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The Continuum Of Care For The Traumatic Brain Injured, Maile M.K. Collado
The Continuum Of Care For The Traumatic Brain Injured, Maile M.K. Collado
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Physical therapists play an important role in the rehabilitation and management of the traumatic brain injured (TBI) patient. Physical therapy is accomplished through therapeutic strategies, intervention techniques, and recommendations for placement and discharge. Many times P.T. services are discontinued for various reasons, two of which are loss of reimbursement or the perception that the patient no longer requires P.T. services. Many times, however, services are discontinued due to a lack of awareness of available services.
There is limited research available that follows the TBI patient along the continuum of care towards reintegration into society .. Thus, the purpose of this …