Rehabilitation principles in chronic neurological conditions in adults and children

Abstract

Rehabilitation medicine focuses on enabling people to learn how to regain optimal movement, minimize disability, and enable engagement and participation in life. In both adults and children, the aim of neurological rehabilitation programs is to achieve the maximal possible functional outcome in physical, psychological, social, and vocational domains whilst maintaining health and preventing secondary complications of disability. This is often achieved through a coordinated, inter-professional team-based approach involving medical practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals who are involved in diagnosis, patient-centered goal-setting, and treatment in both inpatient and community-ba..