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#Rehabilitation is a set of interventions needed for those who experience or are likely to experience limitations in everyday functioning due to ageing or a health condition, incl chronic diseases or disorders, injuries or traumas bit.ly/2xC1qrG

#Rehabilitation optimizes our functioning: it is essential for many health conditions and should be accessible to people in any setting and through a variety of health programmes bit.ly/2xC1qrG #Rehab2030

#Rehabilitation supports you to move, function, feel or deal with pain - it can benefit your:
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#Rehabilitation can support your:
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Rehabilitation offers techniques, tools and strategies to overcome difficulties with attention, memory, mental health, problem solving, speech and many other cognitive skills bit.ly/2xC1qrG #Rehab2030

#Rehabilitation is not a service only for people with physical impairments or a specific disability.
Rehabilitation can reduce the impact of a broad range of health conditions, such as acute or chronic diseases and disorders, injuries or trauma bit.ly/2xC1qrG #Rehab2030

#Rehabilitation also enables individuals to participate in education and gainful employment, remain independent at home and minimize the need for financial or caregiver support bit.ly/2xC1qrG

#Rehabilitation is an investment, with cost benefits for both the individuals and society. It can help to avoid costly hospitalization, reduce hospital length of stay, and prevent re-admissions bit.ly/2xC1qrG #Rehab2030

#Rehabilitation complements other medical and surgical interventions to achieve the best possible outcome for healthy functioning in everyday life bit.ly/2xC1qrG #Rehab2030

There are a broad range of health professionals who provide #rehabilitation, incl physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, orthotic and prosthetic technicians and physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians bit.ly/2xC1qrG #Rehab2030

In some countries more than 50% of people who require #rehabilitation services do not receive them bit.ly/2xC1qrG #Rehab2030

In many low- and middle-income countries, there is a lack of trained professionals to provide #rehabilitation services, with less than 10 skilled practitioners per 1 million population bit.ly/2xC1qrG #Rehab2030