TY - JOUR
T1 - Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know about Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
AU - Brassil, Michelle E.
AU - Cheville, Andrea
AU - Zheng, Jasmine Y.
AU - Smith, Sean R.
AU - Tolchin, Dorothy W.
AU - Wittry, Sarah A.
AU - Jones, Christopher A.
AU - Chernack, Betty
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) is a specialty of medicine focused on optimizing function and quality of life for individuals with physical impairments, injuries, or disabling illnesses. Given the sometimes acute nature of the loss of function and even loss of independence, there are significant palliative care (PC) needs within patients seen by PM&R. This article, written by a team of PM&R and PC specialists, aims to help the PC team better understand the world of postacute care, expand their toolkit for treating musculoskeletal and neurological symptoms, improve prognostication for patients with brain and spinal cord injuries, and decide when patients may benefit from PM&R consultation and support. There is significant overlap between the populations treated by PM&R and PC. Better integration between these specialties will help patients to maintain independence as well as advance excellent patient-centered care.
AB - Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) is a specialty of medicine focused on optimizing function and quality of life for individuals with physical impairments, injuries, or disabling illnesses. Given the sometimes acute nature of the loss of function and even loss of independence, there are significant palliative care (PC) needs within patients seen by PM&R. This article, written by a team of PM&R and PC specialists, aims to help the PC team better understand the world of postacute care, expand their toolkit for treating musculoskeletal and neurological symptoms, improve prognostication for patients with brain and spinal cord injuries, and decide when patients may benefit from PM&R consultation and support. There is significant overlap between the populations treated by PM&R and PC. Better integration between these specialties will help patients to maintain independence as well as advance excellent patient-centered care.
KW - function
KW - neurological compromise
KW - physical medicine and rehabilitation
KW - postacute care
KW - serious illness
KW - spasticity management
KW - traumatic brain injury
KW - traumatic spinal cord injury
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U2 - 10.1089/jpm.2019.0440
DO - 10.1089/jpm.2019.0440
M3 - Article
C2 - 31556786
AN - SCOPUS:85077666445
SN - 1096-6218
VL - 23
SP - 129
EP - 135
JO - Journal of Palliative Medicine
JF - Journal of Palliative Medicine
IS - 1
ER -