OBJECTIVE Delayed admission to rehabilitation may result in poorer outcomes by reducing exposure to therapeutic interventions at a time when the brain is primed for neurological recovery. The present study examined the effects of early vs delayed admission on functional outcome and length of stay in patients admitted to a rehabilitation unit for first-ever unilateral stroke. DESIGN Retrospect...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the outcomes of early comprehensive rehabilitation protocols for traumatic brain injury (TBI) using the functional independence measure (FIM), and to study the relationship between FIM and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) variables to determine which patients will be best served by rehabilitation therapies. METHODS Fifty-one subjects with diagnosed TBI receiving treatment at a s...

BACKGROUND The aim of the present study was to explore the views of professional rugby union players during the early rehabilitation, late rehabilitation and return to play stages, following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. METHODS A qualitative dominant, mixed methodological approach was utilized with five players who had suffered an ACL injury requiring reconstructive surgery. A lon...

The origin of rehabilitation in Japan can be traced to the early 1930e, when [)r . Kenji Takagi, then Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Tokyo, urged the rnedioal profession and society in general to support the work of restoring independence to physically handicapped children . Dr. Takagi coined a new word, "Ryo-iku," taking the first part (ryo) from a Japanese word meaning m...

Rehabilitation interventions begun in the ICU show improved functional outcomes at discharge from hospital. Early mobility in the ICU and critical care rehabilitation has been found to be feasible and safe.[5] Mobilization (namely limb exercises), respiratory and peripheral muscle training, and neuromuscular electrical stimulation are also utilized by physiotherapists in the ICU to help improve...

The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with a positive outcome of vocational rehabilitation, and to identify groups that have been successfully rehabilitated in a Swedish rural area. In this study vocational rehabilitation is defined as medical multidisciplinary, psychological, social and occupational activities aiming to re-establish, among sick or injured people with p...

child with down's syndrome is an individual who is suitable and eligible to receive early intervention services. this study aimed to measure the family outcome among parents of down syndrome children, on the impact of receiving early intervention and identify the factors influencing it.a cross sectional was conducted from april 2009 until january 2010 with a total of 125 parents of children wit...