Information for the Patient

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, better known as Physiatry, is the specialty that deals with the evaluation, treatment and follow-up of children and adults with diseases of the Muscular, Skeletal and Neurological System, which cause pain and / or some degree of functional limitation, already whether temporary or permanent.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physicians, called physiatrists, diagnose and treat a variety of diseases that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and musculoskeletal system.