What is Physiatry?

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Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), or physiatry, is a branch of medicine dealing with functional restoration of a person affected by physical disability.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Pain in back of neck and shoulders 2 0
Pain in hip(s) 2 0
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1 1
Atrophy of left arm muscles 1 1
Bipolar depressive episodes 1 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 1
None 0

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Physiatry

Side effect Patients Percentage
Pain 1

Why patients stopped taking Physiatry

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 1
Other 1
See 1 patient who's stopped using Physiatry

Duration

Stopped using Physiatry

Duration Patients Percentage
1 - 6 months 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 0
Last updated:
There are no evaluations for Physiatry.