Concepts and Models of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Services

From a health perspective, rehabilitation can be regarded as a general health strategy with the aim of enabling persons with health conditions experiencing or likely to experience disability to achieve and maintain optimal functioning. Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) is a medical specialty with a holistic approach of patients and deals with the consequences of a health condition, not only at the level of impairments (structure and function) but also of activity limitations and participation restrictions. As described in the framework of the International classification of Function, Disability and Heal…