In Consensus Recommendations from The Turkish League Against Rheumatism which was published in 2011, the main principle A had focused on the role of
physiatrists as well as rheumatologists.
This observable effect is predictable with ordinary intelligence, and is observed (2) The effect of mandating improvements has a similar consequence, which is harder to assess because the criteria by which a crafty
physiatrist weakens a practice can be contrived to be unmeasurable without permission.
Currently only
physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, or rheumatologists can prescribe power wheelchairs, and primary care physicians and other specialists can prescribe them only if one of those specialists is not readily available--that is, if they are located more than a day's round trip from the beneficiary's home--or if the patient is too sick to travel to a specialist.
Optimal treatment requires comprehensive coordinated care, patient education and the expertise of a number of providers, including rheumatologists, primary care physicians, nurses, occupational and physical therapists,
physiatrists and orthopedic surgeons.
This monograph is "intended to be used as a portable reference for
physiatrists and other professionals interested in the treatment of patients who have sustained a traumatic brain injury [TBI]" (p.
Physiatrists (fizz-i-at-trist)--physicians specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation--are experts in the medical and physical treatment of disabling illnesses and injury.
The JHH is Joint Commission-certified for rehab, with full-time
physiatrists on staff in the Bronx and Manhattan.
Under the technical guidance of the Medicaid Working Group, the University of Missouri Health Sciences Center; the State of Missouri Department of Social Services, Division of Medical Services; and a licensed health maintenance organization, "Healthcare Options Plus," will soon be enrolling voluntary participants in a managed healthcare delivery model in which
physiatrists will team with nurse practitioners and internists to provide primary healthcare for people with disabilities, including SCI.
Physiatrists (specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation) have had formal training and experience in leading rehabilitation teams and can be contacted for information on all aspects of the care of persons with disabilities.
At the time,
physiatrists did not participate in the creation of that test.
A coordinated multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation can result in decreased mortality, reduced number of complications, shorter length of stay and better Quality of life.4,5 In Pakistan only few stroke patients are provided coordinated post stroke rehabilitation, mainly due to lack of qualified rehabilitation medicine physicians (
physiatrists).