physiatry

noun

phys·iat·ry ˌfi-zē-ˈa-trē

fə-ˈzī-ə-trē

: physical medicine and rehabilitation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Smith resolved to learn more about the field of physiatry, or physical medicine and rehabilitation, taking a four-week elective rotation at Chicago’s Rehabilitation Institute. —

Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2021 The 46,000-square-foot building on Greenspring Dr. will offer medical services that include orthopaedics, spine, sports medicine, physiatry, pain management, outpatient surgery and rehabilitation. —

Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com, 7 Aug. 2017 Options for reducing pain without pills can include high-intensity laser therapy, physiatry, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment, stem-cell therapy and other interventional-medicine injections. —

Steve Dorfman, miamiherald, 12 June 2017

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