Question

2. Chronic conditions have increased in prevalence and incidence over the last half century with better health care and longer life expectancy. Explain in detail chronic conditions as they related to therapeutic recreation.  

3. Explain in detail chronic disability, quality of life, and rehabilitation for persons with physical disabilities as it relates to therapeutic recreation.  

Answer 1

Answer 2) Introduction of therapeutic recreation in health sectors is a boon for all time. And as it is known about the increasing preveleance of chronic conditions therapeutic recreation is the golden way to manage such chronic conditions. Because to deal with a chronic conditions is not east for a client if he is only on medications and sometime painful procedures. Living a life with all this is not possible and with compliance to the treatment too.

Therapeutic recreation is the best way to treat such conditions. It involves art therapy, music therapy, adaptive swimming etc. Including these therapies into schedule will make client motivated and cooperative towards his own health for longer period of time.

Answer 3) relating therapeutic recreation with physical disability would definitely improve the rehabilitative outcomes and improve the quality of life of the client. Not only ground of entertainment and recreation but also in terms of vocational training or gaining financial stability again. As TR includes such therapies also that will help a client to live life in better ways. Sometimes even a client got to know about his particular skill about which he was unaware before tha disability. TR has many benefits from physical, mental, social, vocational upto emotional too.