‘Locked rehabilitation’: a need for clarification

'Locked rehabilitation': a need for clarification.

Recently, the term 'locked rehabilitation' has spread from commissioning to now also clinical parlance. This is without any clear service description or category of patient which this service manages. Differences between this new term and an established definition of low secure services are examined and reasons for the introduction of this terminology are discussed. This is contextualised withi...

Catatonia : Need for Clarification

in life and beliefs should be considered at par with the functional variables. Thus how a patient judges the outcome and how the outcomes influences the health related quality of life is as important as clinician's judgement of prognosis. Hence considering a high prevalence (25%) of depression amongst the cancer patients we feel the presence of a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst alongwith the surgeo...

The need for exercise rehabilitation in Botswana.

Need for rehabilitation teamwork training in Europe.

Teamwork is the cornerstone of rehabilitation medicine. Rehabilitation workers in European countries are well educated in their own disciplines and attain appropriate professional knowledge; however, they lack educational opportunities for acquiring skills and attitudes necessary for effective teamwork, mainly communication, cooperation, and leadership. Consequently, teamwork is compromised and...

A Step-Wise Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Approach of Central Pontine and Extra Pontine Myelinosis in Locked-In Syndrome: A Case Report

Central Pontine Myelinosis (CPM) and Extra Pontine Myelinosis (EPM) are debilitating conditions, resulting from the rapid correction of hyponatremia. The outcome and prognosis of this medical condition are variable; mainly involving functional decline from neuro-musculoskeletal upset. An intensive, multidisciplinary rehabilitation has played an essential role in facilitating and hasten recovery...