Acute rehabilitation unit
Acute Rehabilitation Unit
An Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU), pronounced /əˈkjuːt ˌriːəˈbɪlɪˌteɪʃən ˈjuːnɪt/, is a specialized department within a hospital that focuses on intensive rehabilitation for patients with various neurological, orthopedic, and other medical conditions.
Etymology
The term "acute" is derived from the Latin word "acutus", meaning sharp or severe, indicating the immediate and serious nature of the patients' conditions. "Rehabilitation" comes from the Latin "rehabilitare", meaning to restore to a former capacity. "Unit" is derived from the Latin "unitas", meaning oneness or singleness, indicating a single department or section within a larger hospital.
Function
The primary function of an Acute Rehabilitation Unit is to provide intensive, multidisciplinary rehabilitation services to patients who have experienced significant functional loss due to a severe illness or injury. This may include conditions such as stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, severe orthopedic conditions, and other debilitating illnesses.
The goal of the ARU is to help patients regain their maximum potential for function and independence. This is achieved through a combination of physical, occupational, and speech therapies, along with medical management and nursing care.
Related Terms
- Physical Therapy: A branch of rehabilitative health that uses specially designed exercises and equipment to help patients regain or improve their physical abilities.
- Occupational Therapy: A type of therapy that helps people recovering from physical or mental illness relearn everyday activities.
- Speech Therapy: A treatment for speech and language disorders. A speech therapist, or speech-language pathologist, helps patients with different aspects of communication.
- Neurological Rehabilitation: A doctor-supervised program designed for people with diseases, trauma, or disorders of the nervous system.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Acute rehabilitation unit
- Wikipedia's article - Acute rehabilitation unit
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