Physical Therapy Rehabilitation after Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an important public health problem and leading cause of injury death and disability in worldwide. The heterogeneity of this condition leads to a high degree of variety in the manifestation of clinical symptoms and makes the treatment of the accident victims particularly challenging. Because of this, the physiotherapist plays a central role in leading, coordinating and providing a continuum of care and services over the course of the patient's recovery. However, there are no major differences between the various methods of treatment and all of them improve the patients' functional status. Furthermore, evidence suggests that community integration should be the primary goal of rehabilitation for people after a TBI. However, very little is known about how variations on the individual characteristics (family support, education, quality and availability of community services, financial condition) may also influence the community integration.