Manuelle Medizin in der ambulanten PRM-Praxis: ein Scoping Review

Specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) also work in private practice. The aim of this study was to describe the field of activity of colleagues in private practice and to identify published literature on this subject.

The PubMed database was searched using common specialist terms in various combinations. In a second step, ChatGPT was queried for possible content. Finally, a manual search was carried out in Google Scholar.

The database search in PubMed did not yield any exact matches. In addition to general publications such as position papers and consensus statements, no papers could be selected that met the content requirements. ChatGPT was unable to generate any hits. Only the manual search via Google Scholar yielded three hits after excluding duplicates.

General practitioners specializing in PM&R frequently use manual medicine. The field of activity ranges from acute treatment of isolated functional disorders to long-term or permanent care of handicapped or pain patients. It is possible that PM&R practices can be the point of contact and coordinating center for multiprofessional teams and can therefore manage rehabilitative processes across the entire lifespan and social environment. Adequate funding is not possible via manual medical reimbursement items.

The treatment spectrum in PM&R practices is broad and diverse. The manual medical care of patients is of great importance. The legislator is called upon to provide adequate financial compensation to take this into account.