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This dimension sorts medical treatments by their basic type, a drug therapy, a surgical procedure or a psychotherapy. Wikipedia notes that "in the context of mental health, the term therapy may refer specifically to psychotherapy," one of several distinct kinds of treatment. Browsing by type keeps treatments of the same kind grouped together.

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Modality Kind
physical-therapy 1
Invasiveness
non-invasive 1
Type/Classification
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1. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (Wikipedia)
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Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, and outside the United States as physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM), is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or disabilities.
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