Western Medical Rehabilitation through Time: A Historical and Epistemological Review
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Medical rehabilitation is the process targeted to promote and facilitate the recovery from physical damage, psychological and mental disorders, and clinical disease.
The history of medical rehabilitation is closely linked to the history of disability.
In the ancient western world disabled subjects were excluded from social life.
In ancient Greece disability was surmounted only by means of its complete removal, and given that disease was considered a punishment attributed by divinities to human beings because of their faults and sins, only a full physical, mental, and moral recovery could reinsert disabled subjects back in the society of “normal” people.
In the Renaissance period, instead, general ideas functional for the prevention of diseases and the maintaining of health became increasingly technical notions, specifically targeted to rehabilitate disabled individuals.
The history of medical rehabilitation is a fascinating journey through time, providing insights into many different branches of medicine.
When modern rehabilitation emerges, around the middle of the twentieth century, it derives from a combination of management approaches focusing on the orthopaedic and biomechanical understanding of patterns of movement, on the mastering of neuropsychological mechanisms, and on the awareness of the social-occupational dimension of everyday reality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Conti, Andrea A.. 2014. Western Medical Rehabilitation through Time: A Historical and Epistemological Review. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049613
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Conti, Andrea A.. Western Medical Rehabilitation through Time: A Historical and Epistemological Review. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049613
American Medical Association (AMA)
Conti, Andrea A.. Western Medical Rehabilitation through Time: A Historical and Epistemological Review. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049613
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049613