[Current status and perspectives of rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases].
Musculoskeletal diseases play a prominent role within the system of rehabilitation due to their high prevalence, the often progressive course they take, and the high amount of disabilities caused by them in occupational and everyday activities. In Germany, almost 50% of about 1 million cases of in-patient rehabilitation per year belong to this diagnostic group. At present, the repercussions of recent changes in legislation and the resulting decrease by about 30% in the use of rehabilitation have considerable influences on the system of in-patient rehabilitation. In addition, rehabilitation hospitals are exposed to a growing competition by the development of out-patient rehabilitation facilities. The present article describes the actual situation, analyses central dimensions of the process of rehabilitation in musculoskeletal diseases as well as the evidence on the efficacy of current rehabilitation programmes, and then informs on the systematic activities aiming at quality assurance in rehabilitation.
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Hochrhein-Institut für Rehabilitationsforschung, Bad Säckingen.
D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends