Escenario actual de la especialidad en medicina física y rehabilitación en Brasil / Current situation of the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehablitation in Brazil
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, is the medical specialty that aims to restore the function of the individuals, for which it acts on the prevention, diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of the disorders associated with physical disability. In Brazil, PM&R became official as a specialty in 1954, but despite its recognized importance, is still one of the smallest and least known specialties in the country, finding a proportion of 0.48 physiatrists per 100,000 inhabitants. Although there is currently an increase in investment in rehabilitation in the country, there is a great need to increase the number of training centers for specialists in PM&R and to take the specialty to the medical faculties in order to demonstrate its real importance.