(rehabilitation) In medicine, a process to restore mental and/or physical abilities lost to injury or disease, in order to function in a normal or near-normal way.

(rehabilitation) Patient requires treatment to facilitate the process of recovery from injury, illness, or disease.

(rehabilitation) Research directed towards restoration or improvement of functional capability lost as a consequence of injury, disease, congenital disorder, or natural aging process; for through searching, see RTs.

(rehabilitation) Restoration of human functions to the maximum degree possible in a person or persons suffering from disease or injury.

(rehabilitation) Restoration of the ability to function in a normal or near normal manner following disease, illness, or injury.

(rehabilitation) Rehabilitation is care that can help you get back, keep, or improve abilities that you need for daily life. These abilities may be physical, mental, and/or cognitive (thinking and learning). You may have lost them because of a disease or injury, or as a side effect from a medical treatment. Rehabilitation can improve your daily life and functioning. Rehabilitation is for people who have lost abilities that they need for daily life. Some of the most common causes include Injuries and trauma, including burns, fractures (broken bones), traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injuries; Stroke; Severe infections; Major surgery; Side effects from medical treatments, such as from cancer treatments; Certain birth defects and genetic disorders; Developmental disabilities; Chronic pain, including back and neck pain. The overall goal of rehabilitation is to help you get your abilities back and regain independence. But the specific goals are different for each person. They depend on what caused the problem, whether the cause is ongoing or temporary, which abilities you lost, and how severe the problem is.

Rehabilitation aims to facilitate recovery from loss of function. Loss may be due to fracture, amputation, stroke or another neurologic disorder, arthritis, cardiac impairment, or prolonged deconditioning (eg, after some disorders and surgical procedures).