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The goal of rehabilitation is to help people regain the most independent level of functioning possible. Rehabilitation also involves learning new ways to compensate for abilities that have permanently changed due to brain injury. The rehabilitation process is different for everyone and rehabilitation programs should be individualised, catering to each person's unique needs.
Follow the links below to find information on rehabilitation for brain injuries.
Reviewed September 2009
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Rehabilitation Service
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Novita Children's Services
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Information is provided about the specialist service for providing equipment for Novita clients.
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Jun 2009
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Acquired brain injury
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Injuries often occur in childhood. Some injuries to the brain may alter a child's thinking and behaviour. Health professionals and educators can help families of a child with an acquired brain injury.
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Mar 2009
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Multi-disciplinary rehabilitation for acquired brain injury in adults of working age
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Studies show that multi-disciplinary (MD) rehabilitation is beneficial to patients with brain damage from stroke. Some MD programs are also targeted to working-age adults who have brain injuries through trauma or other causes. These patients are younger...
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Apr 2008
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Fitness training for cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of long-term disability in children and young adults. Reduced fitness is a common problem after traumatic brain injury. Clinically, fitness training is used to address this problem. ...
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Jan 2008
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Traumatic brain injury: diagnosis, acute management and rehabilitation
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New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
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This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for best practice in the diagnosis, acute management and rehabilitation of children, young people and adults after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Jul 2006
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Speech and language therapy for dysarthria due to non-progressive brain damage
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Speech and language therapy treatments for people with dysarthria have not been tested in large clinical trials. Dysarthria is a speech problem which can be caused by a number of brain disorders including conditions such as stroke and head injury. Typic...
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Feb 2005
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