rehabilitation medicine

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Definition of rehabilitation medicine in English English dictionary

Related Terms

physical medicine and rehabilitation

or physiatry or physical therapy or rehabilitation medicine Medical specialty treating chronic disabilities through physical means to help patients return to a comfortable, productive life despite a medical problem. Its objectives are pain relief, functional improvement or maintenance, training in essential activities, and functional testing of areas such as strength, mobility, breathing capacity, and coordination. Physical medicine may use diathermy, hydrotherapy, massage, exercise, and functional training. The last can mean learning to work with a guide dog or a prosthesis or learning new ways to carry out everyday activities with a limb missing, sometimes by using assistive devices. Physician specialists head rehabilitation teams including a physical therapist, rehabilitation engineer, rehabilitation nurse, psychological counselor, and sometimes a respiratory or speech therapist. See also occupational therapy; orthopedics

Hyphenation

re·ha·bi·li·ta·tion me·di·cine

Turkish pronunciation

rihıbîlıteyşın medısın

Pronunciation

/ˌrēhəˌbələˈtāsʜən ˈmedəsən/ /ˌriːhəˌbɪləˈteɪʃən ˈmɛdəsən/