The purpose of rehabilitation is to help you to live as independently as possible, especially in a case where you require new arrangements after an injury or illness. Through a carefully designed programme and coordination of care, rehabilitation can help you regain your functional abilities at your own pace. A successful rehabilitation experience, is one wherein you may need to relearn some old skills while also learning some new skills.

The objective and goal of independence in rehabilitation is for you to independently execute activities of daily living (ADL), whether it be, eating, dressing, bathing, being mobile, etc. The purpose of rehabilitation is to reduce the limitations you may experience with certain activities. For example, physiotherapy aids in improving your balance and muscle strength to help you walk better on your own.

In rehabilitation, an outcome refers to certain scores which indicate a patient’s level of progress and independence. Case in point, it will be based on your independence to walk, your level of required assistance and the condition of your pain or swelling. Through consistently and objectively measuring these outcomes before, during and after a course of treatment, you are assured of your improvement.

Each programme is carefully designed to attend to your individual medical condition, level of care dependency, intensity of therapy, length of stay, and the physical environment. Inpatient rehabilitation is delivered in a specialist hospital with 24-hour medical care and a full range of rehabilitation services provided by a multi-disciplinary team. However, Outpatient rehabilitation is suitable if you hold the capability to travel to the facility for therapy.

Your rehabilitation team comprises several different professionals, depending on your needs and the unique programme designed that best fit your individual needs. Each team is led by specialists, who convene weekly to review and monitor your progress. Learn more about the rehabilitation team here.

Your first point of treatment often begins with acute medical care provided within an acute/general hospital with the aim to stabilise your medical condition. Therapy rehabilitation begins once you are stable in condition. Rehabilitation aids in reducing the effects of problems following the injury or illness. This process is one that takes time, patience, motivation and hard work. Learn more about rehabilitation journey here.

ReGen Rehab Hospital is the first private rehabilitation specialist hospital in Malaysia. We provide inpatient, outpatient, day rehabilitation and home rehabilitation services. Our rehabilitation programmes are desiged with the common theme of assessing individual needs of patients and developing a specific goal-oriented outcomes as part of a comprehensive treatment plan.

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In the rehabilitation treatment plan, patients may undergo two streams of therapy depending on the underlying medical condition and endurance:

Active stream: Up to three hours of direct therapy a day, supplemented by indirect therapy a day by the rehab nursing team with activities of daily living (ADL) therapy.

Slow stream: One to two hours of indirect therapy a day, supplemented by indirect therapy a day by the rehab nursing team with activities of daily living (ADL) therapy.

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Each patient is cared for by a multi-disciplinary team of medical practitioners, led by a rehabilitation physician, comprising: Rehabilitation nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, pharmacist, dietitian, neuropsychologist, and others.

Periodic team conferences are held for continuous patient management and monitoring. Weekly rehabilitation goals are set according to the treatment plan and reviewed. Family conferences are an avenue for patients and family members to discuss with the rehab team as a whole and can be arranged at any time.

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For patients coming from acute hospitals, our Case Coordinator will perform a rehabilitation assessment at the current residing hospital for suitability. Upon discharge, we will assist with arranging the transfer to ReGen Rehab Hospital if ambulance service is required. Upon arrival, admission and registration will be done at bedside and a three-point assessment will be conducted by the rehabilitation physician, senior nurse and a therapist.

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We advise patients to stay for an average of two weeks in the first instance to allow sufficient time for patients themselves and their families to understand and journey through the rehabilitation programme. Discharge planning begins at the time of admission, encompassing the goal-setting process with the Rehabilitation Physician, goal-review during the team and family conferences, and caregiver training towards the planned discharge date if required.

Learn more about the inpatient journey and process here.