Services for Rehabilitation Medicine:
1) Disability Management and Prevention of complications of Immobility
2) Medical Management of Primary Acquired Conditions including for spasticity
3) Mood issues eg Post-Stroke Depression and sleep difficulties
4) Cognitive deficits like memory loss and higher functioning loss and impact on work
5) Painful conditions after stroke and other neurological conditions
6) Falls mitigation and balance training
7) Fatigue
8) Review of reasons for slowed improvements and assistive equipments
9) Return to Work and Play including for safe driving and work conditioning
10) Advanced “Hi-tech” therapeutics to enhance present functioning including robotics
11) Permanent Impairment assessments and expert opinions
Patients who may benefit from Rehabilitation Medicine as part of their holistic care include those with:
· Neurologic
Stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, neural infections and degeneration, brain tumors, Parkinson's, muscle disease and movement disorders
· Orthopaedic
Fractures, joint-replacements, musculoskeletal injuries, amputations, back surgeries, work place and sports injuries
· Medical
Cardiac, pulmonary, arthritis and connective tissue diseases, cancer, general deconditioning, chronic pain
· Surgical
Major trauma, Amputations, general deconditioning/debility
· Older persons with functional decline and Sarcopenia, need for home based rehab interventions
Dr CHAN Kay Fei graduated from NUS in 1985 and after completing National Service and general medical rotations started specialist training in Rehabilitation Medicine in 1992.
Rehabilitation Medicine is a medical field that promotes best functional recovery and quality of life for patients with acquired disabilities from strokes, brain conditions, spinal cord injuries, bone and joint surgeries and injuries/trauma and cancer complications.
There are key Rehabilitation treatment goals at different stages of recovery from acute stages to long-term well-being in…