The established rehabilitation guide-lines for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programmes advocate a multidisciplinary approach to the delivery of rehabilitation [ 86- 89].
This clinical entity responds well to initial rest, then progressive and careful rehabilitation guided by pain response.
The Dictionary of Occupational Titles DOTT) is used in vocational rehabilitation to guide decisions about the ability of a person with activity limitations to perform activities at work.
In order to measure the response to rehabilitation and guide progression, suitable outcome measures, such as VISA scores or functional tests should be used frequently throughout the process.
We adopted the definition of the Brain Injury Interdisciplinary Special Interest Group (BI-ISIG) of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine for cognitive rehabilitation to guide our search.
Muscle wasting and weakness although related are not directly comparable, however, the ability to predict the development of muscle wasting prior to its development, or before the patient can be assessed for weakness would enable clinicians to predict prognosis, direct early rehabilitation and guide management, which may in the future include anabolic drugs [ 7].
After surgery the protocol-based rehabilitation program, guided by a physiotherapist, will be equal in both groups.
Ultimately, as with any rehabilitative intervention, specific 'pre-injury' parameters of each individual are beneficial to appropriately guide rehabilitation and conditioning programmes.
This IBI should allow to identify the most vulnerable sites and eventually guide rehabilitation efforts.
We use the data on cochlear and neural health to guide rehabilitation strategies.
Conclusions: Understanding pain associated with physical disability can help guide rehabilitation practitioners in their pain assessments, interventions, and related research.
