The Archivesof Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at 100: Its Development Set in Historical Context

Abstract

The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was born as a radiology journal, and over its century of existence it has gone through various names and owners while shifting its contents from radiology to physical medicine to physical medicine and rehabilitation. These developments are sketched in light of the growth and eventual merger of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the United States and societal historical developments in the United States and elsewhere.

Keywords: History of medicine; Physical and rehabilitation medicine; Publishing; Rehabilitation; Research; Scholarly communication.