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what is rehabilitation and explain about it types?
ANSWER.
* Rehabilitation is a method used to restore the functional capacity of people
who suffer from an injury or serious disease condition to adjust with their new
situation in life.
Eg ; Physiotherapy for a patient with parplegia due to an accident.
* Types of rehabilitation.
It includes.
* Physical rehabilitation.
This type rehabilitation implemented for patient with movement problems
due to spinal cord or brain injury injury as a result of accidents.
Physical rehabilitation include muscle strengthening and stability exercises
to restore body movement.
* Occupational rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation focus on patients who are unable to perform the their daily work
and self-care is called occupational rehabilitation.
It includes teaching about use of assistive devices for gradual improvement in
activity level.
* Respiratory rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation services for patient with chronic respiratroy diseases
like teaching about use of inhalers after discharge,breathing techniques
included in respiratory rehabilitation.
* Cardiac rehabilitation.
Rehabiltation services for patient after cardiac surgery,heart attack,heart
failure is called cardiac rehabilitation.
It includes providing education about importance of exercise,cardiac diet,
avoiding bad habits etc to maintain normal cardiac health.
* Neurological rehabilitation.
It focus on patients with neurolgical disorders and diseases to maximum
restoration of their neurological function.
It includes cognitive-behaviour therapies and neuromuscular training
sessions to improve neurological function.
* Speech rehabilitation.
Rehabiltation services provide for patient with speech defects may due to
stroke or oher vocal cord problems is called speech rehabilitation.
It includes speech and language therapies to recover from speech impairments.