Regenerative rehabilitation: a new future?

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Nov;93(11 Suppl 3):S73-8. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000211.

Abstract

Modern rehabilitation medicine is propelled by newfound knowledge aimed at offering solutions for an increasingly aging population afflicted by chronic debilitating conditions. Considered a core component of future health care, the rollout of regenerative medicine underscores a paradigm shift in patient management targeted at restoring physiologic function and restituting normative impact. Nascent regenerative technologies offer unprecedented prospects in achieving repair of degenerated, diseased, or damaged tissues. In this context, principles of regenerative science are increasingly integrated in rehabilitation practices as illustrated in the present Supplement. Encompassing a growing multidisciplinary domain, the emergent era of "regenerative rehabilitation" brings radical innovations at the forefront of healthcare blueprints.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Musculoskeletal Diseases / rehabilitation
  • Physical Therapy Modalities / trends*
  • Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine / trends*
  • Regenerative Medicine / trends*
  • United States