Asia-Oceanian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (AOSPRM)

Pan-Asian region holds almost two-third of world population and it has so diverse cultural heritages in which various knowledges and healing wisdoms were accumulated in the forms of traditional medicines or folk medicines.

Since in the practice of rehabilitation medicine at this particular era of globalization the therapeutic principle emphasizes a humanistic and personalized approach, so-called 'culturally oriented rehabilitation program' became more important factor than ever.

For the benefit of patients who are from different cultural backgrounds 'how it's done' is more important than 'what is done'. For example ADL training for eating could be an universal prescription for every patient as 'what is done', but the technical choices between fork-and-knife training or chopstick training are totally different matter as 'how it's done'. Other examples are that training a patient to stand up from chair must be different from doing it from floor, and that usage of A-K prosthesis on a chair must be different from using it on floor.

Accordingly exchanges of knowledges and clinical experiences among physiatric practitioners in the region of Asia in more academic and better organized format will make tremendous contribution in advancement of not only rehabilitation medicine field in Asia but also entire world medicine altogether.

A collective effort to establish an academic society of Asian physiatry is the necessity".

Mission:
The mission of the Asian Oceanian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, hereinafter referred to as the Society, is:
• To be the Asian Oceanian regional scientific and educational society for practitioners in the fields of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
• To improve the knowledge, skills and attitudes of physicians in the understanding of the pathodynamics and management of impairments , activities and participation limitations.
• To help to improve the quality of life of people with impairments and activities limitation.
• To provide a mechanism to facilitate physical and rehabilitation medicine input from the Asian Oceanian Region to International Health Organizations.