Rehabilitation Issues in the Developing World
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen According to the united nations (un), the world population reached 7 billion in 2011, with the vast majority (5.8 billion) living in less-developed regions.1 In that…
Recent Innovations in Rehabilitation Science
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen It is often said that technology drives innovation. If true, we should be in for an exciting ride in the field of rehabilitation over the next…
Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Regenerative medicine encompasses all therapeutic approaches to enhance repair processes by replacing or regenerating cells, tissues, or organs to restore health. At its core, outcomes in…
The Rehabilitation of Veterans with Disability
BACKGROUND Print Section Listen The rehabilitation of veterans and active-duty service members (ADSMs) is one of the most demanding of all rehabilitation populations. The rehabilitation of this population is a…
Oncology Rehabilitation
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The american cancer society estimates that there will be more than 15.5 million cancer survivors, 1.7 million new cancer patients, and 601,000 cancer deaths in the…
Low Vision Rehabilitation
WHAT IS LOW VISION REHABILITATION? Print Section Listen LOW VISION REHABILITATION (LVR) IS A NEW subspecialty emerged from the traditional fields of ophthalmology, optometry, occupational therapy, and sociology, with an…
Rehabilitation of the Polytrauma Patient
INTRODUCTION TO POLYTRAUMA Print Section Listen REHABILITATION OF POLYTRAUMA PATIENTS REQUIRES a thorough understanding of how these injuries occur, which is important for appropriate and timely management. Polytrauma is defined…
Ethical Considerations in Rehabilitation
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen This chapter provides an introduction to rehabilitation ethics. We begin by presenting a fictitious case study that serves to illustrate how ethical considerations can arise in…
Rehabilitation of the Burn Patient
INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen ANNUALLY, AN ESTIMATED 11 MILLION INDIVIDUALS worldwide and 400,000 in the United States experience a burn injury.1 In the past decade, the mortality rate in the…
Management of the Rehabilitation Patient with Psychiatric Disorders
OVERVIEW Print Section Listen EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS ACCOMPANY and may exacerbate many chronic diseases, and thus, almost every practitioner will at some point encounter patients with psychiatric comorbidities. This…
