For Rehabilitation we have terms and definitions in 15 topics. The topics are Addiction, Fish, Health, Health Care, Legal, Legal, Mesothelioma, Medical, Multiple Sclerosis, Pavement, Physical Therapy, Pituitary, Political, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Problem Teenagers and Senior Housing.

Rehabilitation (Addiction)

The restoration of an optimum state of health by medical, psychological and social means, including peer group support, for an alcoholic/addict, a family member or a significant other.

Rehabilitation (Fish)

Short-term management techniques that restore fish stocks decimated or destroyed by natural or man-made events.

Rehabilitation (Health)

The process of helping a person achieve the highest level of function, independence, and quality of life possible. From the Latin "habilitas," which means "to make able."

Rehabilitation (Health Care)

To restore health following an accident, injury or illness.
Acute Rehabilitation: Early rehabilitation phase as soon as medically stable. Primary emphasis is to provide intensive physical and cognitive restorative services in the early months following injury. Typical stay 3-4 months (short term). Based in medical facility.
Sub-Acute Rehabilitation: Post-acute phase of rehabilitation. Capacity to treat for 6-24 months. Need not be hospital based. Stay based on demonstrated improvement.
Transitional Rehabilitation: To prepare for community re-entry. Non-medically based. Emphasis on functional skills for maximum independence. May be in group home or part of a continuum of rehabilitation center. Typical stay 4-8 months. Greater focus on compensation vs. restoration.
Long Term Rehabilitation Program: May be called Extended Rehabilitation. Have full range of rehabilitation services available. Frequently after initial year of rehabilitation when progress is slower. Generally not permanent placement. May be facility or community based.
Rehabilitative (restorative) Care: Skilled care provided by a trained medical person (physical therapist, R.M., speech therapist).

Rehabilitation (Legal)

The process of helping an individual who has broken the law to learn more acceptable ways of behaving.

Rehabilitation (Legal, Mesothelioma)

Activities to help a person adjust, heal, and return to a full, productive life after injury or illness. This may involve physical restoration (such as the use of prostheses, exercises, and physical therapy), counseling, and emotional support.

Rehabilitation (Medical)

Treatment for an injury or illness aimed at restoring physical abilities

Rehabilitation (Multiple Sclerosis)

Rehabilitation in MS involves the intermittent or ongoing use of multidisciplinary strategies (e.g., physiatry, physical terapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy) to promote functional independence, prevent unnecessary complications, and enhance overall quality of life. It is an active process directed toward helping the person recover and/or maintain the highest possible level of functioning and realize his or her optimal physical, mental, and social potential given any limitations that exist. Rehabilitation is also an interactive, ongoing process of education and enablement in which people with MS and their care partners are active participants rather than passive recipients.

Rehabilitation (Pavement)

The process of repairing or modifying a structure to a desired useful condition. See also Preservation, Repair, and Restoration.

Rehabilitation (Physical Therapy)

The process of helping a person achieve the highest level of function, independence, and quality of life possible. From the Latin "habilitas," which means to make able.

Rehabilitation (Pituitary)

The return of function after illness or injury, often with the assistance of specialized medical professionals.

Rehabilitation (Political)

The act of rehabilitating or state of being rehabilitated. Rehabilitation is one stated purposes of the U.S. prison system, which is why in most states the system is run by a department called the Department of Corrections. The tension between the need to punish and the need to rehabilitate has always been present in the prison system, and the balance fluctuates from time to time. Currently, because of public fear of crime, there is a swing toward the idea of punishment and retribution (in 1995, for example, the state of Alabama restored chain gangs), and against rehabilitation through programs such as jobs and education. This is in spite of several studies which show that the availability of educational programs reduces the recidivism rate.

Rehabilitation (Prader-Willi Syndrome)

A dynamic process of continuing evaluation of disabled individuals in order to meet their need and develop realistic methods of coping. This "process" acknowledges that one individual may have more than just one problem to confront and that the individual's ability to function cannot be separated from environmental concerns.

Rehabilitation (Problem Teenagers)

To restore to good health or useful life, as through therapy and education

Rehabilitation (Senior Housing)

Therapeutic care for persons requiring intensive physical, occupational, or speech therapy.

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