TY - JOUR
T1 - The emerging relationship between regenerative medicine and physical therapeutics
AU - Ambrosio, Fabrisia
AU - Wolf, Steven L.
AU - Delitto, Anthony
AU - Fitzgerald, G. Kelley
AU - Badylak, Stephen F.
AU - Boninger, Michael L.
AU - Russell, Alan J.
PY - 2010/12
Y1 - 2010/12
N2 - Dramatic changes in the health care landscape over the next few decades undoubtedly will affect rehabilitation specialists' practice. In the multidisciplinary field of regenerative medicine, cell, tissue, or organ substitutes are used to enhance the healing potential of the body. Given that the restoration of normal functioning of injured or diseased tissues is expected to be the ultimate goal of these therapies, the future of regenerative medicine is, undeniably, tightly intertwined with that of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation specialists not only must be aware of cutting-edge medical advances as they relate to regenerative medicine but also must work closely with basic scientists to guide the development of clinically relevant protocols. The purposes of this article are to provide a current perspective on biological approaches to the management of musculoskeletal disorders and to highlight the needed integration of physical therapeutics with regenerative medicine.
AB - Dramatic changes in the health care landscape over the next few decades undoubtedly will affect rehabilitation specialists' practice. In the multidisciplinary field of regenerative medicine, cell, tissue, or organ substitutes are used to enhance the healing potential of the body. Given that the restoration of normal functioning of injured or diseased tissues is expected to be the ultimate goal of these therapies, the future of regenerative medicine is, undeniably, tightly intertwined with that of rehabilitation. Rehabilitation specialists not only must be aware of cutting-edge medical advances as they relate to regenerative medicine but also must work closely with basic scientists to guide the development of clinically relevant protocols. The purposes of this article are to provide a current perspective on biological approaches to the management of musculoskeletal disorders and to highlight the needed integration of physical therapeutics with regenerative medicine.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79952115794&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2522/ptj.20100030
DO - 10.2522/ptj.20100030
M3 - Article
C2 - 21030663
AN - SCOPUS:79952115794
SN - 0031-9023
VL - 90
SP - 1807
EP - 1814
JO - Physical Therapy
JF - Physical Therapy
IS - 12
ER -