Rehabilitation
From Freepedia
Rehabilitation is the restoration of lost capabilities, or the treatment aimed at producing it.
- As to Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and concussions, see Rehabilitation (neuropsychology)
- As to addictions, see Substance-abuse rehabilitation
- As to recovery of musculoskeletal function, particularly in regard to recovery from joint, tendon, or ligament repair, see Physical therapy
- As to criminal behavior, see Rehabilitation (penology)
- As to damaged and deteriorated residences, see Rehabilitation (housing); see land rehabilitation; see also Renovation (housing)
- political rehabilitation is the process by which politicians or political party members who have fallen into disgrace are restored to public life.
- Rehabilitation (Soviet), a "false friend" often used to translate the Russian word "reabilitatsiya" as applied, e.g., to victims of Soviet repressisons. The actual meaning is "exoneration" or "exculpation".
- Rehabilitation (Medical Impairment), such as after an accident, or as part of the normal ageing/ development cycles of the human body.
- Rehabilitation (Social Impairment), such as the treatment of PTSD, or other psychologically related disorders.
- Rehabilitation (Wildlife), healing injured wildlife so the animals may be returned to their natural habitat. Also refers to teaching captive-bred wildlife to survive in their natural habitat so they may be returned there.
