Rehabilitation

How it is used

Physiotherapists plan and lead rehabilitation together with doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and others. It is often shortened to rehab, both in speech and in names such as 'rehab ward' or 'stroke rehab'. Patients are said to 'do their rehab'.

Example sentences

1. He's doing well with his rehabilitation and can now climb the stairs on his own.

2. Stroke rehabilitation starts on the ward as soon as the patient is medically stable.

Common collocations

• stroke rehabilitation
• post-operative rehabilitation
• rehabilitation programme
• rehabilitation team
• inpatient rehabilitation

Related terms

• physiotherapyA health profession that treats injury, illness and disability with movement, exercise, hands-on techniques and advice, to help people move and function as well as possible.
• treatment planThe agreed set of treatments, goals and timescales for a patient, based on the findings of the assessment.
• SMART goalsTreatment goals written to be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound, so that progress can be checked clearly.
• dischargeThe end of a patient's care, when they leave hospital or finish a course of physiotherapy because their goals are met or treatment is no longer needed.
• activities of daily livingThe basic everyday tasks people do to look after themselves, such as washing, dressing, eating, using the toilet and moving around the home.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• rehabilitation · Medicine
• rehabilitation · Criminal Law & Justice

More terms: Rehabilitation Planning and Records

• physiotherapist
• referral
• SOAP notes