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Rehabilitation Services Glossary

25 essential terms — because precise language is the foundation of clear thinking in Rehabilitation Services.

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Basic self-care tasks such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, transferring, and continence management.

Related:Instrumental Activities of Daily LivingFunctional Independence

Devices or tools modified or specially designed to help individuals with disabilities perform tasks more independently.

Related:Assistive TechnologyOccupational Therapy

Any device, equipment, or system used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.

Related:Adaptive EquipmentUniversal Design

A supervised program of exercise, education, and counseling for patients recovering from heart disease or cardiac events.

Related:Pulmonary RehabilitationExercise Physiology

Therapeutic interventions designed to improve cognitive functions impaired by brain injury, stroke, or neurological disease.

Related:NeuroplasticityTraumatic Brain Injury

The process of returning an individual to full participation in community activities, social roles, and daily life after illness or injury.

Related:Vocational RehabilitationPsychosocial Adjustment

The full range of rehabilitation services from acute care through community reintegration, matched to the patient's evolving needs.

Related:Inpatient Rehabilitation FacilityOutpatient Rehabilitation

Clinical decision-making that integrates the best available research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values.

Related:Outcome MeasuresClinical Guidelines

A standardized 18-item assessment tool measuring motor and cognitive function on a 7-point scale used in rehabilitation settings.

Related:Barthel IndexOutcome Measures

The WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, a biopsychosocial model for classifying health and disability.

Related:Body FunctionsActivity LimitationsParticipation Restrictions

A hospital-level rehabilitation setting where patients receive at least 3 hours of therapy per day from a multidisciplinary team.

Related:Skilled Nursing FacilityContinuum of Care

Higher-level functional tasks needed for independent community living, such as cooking, shopping, managing finances, and transportation.

Related:Activities of Daily LivingCommunity Reintegration

A group of healthcare professionals from different disciplines who collaborate to provide coordinated, comprehensive rehabilitation care.

Related:PhysiatristInterdisciplinary Care

The brain's capacity to reorganize its neural networks in response to learning, experience, or injury.

Related:Cognitive RehabilitationConstraint-Induced Movement Therapy

A health profession focused on enabling individuals to participate in meaningful daily activities through therapeutic interventions, adaptive strategies, and environmental modifications.

Related:Activities of Daily LivingAdaptive Equipment

Standardized assessment tools used to quantify patient progress, functional status, and treatment effectiveness in rehabilitation.

Related:Functional Independence MeasureBarthel Index

A physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation who leads rehabilitation teams and manages musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.

Related:Multidisciplinary TeamPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation

A health profession focused on restoring movement and function through exercise, manual therapy, modalities, and patient education.

Related:Exercise PhysiologyGait Training

The emotional, cognitive, and social adaptation process individuals undergo when living with a disability or chronic condition.

Related:Rehabilitation PsychologyCoping Strategies

A comprehensive program for patients with chronic lung diseases that includes exercise, breathing techniques, education, and psychosocial support.

Related:Cardiac RehabilitationRespiratory Therapy

A health profession focused on evaluating and treating disorders of speech, language, voice, swallowing, and cognitive communication.

Related:Cognitive RehabilitationDysphagia

The delivery of rehabilitation services using telecommunications technology such as video conferencing and remote monitoring.

Related:Assistive TechnologyDigital Health

Brain damage caused by an external mechanical force, often requiring comprehensive rehabilitation across cognitive, physical, and psychosocial domains.

Related:Cognitive RehabilitationNeuroplasticity

The design of environments, products, and systems to be usable by all people without the need for adaptation or specialized design.

Related:Assistive TechnologyAccessibility

Services that help individuals with disabilities prepare for, obtain, maintain, or return to competitive employment.

Related:Rehabilitation CounselorSupported Employment
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