Rehabilitation

Used for

physiatry

See for

functional recovery, intervention program, recovery of function

Broader Terms

patient care, therapy

Narrower Terms

cancer rehabilitation /care, medical rehabilitation related tag, psychosocial rehabilitation, vocational rehabilitation

Related Terms

assistive device /technology, behavioral medicine, connective tissue disorder therapy, disabling disease, functional ability, musculoskeletal disorder therapy, nervous system disorder therapy, occupational therapy, orthopedics, orthotics, person with disability, prognosis, prosthesis, quality of life, speech therapy, stroke therapy

Scope Note

research directed towards restoration or improvement of functional capability lost as a consequence of injury, disease, congenital disorder, or natural aging process; for through searching, see RTs.

Facts

• The process of helping a person achieve the highest level of function, independence, and quality of life possible
• Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease with the aid of physical agents such as light, heat, cold, water, and electricity, or with mechanical apparatus
• Psychiatric rehabilitation is a combination of services incorporating social, educational, occupational, behavioral and cognitive interventions aimed atlong-term recovery and maximization of self-sufficiency.
• Rehabilitation is defined as the development of a person to the fullest physical, psychological, social, vocational, avocational and educational potential consistent with his or her physiological or anatomic impairment and environmental limitations.
• The process of restoring a part of the body or a person to near normal function after an injury or a disease.