Role of Physiotherapy in CBR

Physiotherapist proving their role in CBR everywhere, So get trained in CBR.

More then 60% were movement / physically disabled in the world. Physiotherapist can address the need of physically ill and they can also get trained in other area like "Mobility and Orientation Training" for visually impaired.

Many articles discussed the important of physiotherapy and role of physiotherapy in CBR.

Primary Health Care and Community Based Rehabilitation: Implications for physical therapy based on a survey of WCPT's Member Organisations and a literature review.


PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY 

PHYSICAL THERAPY ROLES IN COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION: A CASE STUDY IN RURAL AREAS OF NORTH EASTERN THAILAND 

THE VALUE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION

PREPARING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSIOTHERAPISTS FOR COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION

Pioneers in CBR

Dr. Einar Helander - FATHER OF COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION

Professionally medical doctor from Sweden, Appointed in WHO for disability work. He wrote the world famous book called "Training the community for person with disability". 

 Click here for more books like origin of CBR, quality and cost control in CBR, Management of CBR.

Dr. David Werner is biologist by professional and working for poor peoples in Mexico since 1965. Werner closely work with the "PROJIMO" and "PIAXTLA" in western Mexico. 

 

Werner wrote the world famous books called "Disabled village children", Nothing about us without us" "Where there is no doctor" "Questioning the solution",  "helping the health workers to learn". 

He also presented many papers and published articles on politics of health. 

Dr.Malcolm Peat is professionally Physiotherapist working for CBR, He wrote the book called "Community Based Rehabilitation"

Marian Loveday is Professionally Physiotherapist worked in CBR projects in Africa for long time, He wrote the book called "HELP Guide for Community Based Rehabilitation worker: a training manual" 

 

Mr Khasnabis - a architect of modern CBR concept, graduated in Prosthetics and Orthotics Engineering from the All India Institute of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Mumbai, India. He was the key person for developing the CBR guidelines and CBR Matrix

Dr.Sunil Deepak - Professionally physician  from India working with Italian NGO Called AIFO for the Community Based Rehabilitation and Research in CBR. He also published various materials and books for implementation and evaluation of  CBR. 

Dr. Maya thomas,  Professionally Psychologist working as strategy planer and policy adviser in CBR for more then 2 decade.She also the chief editor of journal called "Asia pacific disability and rehabilitation journal"   Friday meeting translations, manual for CBR and many other books wrote by Maya Thomas.

About the blog

This blog started with the objective of sharing the idea of Disability,  Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) current concepts among physiotherapist

Objective of this blog is 
To equip the physiotherapist with rich knowledge of CBR. 


Who can join ?
1. Physiotherapist working for CBR projects
2. Master of physiotherapy in community physiotherapy and community based rehabilitation students
3. Teaching faculties in community based rehabilitation for physiotherapist  

What you can expect from this site?

1. More books as external link for Community Based Rehabilitation


2. Physiotherapy student can expect the materials related to RGUHS - Bangalore, syllabus.

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Define Community Based Rehabilitation ?

Definitions of CBR

CBR is a strategy within general community development for the rehabilitation, equalization of opportunities and social inclusion of all people with disabilities

                                                                                                       ILO, WHO, UNICEF 2004

The Community-Based Rehabilitation strategy is an effort to design a system for change for improving service delivery in order to reach all in need, for providing more equal opportunities and for promoting and protecting the human rights of disabled people

                                                                                                      HELANDER, 1993

 CBR is defined as "a system which envisages using existing resources of manpower and material within the community to promote integration of disabled people in all spheres of life and activity“

                                                                                                      Thomas, 1990

 CBR is a serious effort towards de-institutionalizing,  de-professionalizing,  and demystifying for persons with disability

                                                                                                       UNO 1976

— A Common understanding from Definitions

                 Equalization of opportunities for PWD

                 Social inclusion of all people with disabilities

                Promoting and protecting the human rights   of PWD

                Using existing resources of manpower and material within the community

                De-professionalization

    Demystifying (Make thinks easier)