Rehabilitation: A set of measures that assist individuals who experience, or are likely to experience, disability to achieve and maintain optimal functioning in interaction with their environments. A distinction is sometimes made between habilitation, which aims to help those who acquire disabilities congenitally or early in life to develop maximal functioning; and rehabilitation, where those who have experienced a loss in function are assisted to regain maximal functioning.
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is an essential part of care and is integral to achieving universal health coverage. Access to services is vital for people with a wide range of health conditions or injuries, throughout all stages of the life span, and during the phases of acute, sub-acute, and long-term health care.World Physiotherapy encourages the development of rehabilitation services to address individual and populations' needs.
