Rehabilitation defined

Introduction Rehabilitation Concepts Appropriate Technology The Future of Engineering in Rehabilitation Defining Terms References Further Information... 

Das, V. (1996) Dislocation and Rehabilitation Defining a Field. Economic and Political Weekly 1(24) 1509-14. 

An environmental site characterization comprises the set of investigations which form the basis for a solid knowledge of the site. This is turn constitutes the necessary foundation for the decision-making process leading to a feasible and sustainable environmental rehabilitation of the site. The results of such work must include a characterization of the site subsurface, and an assessment of the presence and dynamics of any contamination in order to define the best approach for impact containment and site remediation. 

This article addresses the above listed problems and related issues, offers recommendations for their rational solution. Namely, it has been defined that the main priorities of transit countries in the South Caucasus region in a foreseeable future are diversification of imported fuel supply, enhanced use of local energy sources, improved self-sufficiency by rehabilitation/renovation of existing electricity and gas supply chains, and the planning of strategic reserves combining water, liquid fuel and gas. 

There is less controversy in recent years about whether or not marijuana is addicting. If addiction is defined by compulsive, repeated use in spite of adverse circumstances, marijuana is addictive. An estimated 100,000 Americans turn to rehabilitation centers each year for help in overcoming marijuana habits.,—... 

The Australian study (73) randomly assigned 77 patients with ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest to hypothermia (33°C) or normothermia. Patients were cooled within 2 h after return to spontaneous circulation and maintained at that temperature for 12 h. Forty-nine percent (21/43) of the hypothermia-treated patients had a good outcome, defined as di scharged home or to a rehabilitation facility compared with 26% (9/34) of the normothermia group (p = 0.046). There was no difference in the frequency of adverse effects between groups. 

Homberg explored the issue of chemical composition systematically in a series of Essais de chimie presented to the Academy between 1702 and 1709. His approach combined various traditions then known and defies simple characterization. On the one hand, he sought to rehabilitate the doctrine of five principles, by separating them out in actual analysis with the burning glass, a new and more powerful furnace. He thus defined... 

Rehabilitation technology (or assistive technology) narrowly defined is the selection, design, or manufacture of augmentative or assistive devices that are appropriate for the individual with a disability. Such devices are selected based on the specific disability, the function to be augmented or restored, the user s wishes, the clinician s preferences, cost, and the environment in which the device will be used. 

Overall, the greatest limitation with most endurance-related approaches is that the measures obtained cannot be used to perform task-related assessments. In a workplace assessment, for example, one can determine how long a specific task (defined by the conditions of load, range, and speed) needs to be performed. Endurance-related metrics can be used to reflect changes over time in a subjecfs available endurance capacity however, endurance-related metrics cannot be compared to the demands of the task. Task demands are measured in time or repetitions (e.g., 10 h) with a given rate (e.g., 1/0.5 h) from which total time (e.g., 5 h) can be calculated. A true endurance measure (vs. an endurance-related measure) can serve both purposes. Time reflects changes in endurance as the result of disease, disuse, training, or rehabilitation and also can be Hnked to task demands. 

The assessment of function across various dimensions of performance (i.e., strength, speed, endurance, and coordination) has provided the basis for a rational approach to clinical assessment, rehabilitation strategies, and determination of return-to-work potential for injured employees (Kondraske, 1990). To understand the complex problem of trunk performance evaluation of LBP patients, the terminology of muscle exertion must first be defined. However, it should be noted that several excellent reviews on trunk muscle function have been carried out (Andersson, 1991 Beimborn and Morrissey, 1988 Newton and Waddell, 1993 Pope, 1992). I do not intend to reproduce this extensive literature here because my motive is to provide a critical analysis that will lead the reader toward an understanding of the future of... 

One definition of the word rehabilitate is to restore to proper condition . To repair is defined as to replace or refix parts, compensating for loss or exhaustion . These definitions are worth bearing in mind. If we want to rehabilitate a structure we want to restore it, not necessarily to its original... 

We have seen that the selection of a suitable rehabilitation can be based on technical considerations and cost (preferably whole life costing rather than just initial installation cost). The technically unacceptable can be excluded and a short list of suitable rehabilitations can be drawn up. Life cycle cost analysis techniques have been used to calculate the optimum time and the optimum repair on bridges but are based on a number of assumptions and estimates, including cost estimates for different repair strategies. A direct comparison of quotations for a given structure is probably the best present state of the art although it is important to accurately define the corrosion conditions so that accurate bills of quantities can be drawn up. 

No attempt was made to define an end of service Ufe as this was used as part of a life-cycle cost analysis study where repair or rehabilitation was conducted according to the minimum cost criterion. It was suggested that the condition index should never exceed 45%. 

Feil-Seifer, D., Mataric, M.J. Defining socially assistive robotics. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, pp 465-468 (2005) Lobo-Prat, J., Kooren, P.N., Stienen, A.H.A., Herder, J.L., Koopman, B.F.J.M., Veltink, P.H. Non-invasive control interfaces for intention detection in active movement-assistive devices. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation 11, 168 (2014) http //www.besticinc.com/home/... 

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