Definitions
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- noun Physical therapy.
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- noun medicine The treatment of
disabled people
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Examples
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"The cause can be either a sudden protrusion or pimple of a cervical disc, or simply inflammation and swelling of the nerve root in a narrowed exit hole of the spine called the intervertebral foramen", says Dr. Alex Simotas, department of physiatry at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City who specializes in neck pain.
Dr. Rock Positano: Pain In The Neck? Non-Surgical Relief Is On The Way 2008
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Those with formal training most often have a background in physiatry rehabilitation medicine or anesthesiology.
The Seattle Times 2011
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South Pointe Medical Center is a fully integrated pain and physical rehabilitation clinic with the specialties of medicine, pain management, chiropractic, sports rehabilitation, physiatry, physical therapy, and several alternative therapies represented.
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NASS is comprised of more than 5,500 members from several disciplines including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, physiatry, neurology, radiology, anesthesiology, research, physical therapy and other spine care professionals.
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AOSMI provides a range of services, including sports medicine, joint replacement, fracture care, spine care, work injury care, hand and wrist care, physiatry, foot and ankle care, and osteoporosis care to the residents of Freehold and Monroe Townships and surrounding towns in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties.
PR.com Press Releases Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute 2010
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South Pointe Medical Center is a fully integrated pain and physical rehabilitation clinic with the specialties of medicine, pain management, chiropractic, sports rehabilitation, physiatry, physical therapy, and several alternative therapies represented.
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AOSMI provides a range of services, including sports medicine, joint replacement, fracture care, spine care, work injury care, hand and wrist care, physiatry, foot and ankle care, and osteoporosis care to the residents of Freehold and Monroe Townships and surrounding towns in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties.
PR.com Press Releases Advanced Orthopedics 2010
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NASS is comprised of more than 5,500 members from several disciplines including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, physiatry, neurology, radiology, anesthesiology, research, physical therapy and other spine care professionals.
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AOSMI provides a range of services, including sports medicine, joint replacement, fracture care, spine care, work injury care, hand and wrist care, physiatry, foot and ankle care, and osteoporosis care to the residents of Freehold and Monroe Townships and surrounding towns in Monmouth and Middlesex Counties.
PR.com Press Releases Advanced Orthopedics 2010
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South Pointe Medical Center is a fully integrated pain and physical rehabilitation clinic with the specialties of medicine, pain management, chiropractic, sports rehabilitation, physiatry, physical therapy, and several alternative therapies represented.
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