The purpose of rehabilitation therapy is to help patients get back to their daily lives. Due to increasing average lifespans, rehabilitation therapy is becoming more and more important.
Rehabilitation therapy is a vast and diverse field. One of the most widely recognized categories is rehabilitation therapy after a brain injury.
When brain tissue is damaged due to an incident such as having a stroke, the surrounding tissue undergoes growth and restructuring. This is known as “neural plasticity.” Rehabilitation therapy stimulates his neural plasticity to promote the recovery of brain function.
In the field of rehabilitation medicine, treatments tailored to each patient are administered depending on the location of the brain injury. These include physical therapy, speech therapy, cognitive therapy, and pain management. Recovery after brain injury is most significant within the first six months of onset. That’s why rehabilitation therapy during this period is crucial.
lifespan - the length of time for which a person, animal, or thing exists
tailored - specially made for a particular purpose or situation
onset - the beginning of something
aftereffect - a result of a condition or event
spur - to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster
재활 치료의 목적은 환자가 일상으로 돌아갈 수 있도록 돕는 것이다. 평균 수명이 늘어남에 따라 재활 치료의 중요성은 점점 더 커지고 있다. 재활 치료 영역은 매우 넓고 다양하며, 가장 널리 알려진 분야 중 하나는 뇌 손상 후 재활 치료다.
뇌졸중과 같은 사고로 인해 뇌 조직이 손상되면 뇌에서는 주변 조직이 성장하고 재조직이 일어난다. 이를 "신경 가소성"이라고 한다. 재활 치료는 이 신경 가소성을 자극하여 환자의 뇌 기능 회복을 촉진하는 치료다.
재활 의학 분야에서는 환자의 뇌 손상 부위에 따라 환자 개개인에게 맞는 치료법을 시행한다. 여기에는 물리치료, 언어 치료, 인지 치료, 통증 관리 등이 포함된다. 뇌 손상 후 회복은 발병 6개월 이내에 가장 크게 일어난다. 그렇기 때문에 이 시기의 재활 치료가 매우 중요하다.
- I didn’t want to get back to my daily life after the trip. / He’s still too sick to get back to his daily life.
- Programming skills are becoming more and more important. / Exercise becomes more and more important as you get older.
- It’s not difficult to cure within the first six months of onset. / It has to be discovered within the first six months of onset.
A: I heard that the aftereffects of a stroke can be very severe.
B: That’s right. They can lead to various disabilities.
A: Is treatment possible?
B: Various rehabilitation therapies can spur the growth of brain tissue.
A: Oh, I see.
B: That’s why the field of rehabilitation medicine is becoming more and more important.
