The need for physical medicine and rehabilitation as an integral component in the medical education curriculum in India.
review · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 35360817.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1268_21 and PMC identifier 8963593.
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Abstract
Enhanced quality of health care and increased life expectancy come with issues about the quality of life. This challenge is especially relevant to physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM and R)-a specialty focused on enhancing the quality of life. With the increasing burden of chronic diseases and disabling conditions, requirement for PM and R specialists will increase. This narrative review discusses the changing demographics, the disability trends, and the unmet needs both at present and anticipated in future. We also discussed problems faced by the present training system in PM and R, identified the lacunae, and attempted to provide suggestions to fill those.