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Abstract
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an important public health problem and leading cause of injury death and disability in worldwide. The heterogeneity of this condition leads to a high degree of variety in the manifestation of clinical symptoms and makes the treatment of the accident victims particularly challenging. Because of this, the physiotherapist plays a central role in leading, coordinating and providing a continuum of care and services over the course of the patient's recovery. However, there are no major differences between the various methods of treatment and all of them improve the patients’ functional status. Furthermore, evidence suggests that community integration should be the primary goal of rehabilitation for people after a TBI. However, very little is known about how variations on the individual characteristics (family support, education, quality and availability of community services, financial condition) may also influence the community integration.
Highlights
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an important public health problem and leading cause of injury death and disability in worldwide [1,2]
Rates of TBI deaths decreased in the last years, that are attributable to preventive measures and better overall treatment, the TBI incidence increased, increasing the numbers of survivors with sequels [1]
The TBI can cause long-term physical disability and the neurological impairments such as motor function and sensory loss are important sequels that affect the quality of life [3]
Summary
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an important public health problem and leading cause of injury death and disability in worldwide [1,2]. Rates of TBI deaths decreased in the last years, that are attributable to preventive measures and better overall treatment, the TBI incidence increased, increasing the numbers of survivors with sequels [1]. These patients can experience long-term physical, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional consequences [2] due an extremely varied spectrum of possible lesions, resulting in many potential disabilities [3]. The TBI can cause long-term physical disability and the neurological impairments such as motor function (coordination, balance, walking, hand function, speech) and sensory loss are important sequels that affect the quality of life [3]. The physiotherapist plays a central role in leading, coordinating and providing a continuum of care and services over the course of the patient's recovery [5] and the early involvement of as part of the acute managing is fundamental [6]
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