Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Glossary

The coordinated group of clinicians from multiple disciplines—including physiatry, physical therapy, occupational therap...

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility–Patient Assessment Instrument; the standardized CMS data collection form required for...

A form of dynamic muscle exercise in which the speed of movement is held constant by a specialized dynamometer, allowing...

The therapeutic application of scientifically based exercise principles to improve strength, endurance, and functional m...

A structured therapeutic approach using repetitive, task-specific stepping practice—often with body-weight support—to re...

A robotic exoskeleton device used in gait rehabilitation to provide assisted, repetitive treadmill-based locomotor train...

A standardised bedside assessment in which a clinician applies resistance to evaluate the strength of individual muscles...

A standardised, federally mandated clinical assessment instrument used in skilled nursing facilities to collect comprehe...

A six-point ordinal scale used in rehabilitation to grade the degree of muscle spasticity or resistance to passive stret...

A manual therapy technique targeting restrictions in the myofascial connective tissue to reduce pain, restore mobility,...

Abbreviation for nerve conduction study, the component of an electrodiagnostic evaluation that measures the speed and am...

Bladder dysfunction caused by neurological damage that disrupts the normal neural control of micturition, resulting in f...

Dysfunction of the bowel resulting from damage to the nervous system, leading to impaired ability to control defecation,...

The most caudal spinal cord segment with normal motor and sensory function bilaterally, used in spinal cord injury class...

A rehabilitation technique using exercises and sensory feedback to restore normal movement patterns and muscle recruitme...

Pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system, characterised by burning, shooting, or electric-...

A health profession and core rehabilitation discipline focused on enabling individuals to perform meaningful daily occup...

An externally applied device designed to support, align, prevent, or correct musculoskeletal deformities or to improve t...

A sustained decrease in blood pressure upon assuming an upright posture, defined as a fall of ≥20 mmHg systolic or ≥10 m...

Partial loss of voluntary motor function, denoting weakness rather than complete paralysis; a precise term that editors...

Painful sensations perceived as originating in a limb or limb segment that has been amputated, representing a neuropathi...

A formal clinical assessment and recommendation document generated by a physiatrist for a patient with functional impair...

The structured process by which a physiatrist and interdisciplinary rehabilitation team establish measurable, time-bound...

A formal written order issued by a physiatrist specifying a rehabilitation intervention, assistive device, or therapeuti...