Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 549-550, May 2007

Benjamin Franklin: The First Physiatrist?

Presented as the Presidential Address to the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, November 9, 2006, Honolulu, HI.

  • Steve M. Gnatz, MD, MHA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Steve M. Gnatz, MD, MHA, Dept of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 S 1st Ave, Maywood, IL 60153

Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.

Abstract 

Gnatz SM. Benjamin Franklin: the first physiatrist?

Benjamin Franklin would have been an excellent physiatrist. In this short address, I explore the qualities that Franklin possessed in the medical realm. Several ways in which we can emulate some of his traits to become better physiatrists are proposed.

Key Words: History of medicine, Physical medicine, Rehabilitation

 

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PII: S0003-9993(07)00008-1

doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2007.01.006

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 549-550, May 2007

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