Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Vital HealthCare Solutions division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, is a medical specialty that emphasizes the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of people disabled by disease, disorder or injury. It is one of the newer subspecialty areas of medicine that manages a diversity of conditions involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems, and focuses on function, independence and quality of life.

Physiatry provides integrated, multidisciplinary care aimed at recovery of the whole person by addressing the individual's physical, emotional, medical, vocational and social needs. Physiatry is unique among medical specialties in that its area of expertise is the functioning of the whole patient, as compared with a focus on an organ system or systems.

Physiatrists treat conditions of the bones, muscles, joints, brain and nervous system, which can affect other systems of the body and limit a person's ability to function. Here are some of the most common conditions treated:

• Amputation

• Brain Injury

• Cancer

• Cerebral Palsy

• Dysphagia

• Generalized Pain

• Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurological Conditions

• Muscular Dystrophy

• Osteoarthritis

• Parkinson's Disease

• Spasticity & Movement Disorders

• Spinal Cord Injury

• Spine Pain

• Sports-Related Injuries

• Stroke