title: [Rehabilitation system in Lithuania (past, present, and future)].
abstract: The article presents the data on development of rehabilitation system in Lithuania. Three main periods are considered in the development: the first period--employment of some procedures of physical therapy, the second--development of multiprofile rehabilitation, and the third--development of comprehensive rehabilitation system. Main directions of development of medical rehabilitation (in multiprofile hospitals, in sanatoria, in home setting) are discussed. Rethinking rehabilitation is considered in accordance with the data discussed at the 20th World Congress of Rehabilitation International, 2004, Oslo.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Rehabilitation, Kaunas University of Medicine, Eiveniu 2, 50009 Kaunas. aleksandrask@takas.lt
authors.forename: Aleksandras
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krisciūnas
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008097:Lithuania; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D000078329:Workforce; D014944:World Health Organization