Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Definition:
This category includes articles related to the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals with physical, functional, or cognitive impairments resulting from illness or injury. It encompasses original research, reviews, case reports, and brief communications addressing clinical management, physical and occupational therapies, assistive technologies, and strategies for functional and social reintegration.

Topics included:

• Musculoskeletal and neurological rehabilitation.

• Management of chronic and acute pain.

• Functional assessment and disability.

• Physical, occupational, and speech therapies.

• Sports medicine and injury prevention.

• Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.

• Neurorehabilitation and spinal cord injury.

• Use of orthotics, prosthetics, and assistive devices.