Rehabilitation challenges in multiple sclerosis
| Autor: | George Kim Bigley, Jack Burks, Harry Haydon Hill |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Weakness
medicine.medical_specialty Rehabilitation Activities of daily living Social work business.industry medicine.medical_treatment media_common.quotation_subject Disease rehabilitation Multiple sclerosis Patient safety Mood Feeling Review: Management Updates medicine Physical therapy Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology |
| ISSN: | 1998-3549 0972-2327 |
| Popis: | While current immunomodulating drugs aim to reduce multiple sclerosis (MS) exacerbations and slow disease progression, rehabilitation aims to improve and maintain the functional abilities of patients in the face of disease progression. An increasing number of journal articles are describing the value of the many rehabilitation interventions that can be used throughout the course of the disease, from the initial symptoms to the advanced stages. An integrated team of healthcare professionals is necessary to address a myriad of problems to reduce impairments, disabilities, and handicaps. The problems may be related to fatigue, weakness, spasticity, mobility, balance, pain, cognition, mood, relationships, bowel, bladder, sexual function, swallowing, speech, transportation, employment, recreation, and activities of daily living (ADL) such as dressing, eating, bathing, and household chores. The team can help prevent complications and secondary disabilities, while increasing patient safety. Improving neurologically related function, maintaining good relationships, and feeling productive and creative adds enormously to the quality of life of people with MS and their families. Rehabilitation is more than an 'extra' service that is given after medical therapies; it is an integral part of the management of the diverse set of problems encountered throughout the course of the disease. An interdisciplinary team may have many members, including physicians, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, psychotherapists, social workers, recreational therapists, vocational rehabilitation therapists, patients, families, and other caregivers. |
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