3rd World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Conference

SPEECH STAMMERING : A Disorder where a person repeats or prolongs words, syllables, or phrases is referred as speech stammering or stuttering. Stammering is more prone to boys than girls. In the case of adults, 1% is affected. There is no definitive cause for stuttering and people are affected by stammering when a close relative is affected. There may be other causes for stuttering such as Developmental stuttering- Early stages of speech development when speech proficiency is undeveloped. Symptom gets fewer as the child grows. Neurogenic stuttering- occurs when there is improper working of speech nerves. This affects both children and adults and caused by ·          Stroke ·          Head trauma ·          Ischemic attacks – Blood flow to brain gets temporarily congested ·          Tumours ·   ...

Heart Failure: Heart Failure is a disability where the heart is unable to pump the required blood supply to the body, disrupting all the major functions the body carries out. The disability can either be the heart’s inability to pump blood or the stiffening of muscles which effectively reduces the flow of blood. Heart failure can affect either side or the whole heart and can last longer or a short term condition. An individual is diagnosed to have heart failure when they exhibit the following symptoms: ·          Excessive fatigue ·          Sudden weight gain ·          Appetite loss ·          Persistent coughs ·          Irregular pulse ·          Heart palpitations ·          A...

Vocational Rehabilitation refers to any programs that seek to return disabled persons to their physical, mental, social, vocational, and economic capability. vocational rehabilitation is a  workers' compensation  benefit, which involves programs intended to help workers who have become physically or mentally disabled and who can no longer hold the same jobs they had prior to their disabilities. Vocational Rehabilitation Benefits: ·          Help the disabled in getting training for new occupations ·          Helps in locating jobs ·          Helps in retaining jobs ·          Helps in building permanent careers Types of Vocational Rehabilitation Services: ·          Job Analysis and Transferable Skills Analysis ·       ...

Vision Rehabilitation  includes specialized services that can restore the vision after vision loss, the same as physical therapy restores function after a stroke or other injuries. Vision rehabilitation therapy allows people to live independently and maintain their accustomed quality of life who have recently lost vision, are blind or have low vision to continue. Vision Rehabilitation Specialists: ·          Low Vision Therapists ·          Vision Rehabilitation Therapists ·          Orientation and Mobility Specialists Symptoms of low vision: ·          Blurry vision ·          Central field loss ·          Contrast loss and glare problems ·          Multiple field loss · ...

The treatment of mental health disorders usually comprises two aspects: the actual treatment itself, and rehabilitation. Treatment emphases on reducing the symptoms of an illness that are present in the patient. In the case of a person with fever, the goal of treatment is to bring down the body temperature. Types of treatment: ·          Medication ·          Therapy ·          Counseling ·          Hospitalization ·          Brain Stimulation Treatments ·          Psychiatric Rehabilitation Psychiatric rehabilitation is a part of the treatment that emphases on helping the person get back to an ideal level of functioning and to reach their life goals which are brought by providing medical, psychological and social input. There ...

On International Women’s Day know how to get rid of pelvic pain during pregnancy and birth process. The specialty of some occupational therapists in women’s health looks like a natural development. Occupational therapists are concerned with how our daily activities affect our health. This focus has led some OTs to concentrate on therapeutic techniques that exactly address some of the health challenges that women face. Occupational rehabilitation is the practices of returning injured workers to a level of work activity. Urinary Incontinence/Pelvic Pain/Pelvic Health: There are many types of urinary incontinence – a common reason of all of the types are a weakness of the pelvic floor. An OT studying in pelvic floor therapy can help you isolate and then strengthen the weakened muscles. Along with exercise, an OT can take a holistic look at your life from nutrition to your posture and how these influences your pelvic health. Another sign of a pelvic floor disorder...