2. MEANING OF REHABILITATION
It is restoration of
ability to function.
It is to support the
patient with an injury or
disability illness to
achieve maximum
function and
independence
3. DEFINITION OF REHABILITATION
W.H.O define rehabilitation
as “the combines and
coordinated use of
medical, social,
educational and vocational
measures for training the
individual to the highest
level of functional ability”
4. DEFINITION
Rehabilitation is a treatment designed to facilitate the
process of recovery from injury, illness, or disease to
as normal a condition as possible.
5. Principles of rehabilitation:
Rehabilitation should begin during the initial contact
with the patient
The emphasis of rehabilitation is to restore the patient
in independence or pre-illness or pre-injuries level of
function in as short a time as possible
He must be an active participant.
Motivates the patient and help him to attain social
independence
6. CONT…..
Focus is on needs of group of people with specific
condition
Every patient has right to the rehabilitation services.
7. Types of Rehabilitation:
Medical Rehabilitation: help a person better in all his daily
physical and mental activities. Related to increasing the
potential capabilities and correction of deformities, restoration of
functions.
Social Rehabilitation: Implies social life; restoration of
family, social interactions or relationship
Psychological Rehabilitation: Includes psychological
restoration of personal dignity and confidence of the disabled.
Vocational Rehabilitation: help those patient who find it
difficulty to get employment
8. Based on the treatment types
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation.
Physical Rehabilitation
Speech Rehabilitation.
Occupational Rehabilitation.
Psychological Rehabilitation.
9. CARDIC REHABILITATION:
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program is
committed to providing comprehensive risk factor
management to our patients with cardiovascular
disease.
PHYSICAL REHABILITATION:
Physical rehabilitation helps the patient restore the use
of muscles, bones and the nervous system through
exercise and other technique.
10. OCCPATIONAL REHABILITATION:
Occupational rehabilitation helps the
patient regain the ability to do normal everyday tasks.
This may be achieved by resting old skills, or teaching
the patient new skills to adjust to disabilities through
adaptive equipment, orthotics and modification of the
patient’s home. The therapist will visit the patient’s
home and analyze what the patient can and cannot do.
11. SPEECH REHABILITATION:
Speech therapy helps the patient correct speech
disorders or restores speech. It involves regular
meetings with the therapist in an individual or group
setting and home exercises.
e.g. To strengthen muscles, the patient might be
asked to say words, smile, close, his mouth. Or stick
out his tongue. Picture cards may be used to help the
patient remember everyday objects and increase his
vocabulary.
12. PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION:
Psychiatric rehabilitation involves helping people with
mental illness, gain or improves skills while obtaining
the necessary resources and support in reach their
goals.
14. Multidisciplinary team: it is when many different
professionals work together towards a common
goal
Intradisciplinary rehabilitation team: a team of
professionals who are all from the same
professions , such as three therapist collaborating
on same case.
Transdisciplinary reh. Team: a team composed
of member a number of different professions co-
operating across discipline to improve patient
care through practice or research.
18. Role of rehabilitation nurse
Essential
nursing skills
Co-
ordinator
Advisor and
counselor
19. Summary:
So, far we are discussed about rehabilitation –
definition, meaning, principle, community based
programme and role of nurse.
20. Conclusion:
Rehabilitation is needed by an increasing number of
individuals because the ability to live longer,
productive life with multiple chronic conditions.
Nurses in acute care settings have an important role to
identifying who will benefit from rehabilitation
services.
21. References
(1) K. Park, Text book of preventive and social
medicine, Bhanot publication, 18th edition, Page
No.381-384.
(2) B.T. Basavanthappa, Community health nursing,
Jaypee Publication, 6th edition, Page no.
584-605.
(3) http://whqlibdoc.who.
(4) www.cbr.rehab.co.in
(5) www.rehab.org.in
