This is all my personal opinion and I have no research
evidence to back this up ... so quote me at your
peril!!!
I would say that a person can be regarded as
physically fit (whatever the definition and measure of
that would precisely be! - BIG can of worms !!??!!) -
yet may still require physical rehabilitation. And yet
a person may be physically fit, though unable to
achieve some tasks and yet NOT require physical
rehabilitation.
For example: a top level marathon runner with ITB
tightness. This person must surely be regarded as
physically fit, yet may require treatment, muscle
re-education and "balancing" as rehabilitation. The
goals of physical rehabilitation in this case may not
be that of achieving physical fitness, but of
achieving higher/ better performance targets, or
prevention of future problems.
Physical fitness could mean a wealth of things to
different people. For example consider a disabled
athlete compared to a sedentary able-bodied person.
The disabled athlete may well be considered to be more
physically fit than the sedentary able-bodied person.
Yet despite that physical fitness they may not be able
to achieve/ fulfill some tasks in the exact same
manner as the able-bodied person. That disabled person
doesn't suddenly require physical rehabilitation,
however!
Physical rehabilitation and physical fitness are
therefore many things to many people.
I would say that physical fitness may well be a
commonly planned goal for many people during the
process of physical rehabilitation, but does not
necessarily HAVE to always be a goal of
rehabilitation.
Regards
Wendy Johnson
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> This letter was sent to me to pass on because the
> author apparently has been
> having some trouble posting to this group.
>
> Mel Siff
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>
> Hello Dr Siff
> My name is Izik Friedman and i am in the last stages
> of the Msc in
> physiotherapy. I am working in a hospital in Israel
> and the chief of the
> orhtopaedic department asked me to prepare a
> presentation for the staff. the
> title is "The similiarities and differences between
> physical rehabilitation
> and physical fitness".
>
> Since I am enjoying reading your emails to Physio
> mailbase and Pther, and
> since as a matter of trying to send these lists a
> message and failed I hope
> you can bring it up, some friends of mine (PTs too)
> found it rather a
> complicated topic, since the aims of both approaches
> are almost same .
>
> I am interested to hear your opinion and others too
> thank you
> izik
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>
> Dr Mel C Siff
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>
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