2. Equipment presumptively nonmedical. Equipment which is primarily and customarily used for a nonmedical purpose may not be considered âmedicalâ equipment for program payment even though the item has some remote medically related use.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
physiatrist in Medicine. physiatrist physÂ·iÂ·atÂ·rist (fÄ­z'Ä-Ät'rÄ­st, fÄ­-zÄ«'É-trÄ­st) n. A physician who specializes in physical medicine. A health care professional who administers physical therapy; a physical therapist.