medical rehabilitation
Healing after injury
Medical rehabilitation is the process of restoring function and independence after illness, injury, or surgery.
It typically involves physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy, often in specialized facilities: After his stroke, he spent six weeks in medical rehabilitation.
The goal is helping patients regain abilities needed for daily life, whether walking, speaking, or self-care.
Sometimes shortened to medical rehab or simply rehab.
- physiotherapyTreatment restoring bodily function
- physical therapistTreats movement and mobility issues
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- trauma recoveryRegaining stability after damage
- mobility aidsEquipment supporting independent movement
neuroplasticity · occupational therapy · range of motion · muscle strength · stress management · back on your feet · neurofeedback · hearing aids · prosthetics · kinesiology · rehab center · workplace accommodations · exercise therapy · visual aids · mindfulness training · spinal cord injury · brain injury · hydrotherapy
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Immediate medical intervention
acute care · emergency medicine · trauma care · critical care · triage
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Failure to provide healthcare
deterioration · debilitation · deconditioning · atrophy · injury
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