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Rehabilitation

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  The aim of Rehabilitation is to re-establish all or a portion of the patient's physical, mental and sensory abilities which were lost during a disease, injury, or illness. Rehabilitation includes assisting the patient to recompense for the deficiency which cannot be reversed medically. It is prescribed mostly for many types of injury, disease or illness, amputations, arthritis, orthopedic injuries, cancer, cardiac disease, stroke, spinal cord, neurological problems, and traumatic brain injuries. Rehabilitation helps to minimize or slow down the disabling effects of chronic health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes by equipping people with self-management strategies and the assistive products they require, or by addressing pain or other complications

Oriental Medicine

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Eastern medicine, also known as Oriental or Asian medicine, comprises mainly health systems and traditional practices from India, China, Japan, Korea, and Tibet. In addition, there are traditional medical systems in most of the Asia–Pacific region including Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Ayurveda and Chinese medicine remain the largest systems in the East. Other traditional medical practices from this region include Japanese Kampo, Arabic Unani, Tamil Siddha, and Tibetan Sowa Rigpa. Acupuncture is a specialized therapeutic technique predominantly practiced in TCM. Yoga remains a stand-alone knowledge system from India that focuses on health of mind and body, using relaxation, meditation, mindfulness, and consciousness techniques.