Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine: say relational or functional, not holistic.

WHAT IT FOUND

This is a conceptual paper about terminology in physical and rehabilitation medicine.

It reports no patients, methods or outcomes, so there is nothing here to change practice on.

What this paper is

This is a conceptual paper arguing that Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine should describe itself as relational or functional rather than holistic. It reviews definitions and philosophical arguments, not patient data, methods, or outcomes, so there is no finding here to change practice on.

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