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What happens during Drug Rehabilitation?

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                                       What happens during Drug Rehabilitation?  Alcoholism, drug dependence and addiction are known as substance use disorders and are complex problems. People with these drug abuse and addiction were thought to have a character defect or moral weakness and still in that belief. However, most scientists and medical researchers now considers the dependence on alcohol or drugs to be a long-term illness, like asthma, hypertension (high blood pressure), or diabetes. Substance use disorder is an illness that can affect anyone. Nobody knows the exact causes of it, but the chance of developing a substance use disorder depends partly on the genetics – biological traits passed down through the families. A person’s environment, psychological traits, and stress level also plays a major roles by contributing to the use of alcohol or drugs. The several substance abuse rehabilitation treatments are : Detoxification : Detoxification is the initial stage of t

Why Rehab needed after traumatic brain injury?

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Why Rehab needed after traumatic brain injury? Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden injury causes damage to the brain. A "closed head injury" causes the brain to damage if something hits your head hard but doesn’t break through the skull. A "penetrating head injury" occurs when an object breaks through the skull and enters brain. Rehabilitation plays a key role in recovering the person with TBI. Rehab can take many forms depending on your needs, and might include physical, occupational , and speech therapy, as well as psychiatric care and the social support. All of these are designed to help the patient to recover from the effects of injury as much as possible. Rehab may help: ·     Improve your ability to function at home and in your community ·     Helps to treat the mental and physical problems caused by Traumatic brain injury ·     Provides social and emotional support ·      Helps you to adapt the changes as they occur during your recover

Who may need Rehabilitation after Covid 19?

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  COVID-19 can affect the body in several ways . About 81% of people experiences mild to moderate illness and will recover without treatment, 14% develop severe symptoms that can last several weeks or months. Whereas some people go on to develop “long COVID,” which occurs when COVID-19 symptoms linger for many weeks or months after acquiring the initial infection which people refer to this group as “long haulers.” These “Long Haulers” or who have long COVID, may require rehabilitation to manage the after effects of this Viral infection. According to World Health Organization the patents include:   lung damage   heart damage or inflammation, such as myocarditis or pericarditis   cognitive impairments that affect memory or concentration   conditions that affect the blood vessels, such as clotting   lasting effects from complications, such as heart attacks, stroke, or pulmonary embolism   anxiety, depression, or trauma   muscle or joint pain   chronic fatigue The fo

YOGA’S ROLE IN REHABILITATION

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YOGA’S ROLE IN REHABILITATION Physical therapists have the advanced education and training in human anatomy, human physiology, and the movement sciences. They are uniquely qualified to assess and identifies deviations from the normal movement and changes in the physical performance which are developed as a result of an illness.   The underlying causes of movement dysfunction are vast and involve an interruption of the delicate interaction between the musculoskeletal, neurological , and cardio-respiratory systems of the body. Yoga is totally different from the conventional medicine in its approach to the injury. Rather than an attempt to isolate the cause of injury to a single factor and to correct it using a specific cure. Yoga aims to treat the injury by working with the body’s natural healing systems and also improves health on all the levels. Asanas, or the yoga movements, relaxing and strengthening of muscles and massages all the internal organs; pranayama, or focused breathing