EDITORIAL

Authors

  • Syed Abid Mehdi Kazmi Ziauddin Hospital,

Abstract

through excellence in teaching, research, and public service. The institution focuses on developing competence, personal
fulfillment and leadership in the students towards their professions. The purpose behind the establishment of this university is
also to provide Community-Based-Education (CBE) in order to enhance health education and the promotion of healthy
lifestyles in populations from all socio-economic stratums of Pakistan. The university encourages research based projects and
practices relevant to national and community needs. Alongside Medicine, Dentistry and others, Rehabilitation Sciences has
emerged as an essential component in the field of health sciences.
Rehabilitation sciences aim to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life of not only those with physical impairments
or disabilities but also deals with the concepts of health and wellness. The rehabilitation team consists of number of
professionals including Physicians, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist and many
others who contribute in the preparation and implementation of treatment plan. Unfortunately, in Pakistan these professionals
are mostly working independently or the team work is in a very primitive stage. At the same time, some individuals and organizations
are trying to establish this field to improve the functionality of patients and reduce their sufferings by providing the best
possible treatment.
Physical Therapists play an essential role in virtually every condition that rehabilitation medicine addresses. The goal of physiotherapy
is to improve mobility, restore functional movement, increase independence, relieve pain, and minimize limitations
due to permanent disabilities. Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists are also significant members of the Rehabilitation
team. They are trained to investigate and treat abnormal manifestations of communication and swallowing disorders, for
whatever cause, in children and adults. Speech- Language Pathologists collaborate with other health care profess

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Published

2020-12-07

How to Cite

Syed Abid Mehdi Kazmi. (2020). EDITORIAL. Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation, 1(1), 1. Retrieved from http://ojs.zu.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/pjr/article/view/861

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2012): PJR Vol 1 Issue 1 (Jan-Jun)

Section

Editorial

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