title: Physical medicine and its relationship to patient management.
abstract: In this article, some general concerns for the use of modalities and procedures for the older person are given. Management of the geriatric patient requires knowledge, understanding, and patience; it requires a clinician and health care staff that care about older people. It requires a recognition of the dignity of age and the intrinsic worth of each individual as a human being. It requires hope and an ability to project a quality of life, regardless of the living condition. It requires kind words and a hands-on effort. It requires an appreciation of life and a high degree of ethical and moral concern.
authors: Department of Community Health and Aging, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Bruno
authors: A E
authors: AE
authors: Helfand
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine; D012046:Rehabilitation