Polyneuropathy
• Nerve entrapments

4) Metabolic and Rheumatic Diseases

• Fibromyalgia
• Osteoarthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Osteoporosis

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist approaches the patients listed above as a whole.