What is physical and rehabilitation medicine?
Physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) is the specialty that coordinates and ensures the implementation of all measures to prevent or minimise the inevitable physical, psychological, social and economic consequences of functional impairments and disabilities.
What do physical and rehabilitation medicine specialists do?
Physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) is a medical specialty that provides rehabilitation care and therapy after an illness, accident or surgery. It is part of a multidisciplinary context that brings together doctors and specialised paramedical staff such as physiotherapists, nurses, occupational therapists, speech therapists, social workers and podiatrists, often calling upon further specialists depending on the pathology to be treated. PRM targets a wide range of acute and chronic patients suffering from physical disabilities or central neurological disorders.
When to see a PRM specialist
The therapeutic scope of physical and rehabilitation medicine is particularly broad, covering amongst others:
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
- Paralysis
- Amputation
- Neuromuscular diseases
- Chronic pain
- Heart failure
- Motor delays
- Language disorders
PRM (physical and rehabilitation medicine) also deals with the consequences of accidents, joint prostheses and devices or even athletes’ injuries.
How does the monitoring and functional rehabilitation work?
An initial assessment based on clinical testing, further examination or sophisticated techniques for recording movements and altered functions is conducted to evaluate the functional consequences of disorders. The appropriate treatment will help them recover or prevent them from deteriorating, with the support of drugs, rehabilitation or devices. Treatment can be given during a short or extended hospital stay or on an outpatient basis with repeated consultations and periodic assessments of the situation.
Excellence in physical and rehabilitation medicine at Elsan
Elsan clinics offer first-rate physical and rehabilitation medicine care, with dedicated PRM specialists.