J Rehabil Med 43 © 2011 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0785 Journal Compilation © 2011 Foundation of Rehabilitation Information. ISSN 1650-1977 While physical modalities and therapeutic exercise have been used traditionally in Persian medicine, some rehabilitation issues have also been discussed, in particular, in The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (980–1037). For example, the recommendation...