RT Book, Section A1 Pasquina, Paul F. A1 McAuliffe, Caitlin L. A1 Fitzpatrick, Kevin F. A1 Isaacson, Brad M. A2 Moore, Ernest E. A2 Feliciano, David V. A2 Mattox, Kenneth L. SR Print(0) ID 1141191570 T1 Rehabilitation T2 Trauma, 8e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071847292 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1141191570 RD 2024/03/29 AB The goal of rehabilitation is to maximize an individual’s physical, cognitive, and psychological recovery from a disease, injury, or traumatic event. An interdisciplinary team of professionals applies fundamental rehabilitation principles to prevent secondary injury, achieve optimal pain control, employ therapeutic exercise to meet established goals, utilize appropriate assistive technology (AT), and educate and counsel the patient and family. While the first priority in treating trauma patients is to preserve life and limb, early initiation of rehabilitation can have a significant positive impact on recovery, length of stay, community reintegration and quality of life.