title: Physical medicine and rehabilitation in the 21st century.
abstract: In conclusion, physical medicine and rehabilitation in the 21st century will be: new, exciting technologies, different patient populations, different practice settings, fewer PM&R residents, and more physician assistants, all operating under a universal access, single payer, Canadian-style health care system. I began my presentation with a quote from Yogi Berra. I'll close by paraphrasing the immortal words of Charles Dickens in the opening lines of A Tale Of Two Cities. PM&R in the 21st century will be "the best of times, the worst of times, the epoch of belief, the epoch of incredulity."
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reinstein
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000639:trends*; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine / Q000639:trends*