Readership
Bone Specialists, Cardiologists, Exercise Physiologists, Neurologists, Neuroscientists, Orthopedists, Outcomes Manager, Pain Specialists, Physiatrists, Physicians, Physicians - Medicine, Physiologists, Physiotherapists, Pulmonologists, Rehabilitation Therapists, Researchers, Spinal Cord Lesions/Research, Sports Medicine Specialists, Ultrasound Medicine Specialists
Scope
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation focuses on the practice, research and educational aspects of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Monthly issues keep physiatrists up-to-date on the optimal functional restoration of patients with disabilities, physical treatment of neuromuscular impairments, the development of new rehabilitative technologies, and the use of electrodiagnostic studies. The Journal publishes cutting-edge basic and clinical research, clinical case reports and in-depth topical reviews of interest to rehabilitation professionals.
Topics include prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions, brain injury, spinal cord injury, cardiopulmonary disease, trauma, acute and chronic pain, amputation, prosthetics and orthotics, mobility, gait, and pediatrics as well as areas related to education and administration. Other important areas of interest include cancer rehabilitation, aging, and exercise. The Journal has recently published a series of articles on the topic of outcomes research.
Sponsoring Association(s)
Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), Latin American Medical Rehabilitation Association (Asociación Médica Latinoamericana de Rehabilitación) (AMLAR)