Manuelle Medizin in einer PRM-Fachabteilung im Akutkrankenhaus: ein Scoping Review

For more than 10 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been calling for a broader approach to rehabilitation. In the international context, this has led to specialists in physical and rehabilitative medicine (PM&R) taking on essential care tasks as specialists for functional medical aspects in acute hospitals. In Germany, this appears to be less pronounced. This study shows the areas in which PM&R specialist expertise is provided.

Using a standardized literature search in combination with individual searches, 59 papers were found and discussed using a suitable selection process.

In an international context, specialists in PM&R are well represented. In addition to neurological, musculoskeletal, and geriatric units, PM&R specialists are also represented in pediatrics and other acute facilities. In Germany, both implementation of the WHO requirements and establishment of PM&R colleagues in acute hospitals are less common.

Specialists in PM&R must become more prominent in their work, which is of high scientific quality, and present their specialty more clearly.