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Burnout in interventional physiatry: A narrative review.

Ahmad J Abdulsalam1, Abdulrazzaq Aldhafiri2, Rajiv Reebye3

  • 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait.

PM & R : the Journal of Injury, Function, and Rehabilitation
|July 6, 2026
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Interventional physiatrists may face high burnout, similar to other procedural specialties. Further research is needed to confirm if this subspecialty has a greater risk than general physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Medical Subspecialties
  • Physician Well-being

Background:

  • Physician burnout is a major concern, particularly in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R).
  • Existing research often overlooks practice pattern variations within PM&R, such as interventional physiatry.
  • Interventional physiatry involves high procedural volumes and chronic pain management, potentially increasing occupational stressors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the specific occupational stressors and burnout risk associated with interventional physiatry.
  • To explore the prevalence of burnout in interventional physiatry compared to other PM&R practice patterns and analogous procedural specialties.

Main Methods:

  • A narrative review of studies from PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar was conducted.

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  • The review searched for literature on burnout in interventional physiatry and related procedural fields.
  • Studies were screened based on SANRA guidelines.

    • Main Results:

    • No studies specifically examined burnout among interventional physiatrists.
    • Burnout rates in analogous procedural specialties (e.g., interventional radiology, cardiology, pain medicine) are high (69%-73.5%).
    • Six potential stressor domains for interventional physiatrists were proposed: procedural pressure, pain management, patient satisfaction, documentation, physical strain, and identity tension.

    Conclusions:

    • It remains unclear if interventional physiatrists experience higher burnout than non-procedural PM&R physicians.
    • Direct comparisons with other procedural specialties are limited due to differences in care models and patient acuity.
    • Future research should focus on subspecialty-specific surveys and longitudinal studies to address this knowledge gap.