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    Rehabilitation
    • Overview of Rehabilitation
      • Setting
      • Goals
    • Occupational Therapy (OT)
      • Assistive devices
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    • Physical Therapy (PT)
      • Range-of-motion exercises
      • Muscle-strengthening exercises
      • Coordination and balance exercises
      • Ambulation exercises
      • General conditioning exercises
      • Transfer training
      • Tilt table
      • More Information
    • Treatment of Pain and Inflammation
      • Heat therapy
      • Low-level laser therapy (cold laser)
      • Cold therapy (cryotherapy)
      • Electrical stimulation
      • Traction
      • Massage
      • Acupuncture
    • Rehabilitation for Blindness
      • More Information
    • Rehabilitation After a Brain Injury
      • More Information
    • Rehabilitation for Heart Disorders
      • More Information
    • Rehabilitation After a Hip Fracture
    • Rehabilitation After Limb Amputation
      • Arm (upper-limb) amputation
      • Leg (lower-limb) amputation
      • Care of the residual limb (stump)
      • Pain
      • More Information
    • Rehabilitation for Speech Disorders
      • Aphasia
      • Dysarthria
      • Verbal apraxia
    • Rehabilitation After a Spinal Injury
      • More Information
    • Rehabilitation for Other Disorders
      • Chronic pain
      • Arthritis
      • Foot drop
      • Rehabilitation for nerve damage after a critical illness
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