Introduction to Basic Rehabilitation Techniques
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If we consider the definition of rehabilitation as "a set of measures that assist individuals who experience, or are likely to experience, disability to achieve and maintain optimal functioning in interaction with their environments”, then rehabilitation is in effect composed of multiple components or "interventions" to address issues related to all domains within the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) including: body functions and structures, capacity for activities, the performance of activities, participation, environmental/contextual factors, and personal factors.[1]
Most individuals participating in rehabilitation require interventions addressing one, many or all of the components of the ICF that are contributing to reduced functioning, with the overriding goal of rehabilitation being to utilise appropriate interventions that allow the individual to optimise their function.[1] Given this, individuals with health conditions or injuries may require rehabilitation at various points in time across the course of their lifespan. The timing and type of intervention that a rehabilitation provider selects depend greatly on several factors which include: the aetiology and severity of the person’s health condition; the prognosis; the way in which the person’s condition affects their ability to function in their environment; as well as the individual’s identified personal goals and what it is they want to achieve from the rehabilitation process.
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