Complementary Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine

Clinical Practice (assessment, diagnosis, treatment, knowledge translation/EBP, implementation science, program development)

Symposium

Complementary Medicine Utilization Among Rehabilitation Professionals: Attitudes and Practice (602351)

Presenter(s)

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  Brian Theodore, PhD

  Research Scientist II
  Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center
  Vallejo, California

Non-presenting Author(s)

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  Sonya Kim, PhD, CRC, BCB

  Assistant Professor and Research Scientist
  NYU School of Medicine Department of Neurology and Department of Rehabilitation
  New York City, New York

Presenter(s)

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  Ariana Vora, MD

  Assistant Professor
  Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Massachusetts General Hospital
  Wellesley, Massachusetts
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  Ann Van de Winckel, PhD, MSPT, PT

  Assistant Professor
  University of Minnesota
  Minneapolis, Minnesota

Non-presenting Author(s)

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  Nicole Sasson, MD

  Professor
  Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine
  NY, New York
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  Marianne Mortera, PhD, OTR/L

  Adjunct Faculty
  New York University, Long Island University, New York, NY
  Brooklyn, New York
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  Patricia Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM

  Associate Professor
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  Aurora, Colorado

The Complementary and Integrative Rehabilitation Medicine (CIRM) Networking Group (NG) from the American Congress of Rehabilittaion Medicine (ACRM) conducted a survey to learn how rehabilitation professionals perceive, use, and practice complementary approaches to rehabilitation medicine. The objective of the survey was to gather preliminary data to inform future research on how to better develop evidence-based protocols and guidelines. The survey was distributed online.

Survey respondents (N = 127) frequently recommended or utilized complementary approaches for both patients and themselves.This symposium will present these results and others.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the perceptions of rehabilitation professionals about utilization of complementary approaches
• Identify limitations to incorporating complementary practice in rehabilitation
• Critique the value of Complementary Integrative Medicine education and training for healthcare providers and patient
• Discuss potential barriers to generating empirical research evaluating the efficacy of complementary approaches
• Define holistic, alternative, complementary and integrative medicine.