Knowra Neurorehabilitation Neurorehabilitation Neurorehabilitation is a coordinated set of therapies that aims to improve function, independence, and participation after injury or disease of the nervous system.
Neuroplasticity : The nervous system's ability to change its structure or function in response to experience, learning, or injury. Repeated, task-focused practice can harness neural change during rehabilitation.
Activities of daily living : Basic self-care activities such as eating, dressing, bathing, and moving between surfaces. Independence in these activities is a common rehabilitation target.
Physical therapy : A health profession that uses movement, exercise, and physical methods to improve mobility and physical function. It commonly targets strength, balance, transfers, and walking after neurological injury.
Acute stroke treatment : Emergency interventions that limit brain injury or restore blood flow during the early phase of stroke. It treats the immediate event, while rehabilitation addresses resulting activity limitations.
Community reintegration : The process of resuming social, civic, and everyday participation in one's community after illness or injury. Successful rehabilitation includes life beyond clinical settings.
Motor learning : A relatively durable improvement in movement capability produced by practice or experience. Therapists structure practice and feedback to help patients acquire useful movements.
Functional Independence Measure : An assessment tool that rates assistance required across motor and cognitive activities. It offers a standardized way to describe functional assistance needs.
Occupational therapy : A health profession that supports participation in meaningful activities through skill training and adaptation. It helps translate recovered or adapted abilities into daily routines.
Palliative care : Care that prioritizes relief of suffering and quality of life in serious illness. Its primary aims differ from rehabilitation's emphasis on function, though both can coexist.
Caregiver burden : The physical, emotional, social, or financial strain associated with providing ongoing care. Changes in patient independence can alter the demands placed on families.
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