Rehabilitation

Michael Watts; Paul Finucane

doi:10.1002/9781119952930.ch114

Rehabilitation

Michael Watts
, Paul Finucane

Retired Staff

University of Limerick

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Abstract

This chapter outlines the principles and process or rehabilitation for elderly people. It discusses the need for an inter-disciplinary team approach, comprehensive assessment, goal setting and program evaluation. It also discusses some of the major rehabilitation challenges faced by elderly people with chronic cardiac, respiratory and musculo-skeletal and neurological disorders and for those following a lower limb amputation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Pathy's Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine
Subtitle of host publication	Fifth Edition
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons
Pages	1395-1411
Number of pages	17
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	9780470683934
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119952930.ch114
Publication status	Published - 12 Mar 2012

Keywords

Activity restriction
Amputee rehabilitation
Assessment
Cardiac rehabilitation
Impairment
Musculo-skeletal rehabilitation
Participation restriction
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Rehabilitation

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