Rehabilitation with special reference to stroke

Abstract

Rehabilitation of the stroke patient is a neglected subject in most medical schools. All too often the patient is regarded as an embarrassment for whom the doctor can do nothing, and the field is left open to the various remedial therapists to do the best they can. This is a sad state of affairs, since even if hard scientific evidence showing an advantage to the patient treated by a team skilled in stroke rehabilitation is hard to come by, there is little doubt that the enthusiasm and morale of such teams tend to be high. Many stroke patients have benefited from the work of teams skilled in rehabilitation.