How do they match: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

  • Medical Director
  • Medical Director Acute Rehabilitation Unit Physiatrist
  • Medical Doctor
  • Rehabilitation Engineer
  • Rehabilitation Physician
  • Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Physiatrist
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist

  • Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.

  • Consult or coordinate with other rehabilitative professionals, including physical and occupational therapists, rehabilitation nurses, speech pathologists, neuropsychologists, behavioral psychologists, social workers, or medical technicians.
  • Coordinate physical medicine and rehabilitation services with other medical activities.
  • Develop comprehensive plans for immediate and long-term rehabilitation, including therapeutic exercise, speech and occupational therapy, counseling, cognitive retraining, patient, family or caregiver education, or community reintegration.
  • Monitor effectiveness of pain management interventions, such as medication or spinal injections.
  • Prescribe therapy services, such as electrotherapy, ultrasonography, heat or cold therapy, hydrotherapy, debridement, short-wave or microwave diathermy, and infrared or ultraviolet radiation, to enhance rehabilitation.
  • Provide inpatient or outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, deformity or amputation, cardiac or pulmonary disease, or other disabling conditions.

  • Develop treatment plans that use non-medical therapies.
  • Diagnose medical conditions.
  • Prescribe assistive medical devices or related treatments.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Train medical providers.