Rehabilitation aims to maximize the function and well-being of the patient and assist in their reintegration into their preferred lifestyle activities, whether at work, home, or leisure. Based on the patient's own objectives for functional improvement, rehabilitation concentrates on modifications to functional disability and lifestyle restrictions.
Conditions treated during rehabilitation include:
- Stroke
- Hip fractures
- Some forms of arthritis
- Amputations
- Neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy
- Major multiple trauma
- Spinal cord injury
- Brain injury
The techniques/methods used for rehabilitation include:
- Manual therapy
- Physiotherapeutic movement therapy
- Physical therapy (cryotherapy, ultrasound therapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy)
- Hydrotherapy
- Myofascial instrumental therapy
- Proprioceptive re-education
- Structural osteopathy
- Taping