Rehabilitation Medicine Glossary

Multidisciplinary meeting focused on coordinating patient transition from rehabilitation facility to community or next l...

Rehabilitation technique involving simultaneous performance of cognitive and motor tasks to improve functional performan...

A motor speech disorder resulting from neurological damage affecting speech muscle control.

Impaired ability to perform rapid alternating movements, typically indicating cerebellar dysfunction in neurological ass...

Involuntary, abnormal movements that can interfere with normal motor function and rehabilitation goals.

Inability to control the distance, speed, and range of motion during voluntary muscle movements.

Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing food or liquids due to neurological or structural impairment.

Clinical assessment of swallowing function to identify swallowing disorders and aspiration risk.

Impaired ability to plan, sequence, and execute coordinated movements despite intact motor function.

Diagnostic tests including electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction studies used to evaluate neuromuscular disorders.

Electromyography testing that measures electrical activity in muscles to diagnose neuromuscular conditions.

Functional Electrical Stimulation - therapeutic use of electrical current to activate paralyzed muscles.

An 18-item assessment tool measuring disability and burden of care in rehabilitation settings.

Complete loss of muscle tone resulting in limp, floppy muscles with absent reflexes, typically seen in lower motor neuro...

Therapeutic technique using electrical stimulation to activate paralyzed or weak muscles for functional movement.

Standardized assessment tool measuring disability severity and rehabilitation progress across motor and cognitive domain...

The ability to move around in one's environment to accomplish daily activities and participate in life situations.

Therapeutic intervention to improve walking patterns, balance, and mobility following injury or neurological impairment.

Standardized neurological assessment tool measuring consciousness level in patients with brain injury.

Weakness affecting one side of the body, commonly seen in stroke rehabilitation patients.

Complete paralysis of one side of the body, typically resulting from brain injury or stroke.

Abnormal formation of bone and cartilage in soft tissues, commonly seen after traumatic brain injury or spinal cord inju...

Visual field defect affecting the same side of both eyes, commonly resulting from stroke affecting the visual pathways.

Exaggerated deep tendon reflexes indicating upper motor neuron damage or spinal cord injury above the reflex level.