Rehabilitation Medicine

Rehabilitation medicine is a medical specialty focused on helping individuals who have lost function from a medical condition, injury, or disease to regain their physical and mental abilities. Through assessment, diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation medicine works to restore health and improve quality of life. Rehabilitation medicine can help to improve and maintain physical, mental, and social functions, decrease pain, promote healing, and support an individual’s adjustment to their injury, illness, or disability. Rehabilitation medicine can be used to help people with a wide range of conditions, such as stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, brain injury, cancer, cerebral palsy, and more. Its goal is not only to help with physical recovery but also to promote psychological and emotional wellbeing. It is an invaluable part of the healing process and can lead to better overall health and improved quality of life for many people.