Rehabilitation Medicine in Post Covid Era

Rehabilitation medicine has been an emerging medical speciality in the past 20 years in Malaysia. Rehabilitation is a problem-solving process, outlined in the context of the holistic biopsychosocial model of illness, delivered in a person-centred way. This process requires expert, multidisciplinary teams working collaboratively based on agreed goals, employing a set of specific action plans tailored to the patient’s priorities, needs and aims. Rehabilitation medicine is a specialised service, just like other medical specialities for example cardiology or neurology. Unfortunately, when it comes to rehabilitation, most services are small and many patients are unable to access rehabilitation services, as there is no comprehensive or coherent framework to ensure full coverage and adequate accessibility. 

COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated changes in healthcare at an unprecedented scale and speed, both in terms of clinical practice and in service design, delivery, funding and collaboration. Rehabilitation has also adapted, for example, we are seeing telehealth being adopted and adapted and emerging new rehabilitation techniques like virtual reality and artificial intelligence being incorporated in rehabilitation techniques and technologies.

COVID-19 is predicted to challenge rehabilitation and healthcare with many more patients needing longer-term complex rehabilitation input due to Long Covid. It is vital that rehabilitation is included in the major changes that will inevitably occur throughout healthcare to ensure that many people not only with residual problems after COVID-19, but those with disabilities as a result of any illnesses will receive expert rehabilitation assessment, advice, and treatments.

By:

Dr. Nor Azira Ismail

MBBS (Adelaide), MRehabMed (Mal), CMIA (NIOSH)
Medical Director & Consultant Rehabilitation Medicine Physician
Daehan Rehabilitation Hospital Putrajaya

About Daehan Rehabilitation Hospital Putrajaya

Daehan Rehabilitation Hospital Putrajaya is a standalone private hospital that offers intensive South Korean’s style integrated rehabilitation services specialising in the management of neurological disorders and illnesses from acute to chronic stages and our expertise lies in the creation of a customised medical hospitality environment that combines both medical and aftercare service excellence to ensure an exceptional experience for all of our clients. Our practices complemented by the latest medical innovations. Located at IOI Resort City, just 5 minutes from Hospital Serdang and less than 15 minutes from Hospital Putrajaya, Daehan with resort-concept facility is strategically situated within the greenly environment that helps in the journey of recovery.

Daehan Rehabilitation Hospital Putrajaya

Owned by Daehan Rehabilitation Services Sdn. Bhd. [201601022903 (1193842-P]

Block B, Two IOI Square, IOI Resort,
62502 Putrajaya
Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia.

+603 8939 0000

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