Physical medicine

/fˈɪzɪkəl mˈɛdsən/

/fˈɪzɪkəl mˈɛdəsən/

Physical medicine

the branch of medical science devoted to the treatment of disease and injury by physical means, such as manipulation, massage, exercise, etc.

Examples

1. His philanthropic gift also established the Charles E. Lytle Junior Research Professorship in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

2. I also write a column on statistics tor the journal, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

3. The most influential training programme, the Disabled Homemakers Research Project, was launched in 1948 at the Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at New York University.

4. I saw a lot of this in physical medicine rehab, or physiatry where we see a lot of stroke patients.