Abstract
Medical rehabilitation, in general, aims at improving function, activity, and participation of the patients rather than curing the disease. A widely accepted model of rehabilitation is provided by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) by the World Health Organization. Accordingly, the principle of rehabilitation of neuromuscular disorders is to improve function, which may be impaired due to motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction, pain, as well as tendon, muscle, and joint contractures. The interventions depend on the clinical picture, the course of disease, and, furthermore, the activity and participation as demanded by the patients. Therefore, rehabilitation always aims at enabling the patient to lead a self-determined and independent life as good as possible. The knowledge of underlying pathology and the course of disease are very important to design a proper rehabilitation program for the patient.
Keywords
- Resistance Training
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
- Neuromuscular Disorder
- Inclusion Body Myositis
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Paternostro-Sluga, T., Quittan, M. (2014). Principles of Nerve and Muscle Rehabilitation. In: Atlas of Neuromuscular Diseases. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1605-0_3
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