World Rehabilitation Day is celebrated on March 23 of each year, with the aim of raising awareness among the population about its importance. According to data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2023, it is estimated that 2.4 billion people suffer from a health condition for which rehabilitation could be beneficial.
The World Health Organization defines rehabilitation as a set of interventions aimed at improving functioning and reducing disability in people with health conditions in interacting with their environment.
From this standpoint, the international organization is implementing the “Rehabilitation 2030” initiative, through which it highlights the importance of strengthening health systems worldwide, with the aim of providing better rehabilitation services, and highlights that
An essential and crucial health service.
“Rehabilitation offers various benefits because it can reduce the effects of different health conditions, helping to facilitate recovery and encourage adaptation to context and activities, providing the necessary support, in order to achieve the best possible outcome,” says Adriana Fiorino. , Deputy Operating Director for Interdisciplinary Programs at INECO.
In line with this, the professional adds: “Performing the rehabilitation process provides patients with many tools, because it encourages their independence and participation in activities inherent in different professional roles, through
Styles that suit your needs.
For this reason, it is essential that rehabilitation plans are individualized and designed according to the characteristics of each patient and their environment, focusing on the specific condition to be treated. In addition, it is important to be able to count on the support of the department
The closest to the person, to accompany him in this process, and to society in general, which must provide opportunities for integration and coexistence.
Rehabilitation can take place at any time of life and covers different areas, with the participation of various health professionals, including: neurologists, psychiatrists, occupational and recreational therapists, speech therapists, kinesiologists, music therapists, neuropsychologists, psychotherapists, and others. . Therefore, multidisciplinary and comprehensive treatments are usually performed.
“At the same time, adequate rehabilitation at different stages of life contributes to the promotion of healthy aging. Also, if some kind of deterioration or compromise in skills appears, the rehabilitation process seeks to improve the quality of life.
“We promote patients’ independence through different stimulation activities,” says Ms. Fiorino.
In line with this, INECO has the “INECO CASA” programme, which targets people over the age of 60 who require care due to their health condition, and which offers them care and treatment in the context of their homes, with the aim of providing them with home care and enhancing their well-being. Additionally, it is a way to support their families and caregivers.
“In this way, a diagnostic plan is drawn up and, based on it, the patient’s needs are assessed and a multidisciplinary action plan is proposed that includes the participation of different fields,” explains Laura Martinez Kuhn, INECO occupational therapy graduate and INECO CASA program coordinator.
