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Michael Fredericson, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Stanford University and director of PM&R Sports Medicine in the university’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, said recovery time and stretching are essential for athletes of all ages, but especially older adults.
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Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Toward the end of April 2025, the mother started sending messages to the hospital’s GI team asking for G-tube placement and saying that her son’s physical medicine and rehab provider told her to ask if that was something to consider.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Lin, board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, says she was solicited by Fowler, Brunton and King and agreed to commit $500,000 in capital in 2021.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
When athletes suffer major injuries for the first time, pain often prevents them from firing their muscles, said Jason Zaremski, a nonoperative musculoskeletal and sports medicine physician and clinical professor at Florida’s department of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Nate Forbes and his wife, Catherine, also recently made a major donation to the University of Michigan, which will establish an institute dedicated to sports medicine, orthopedic, and physical medicine and rehabilitative care.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The return of the weight makes sense, said Dr. Larissa McGarrity, clinical psychologist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at University of Utah Health.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Acupressure is a form of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that involves applying physical pressure to specific points on the body, known as acupoints, explains Susan Murphy, a professor in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Medical School.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 July 2025
At the Food and Drug Administration, workers at the agency’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices were recently cut, Reuters reports.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2025
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Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Toward the end of April 2025, the mother started sending messages to the hospital’s GI team asking for G-tube placement and saying that her son’s physical medicine and rehab provider told her to ask if that was something to consider.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2026
Lin, board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, says she was solicited by Fowler, Brunton and King and agreed to commit $500,000 in capital in 2021.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
When athletes suffer major injuries for the first time, pain often prevents them from firing their muscles, said Jason Zaremski, a nonoperative musculoskeletal and sports medicine physician and clinical professor at Florida’s department of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Nate Forbes and his wife, Catherine, also recently made a major donation to the University of Michigan, which will establish an institute dedicated to sports medicine, orthopedic, and physical medicine and rehabilitative care.
—Carol Cain, Freep.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The return of the weight makes sense, said Dr. Larissa McGarrity, clinical psychologist in physical medicine and rehabilitation at University of Utah Health.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Acupressure is a form of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that involves applying physical pressure to specific points on the body, known as acupoints, explains Susan Murphy, a professor in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Michigan Medical School.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 July 2025
At the Food and Drug Administration, workers at the agency’s office of neurological and physical medicine devices were recently cut, Reuters reports.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Physical medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20medicine. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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