Principles of Rehabilitation: Occupational and Physical Therapy

The theoretical and scientific foundation of the rehabilitative field supports the acquisition, restoration, maintenance, and promotion of optimal physical function for individuals with movement challenges. Focused rehabilitation is on the quantitative and qualitative aspects of a person’s daily living activities, not on identifying a person’s disability. Outcome measures provide an objective gauge of activities and participation within the client’s environment. Rehabilitative goals, developed with the client and caregivers, support enhancing a person’s function, ability, and performance quality in order to obtain maximal opportunity for participation within an individual’s community. Intervention approaches include manual therapies directed at increasing strength, coordination, and endurance, as well as the individualized use of adaptive or assistive equipment.

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  1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Amber Newell
  2. Shriners Hospital for Children, Greenville, Greenville, SC, USA Suzanne Cherry
  3. Department of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Michaela Fraser
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