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Pediatric rehabilitation medicine

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine is the subspecialty concerned with diagnosis and management of congenital and childhood-onset impairments and disability, such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, acquired brain or spinal cord injury, amputation, sports injuries, and muscle and nerve diseases. Physicians prescribe equipment and therapies and manage medical conditions as well as work with an interdisciplinary team to improve a child's mobility and daily function.