Kronenberg F, Mallory B, Downey J A
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1994 Aug;75(8):928-9. doi: 10.1016/0003-9993(94)90122-8.
"Alternative" medicine is receiving increased interest from the public, the media, government, and academic medical centers. Although currently being defined as encompassing practices outside of the medical mainstream, what are now being called "alternative" therapies have long been used by practitioners of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Recently identified by the National Institutes of Health as a legitimate area for research, alternative medicine is now receiving new sources of funding. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) expertise encompasses many of the therapies and health care issues that are being categorized as alternative. Practitioners and researchers in PM&R should seize the opportunity to provide leadership in this emerging area in American medicine.
“替代”医学正越来越受到公众、媒体、政府和学术医疗中心的关注。尽管目前被定义为涵盖医学主流之外的实践，但现在被称为“替代”疗法的方法长期以来一直被物理医学与康复从业者所使用。最近，美国国立卫生研究院将其确定为一个合法的研究领域，替代医学现在正获得新的资金来源。物理医学与康复（PM&R）专业知识涵盖了许多被归类为替代疗法的治疗方法和医疗保健问题。PM&R的从业者和研究人员应抓住机会，在美国医学这个新兴领域发挥引领作用。
