Physical Medicine, also known as Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) or physiatry, is a medical specialty focused on restoring functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or disabilities. It involves:
Rehabilitation: Enhancing mobility, strength, and functionality through exercises and therapy.
Pain Management: Treating pain with medications, injections, and non-invasive methods.
About the Journal: The International Journal on Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (IJPMR), published by Skeena Publishers, is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal aimed at healthcare professionals and students. It features:
Latest Articles
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How Non Pharmacological Procedures Can Help to Reduce Drugs Need and Heathcare Costs in OVB -Urgency Micturition
Luisetto M*, Di Benedetto G, Cabianca L, Mashori GR, Gadama GP and Latyshev O
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Feelings, Satisfaction and Trust in Health Services of Pregnant Adolescents Under Prenatal Control
Miriam Tapia Domínguez, Abigail Fernández Sanchez, Ivonne Patricia Torres Paz, Edith Ruth Arizmendi Jaime, Claudia Rodríguez Leana, María Mercedes Cervantes Del Angel, Griselda Dolores Morales and Clara Irene Hernández Márquez*
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Postoperative Blood Flow Restriction Therapy in Rotator Cuff Repair: Actual Evidence and Future Directions
Felipe Ponce-Fuentes* and Carolina Neira-Maldonado
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Nurse and Accidental Extubation
Jose Ernesto dos Santos Jr, Gabriela Eiras Ortoni* and William Rodrigues dos Santos
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Worn out Philosophical Ideas Still Pervade the Practice of Medicine : The Cartesian Split Lives On
Julian Ungar-Sargon*
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Non-Surgical Interventional Pain Management Techniques for Coccydynia – A Narrative Review
Rebeca Gomes*, Tomás Ribeiro da Silva, Bernardo Gaspar da Silva, Francisca M Costa, Gonçalo Francisco
Quinteiro, José Costa, Teresa Mirco, Francisco Sampaio
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Quality of life of older adults in Mexico
Rodríguez Leana Claudia, Fernández Sánchez Abigail, Vega Argote Gloria, Torres Paz Ivonne Patri
cia, Rodríguez Bahena Beatriz Lizbeth, Clara Irene Hernández Márquez*
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Perpetual Sick Leave and Seeking Disability Certificate in Patients with Osteo-Muscular Diseases
Hrvoje Lalić*
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Approaches to Rehabilitation Exercises During Hospitalization After Total Knee Arthroplasty
YongKweonKim*and GyuWhanKim
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Does Spinal Mobility Influence Balance in the Elderly?
Caroline Picard-Boivin,* Florent Boivin
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Assessment of the Clinical Impact of the Use of A Score for Indication of Home Physical Therapy
Katia Vanessa Cantarini,* Heloisa Amaral Gaspar, Claudio Flauzino de Oliveira
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Application of the Blessed, Timison and Roth Dementia Scale in Two Gerontological Care Centers
Claudia Marcela Cantú Sánchez*
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Regenerative Physiotherapy: Definition, Concepts and Perspectives
Amaral AC* Novais JM and Fonseca BS
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Lumbar Neural Flossing and Hydration
Michael F Shaughnessy*
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Perception of Humanized Nursing Care in Institutionalized Elderly’s
Ivonne Patricia Torres Paz, ME Teresa Ojeda Chacon, Miriam Tapia Domínguez, María Mercedes Cervantes
Del Ángel and Clara Irene Hernandez Marquez*
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Intensive Care Unit
Kadir Arslan* and Ayca Sultan Sahin