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.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is a branch of medicine concerned with evaluation and treatment of, and coordination of care for, persons with musculoskeletal injuries, pain syndromes, and/or other physical or cognitive impairments or disabilities.