Rehabilitation is a client-focused approach. We strive to treat patients with the use of medical, social, educational and vocational measures to help them achieve their highest level of functioning.
Objectives of Rehabilitation:
- To deliver suitable physiotherapy treatment as early as possible
- To educate patients about their injury, their treatment plan etc
- To help one obtain and maintain a positive attitude towards injured persons
- To give professional assistance in relation to disability
- To diminish or eliminate disability as much as possible
- To rehabilitate the person with remaining physical abilities and build his/her aptitudes
PRINCIPAL OF REHABILITATION:
- Start early to obtain the best outcome
- To be monitored and controlled based on the patients needs
- To listen to the patient cautiously while taking their concerns into consideration
- Help the patient reach the highest possible level of practical activity
- Exercise and rehabilitation with the goal of completing workplace related tasks
STAGES OF PREVENTION:
1.The main level of prevention:
These measures are taken to ensure better health outcomes.
- Vaccination and immunization
- Sanitation and safe water
- Health education
- Proper nutrition
- Awareness
2. Secondary level of prevention:
The goal is to restrain the level of damage/injury once it has happened.
- Early treatment
- Effective drug therapy
- Correction of deformity
3.Tertiary level of prevention:
The goal is to prevent the injury from becoming a handicap.
- Healing procedures provided by physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists
- Exercise in self-care activities i.e. ADL’s
- Establishing technical aids i.e. orthoses and prosthesis
- Communal and professional self-confidence
- Providing schooling and appropriate job for the disabled
- Teaching for refining the approach of a family towards the patient