Introduction to MedRehab

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A specialty that focuses on maximizing a person’s independence and reduce disability through medical,
psychological or physical treatments or through modifications to the environment

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Rehabilitation Medicine

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Aims to enhance and restore functional ability and improve quality of life of those with physical impairments
or disabilities affecting the human body

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Rehabilitation Medicine

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It is important in all levels of health system (tertiary, secondary, primary and community) and may be
delivered in education, employment and social sectors

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Rehabilitation Medicine

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Came from the Latin root habil which means to enable

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Habilitation

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means to ‘re-enable’ or to ‘restore’

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Rehabilitation

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Its activities that aim at maximizing the functioning of children who acquire impairment congenitally or early in life

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Habilitation

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its activities aimed at restoring a skill or function that have been lost or impaired because a person was
sick, injured or disabled

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Rehabilitation

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Acquisition, Maintenance
and Improvement

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HABILITATION

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New Skill

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HABILITATION

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Cause: UNATTAINED skills and
functioning for daily living

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HABILITATION

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Restoration, Maintenance and
Improvement

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REHABILITATION

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Old Skill

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REHABILITATION

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CAUSE: LOST or IMPAIRED skills and functioning for daily living

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REHABILITATION

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It provides a standard language and a conceptual basis for the definition and measurement of health and
disability

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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

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It is a framework for describing and organizing information on functioning and disability created by the
World Health Organization (WHO) in 2001

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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

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It integrates the major models of disability and recognizes the role of environmental factors, as well as the
relevance of associated health conditions and their effects to disability

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International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

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refers to disease (acute or chronic), disorder, injury or trauma. May also include other
circumstances such as pregnancy, ageing, stress, congenital anomaly or genetic predisposition

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Health Condition

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the physiological functions of body systems (including psychological functions

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Body functions

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anatomical parts of the body such as organs, limbs, and their components

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Body structures

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problems in the body function and structure such as significant deviation or loss

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Impairments

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the execution of a task or action by an individual

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Activity

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difficulties an individual may have in executing activities

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Activity limitation

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problems an individual may experience in involvement in life situations

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Participation restriction

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the physical, social, and attitudinal environment which people live and conduct their lives.
These are either barriers to or facilitators of person’s functioning

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E.F.

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is an umbrella term for body function, body structures, activities and participation. It denotes positive or neutral aspects of interaction between a person’s health condition(s) and that individual’s contextual factors (environmental and personal factors)

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Functioning

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is an umbrella term for impairments, activity limitations and participation restriction. It denotes the negative aspects of the interaction between a person’s health condition(s) and that individual’s contextual factors (environmental and personal factors).

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Disability

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“Disability as a disease”

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Medical Model

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It is concerned with addressing the barriers to participation experienced by PWDs as a result of various social and environmental factors in the society

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Social Model

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Disability is seen as a medical problem of an individual caused by a defect or failure of a body system

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Medical Model

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Medical professionals who believe in ________ tend to treat people as problems to be solved. They regard the person with disability as the one who needs to change or be fixed, rather than the contributing factors that affects the person’s life as a whole

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Medical Model

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It states that ‘it is the society which disables people with impairments, and therefore any meaningful solution must be directed at societal change rather than individual adjustment and rehabilitation’

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Social Model

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“Disability as a socially constructed phenomenon”

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Social Model

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Offers a theoretical framework for disability policy which emphasizes the human dignity of PWDs. Stating that PWDs have a challenging life situation, and sometimes considered as part of minority, but they have equal sets of human rights including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.

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Human Rights Model

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“Disability as a human rights issue”

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Human Rights Model

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“Disability as victimhood”

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Charity Model

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This model ‘sees PWDs as victims of their impairment, their situation is tragic, and they are suffering. Able-bodied people should therefore assist PWDs in whatever was possible, as they need special services, special institutions

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Charity Model

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It is also known as Physiatry or Medical Rehabilitation

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Rehabilitation Medicine

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These may include doctors with expertise in medical rehabilitation such as physiatrist or rehab doctor, other medical specialists such as pediatrician, geriatrician, neurologist, orthopedic surgeons etc.

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Rehabilitation Medicine

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These include occupational therapist, orthotist, physiotherapist, prosthetist, psychologist, speech and language pathologist

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Therapy

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They are concerned in improving function through diagnosis, treatment of conditions and complications

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Rehabilitation Medicine

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They are concerned in restoring and compensating for loss of functioning and preventing or slowing down of deterioration in functioning of an individual.

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Therapy

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may include training, exercises, compensatory strategies, education, support and counseling, modifications to the environment and provision of assistive technology

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Therapy

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Defined as ‘any item, piece of equipment or product, whether acquired, modified or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities’

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Assistive Technology

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May include crutches, prostheses, orthoses, wheelchairs, hearing aids, ocular devices, communication boards etc.

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Assistive Technology

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Individual who has a disorder that requires interventions to improve his/her function (patient)

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Patient/ Client and Family

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The patient and family are the most important members of the rehabilitation team

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Patient/ Client and Family

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Individual who seeks the services of a Therapist to maintain health, or a business that hires a therapist for consultation (client)

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Patient/ Client and Family

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A therapist who helps restore function for patients with problems related to activities of daily living (ADLs) including work, school, family, and community and leisure activities

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Occupational Therapist

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Healthcare provider who evaluates and treats rehabilitation patients. They usually act as the team leader. He or she is responsible for coordinating patient care services with other team members

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Physiatrist

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A therapist who helps restore function for patients with problems related to movement, muscle strength, exercise, and joint function

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Physiotherapist

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A therapist who helps restore function for patients with problems related to cognitive, communication, or swallowing issues

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Speech and Language Pathologist

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A healthcare professional who makes braces and splints used to strengthen or stabilize a part of the body

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Orthotist

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A therapist who helps treat and restore function for patients with airway and breathing problems

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Respiratory therapist

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Coordinates and provides day-to-day patient care, and educates patient/family regarding medical and health issues as well as skills needed to provide safe health care

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Rehabilitation Nurse

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A professional who evaluates and provides for the dietary needs of each patient. This is based on the patient's medical needs, eating abilities, and food preferences

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Dietician/ Nutritionist

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A healthcare professional who makes and fits artificial body parts, such as an artificial leg or arm

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Prosthetist

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A healthcare provider or counselor who conducts cognitive (thinking and learning) assessments of the patient. He or she also helps the patient and family adjust to the disability

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Psychologist/ Neuropsychologist

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A counselor who assists people with disabilities to plan careers and find and keep satisfying jobs

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Vocational Counselors

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A spiritual counselor who helps patients and families during crisis periods. He or she helps serve as a liaison between the hospital and the home church or place of worship

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Chaplain

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A professional counselor who acts as a liaison for the patient, family, and rehab treatment team. The social worker helps provide support and coordinate discharge planning and referrals. He or she may also help coordinate care with insurance companies.

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Social Worker

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describes what an individual does in his or her current environmen

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Performance qualifier

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describes an individual’s ability to execute a task or an action

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Capacity qualifier

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A classification of functioning and disability should be applicable to all people irrespective of health condition. Therefore, ICF is about all people. It concerns everyone’s functioning. Thus, it should not become a tool for labeling persons with disabilities as a separate group

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UNIVERSALITY

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There should not be, explicitly or implicitly, a distinction between different health conditions as 'mental' and 'physical' that affect the structure of content of a classification of functioning and disability. In other words, disability must not differentiated by etiology

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PARITY

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Wherever possible, domain names should be worded in neutral language so that the classification can express both positive and negative aspects of each aspect of functioning and disability

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NEUTRALITY

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These factors range from physical factors such as climate and terrain, to social attitudes, institutions, and laws

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ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS