More articles about: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

A recent paper highlights concerns around access to medical treatment and medical rationing decisions for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A recent paper found more than three-quarters of first-year medical students were more comfortable approaching patients with disabilities in clinical settings after completing an educational session.

Rehabilitation care can repair and restore the body after many cancer treatments leave patients weak and fatigued.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a Michigan Medicine program launches a new video series to make fall sports accessible for people with disabilities.

New video tutorials from Michigan Medicine’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program help patients with physical therapy and rehab from home.

A new study finds adults with traumatic spinal cord injury are at an increased risk of developing mental health disorders and secondary chronic diseases compared to adults without the condition.

Michigan Medicine’s Adaptive Sports Medicine Clinic is helping people with disabilities play and compete in adaptive sports and provides treatment and rehabilitation for adaptive sports injuries.

Recreational specialists help kids with special needs and children with disabilities participate in previously challenging outdoor activities like tree climbing.

Physical and occupational therapists help patient with non-Hodgkin skin lymphoma regain his strength after treatment and return to his beloved hobbies.

Acupressure Study

New study finds adults with cerebral palsy are at an increased risk of mental health disorders compared to adults without the condition.

A new position statement supported by the National Strength and Conditioning Association highlights the importance of resistance training for older adults to empower healthy aging.

Physical Therapy After Brain Tumor Helps Patient Regain Mobility

A group of female rehabilitation psychologists with disabilities highlight the need for clinicians, educators and disability allies to normalize the word “disability.”

Two recently awarded grants hope to help women with physical disabilities determine whether or not to become pregnant and reduce the associated stigma.