physical medicine

noun

1. the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury by means of physical agents, as manipulation, massage, exercise, heat, or water.

physical medicine

noun

1. the branch of medicine devoted to the management of physical disabilities, as resulting from rheumatic disease, asthma, poliomyelitis, etc See also rehabilitation

physical medicine

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and disability by physical means such as manipulation, massage, and exercise, often with mechanical devices, and the application of heat, cold, electricity, radiation, and water.

Word History and Origins

Origin of physical medicine¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

Familiar with the lasting affects of gun violence, Michael Scott, chair of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department at Rancho Los Amigos, said the vast majority of individuals survive but are left with significant life-changing disabilities.

From Los Angeles Times

Page is professor of clinical pharmacy, medicine and physical medicine at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado.

From Science Daily

"Often symptoms from urinary incontinence are ignored until they become bothersome or limit physical or social activities," said Sheila Dugan, MD, chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at RUSH.

From Science Daily

With their work, the team is taking the research to a new level by testing how stimulating the brain can help surgeons gain skills they might need in real-world situations, said co-author Gabriela Cantarero, a former assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins.

From Science Daily

Adam Tenforde, an associate professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, and his co-authors examined five case studies in which athletes developed severe foot pain associated with using shoes with carbon plates.

From Slate