'iREAP' - integrated Rehabilitation and EnAblement Programme

Setting up a pulmonary rehabilitation programme.

A Rehabilitation Programme for Certified Mental Defectives

on those legally certified as feebleminded, and studies in both this and other institutions (5) show consistently that the I.Q.'s of such persons range between about 50 and about 110, with an average between 70 and 80 on such tests as the Wechsler, Stanford-Binet, Progressive Matrices, Porteous Mazes and Kohs Blocks. This I.Q. range extends much higher than might be expected by those who adopt ...

Dohsa Treatment to Improve Balance in Elderly People: An Evaluation of a Family-Based Rehabilitation Programme

Objectives: In this research we evaluate an individually family-based Dohsa exercise programme of balance in the aged people and its effect on self confidence for performing common daily tasks with less falling could be influenced by training. Methods: From a residential care center, five aged person were participated in this study. They were trained by Dohsa method for six weeks. Two types ...

Seasonality and attendance at a pulmonary rehabilitation programme.

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programmes have been shown to reduce symptoms, improve exercise tolerance and reduce readmission rates in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 2 PR has the potential to reduce the economic burden of COPD upon the NHS but, if poor attendance results in groups running at less than capacity, the cost-effectiveness of the service is markedly reduced. Understan...

An interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programme: description and evaluation of outcomes.

PURPOSE The purpose of this archival report is to describe the essential elements of an intensive 8-week interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programme (IPRP) with a cognitive-behavioural emphasis and the results that can be expected in treating patients with chronic pain conditions. METHOD This report describes a private outpatient program providing treatment services to patients with long-...