Do patients with joint replacements, complex orthopedic injuries and extremity amputations generally need long-term rehabilitation?
Inpatient rehabilitation for joint replacement may take up to three weeks, with home therapy and outpatient therapy following discharge from the hospital. Complex conditions, major-multiple trauma with head injury, and amputation can take up to a few months or longer with home therapy and outpatient therapy following discharge from the hospital. In your opinion, what aspect of your job is the most challenging? Because we treat the entire person, probably the most challenging are the complex, catastrophic conditions because these usually include psychological rehabilitation.
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