Rehabilitation on Geriatric Rheumatology

Elders are the most representative installment among the universe ofdefi ciency bearer persons. Advanced age contributes for the advent ofdefi ciencies in general. Rehabilitation of elderly patients is imperativefor quality of life of the patient and for the society. Rehabilitation isable to help ba...

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Published in:	Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil) Vol. 6; no. S1; pp. S183 - S189
Main Authors:	Cristiane Isabela de Almeida, Marcelo Saad, Mario Sergio Rossi Vieira
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 01-03-2008
Subjects:	Aged Quality of life Rehabilitation Rheumatic diseases
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Summary:	Elders are the most representative installment among the universe ofdefi ciency bearer persons. Advanced age contributes for the advent ofdefi ciencies in general. Rehabilitation of elderly patients is imperativefor quality of life of the patient and for the society. Rehabilitation isable to help basically in four fronts: prevention of wounds, minimize,revert and adaptation to sequels. The elder is always prone to receivebenefi ts from rehabilitation. However, he tends to react more slowlyto the rehabilitative interventions. The objective of Physical Medicineand Rehabilitation is to insert independence and quality in the lifewhose duration was prolonged by the advancements of science.The success of Rehabilitation depends on many variables, including:the nature and severity of the illness or wound, kind and severity ofremaining incapacities, global health of the patient and support of thefamily. In this article, the main characteristics of the rehabilitation inGeriatric Rheumatology are described.
ISSN:	1679-4508