“…"Occupation" in rehabilitation includes self-care, productivity, and leisure, all important for good health (4). Studies from East, South, and Southeast Asian developing countries (5,6) have identified that LLA usually impacts those in lower socio-economic groups, the young, and primary family earners, who experience difficulty returning to occupation (RTO), resulting in socio-economic stress for whole families (7)(8)(9). Despite the availability of acute care, identified gaps in this region include a lack of continuity of care between acute and rehabilitation services, as well as insufficient services and multidisciplinary professional teams to support RTO and community reintegration (7,10).…”