The role of the physiatrist in the haemophilia comprehensive care team in different parts of the world.
The role of the physiatrist, as a member of the multidisciplinary haemophilia comprehensive care team, is to prevent and treat activity limitations and restriction of participation on the part of the patient. . This role is threefold: (i) provide education to the patients, families and healthcare providers to detect disabling injuries and take adequate precautions; (ii) provide specialized treatment of musculoskeletal disabilities striving for the highest level of functionality and (iii) Stimulate the patient's full participation in socio-economic activities of his country. Prominent physiatrists from different parts of the world describe the situation in Armenia, China, Egypt, France, Indonesia (and the Philippines), the Netherlands and South America.
Van Creveldkliniek, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands. lheijnen@trappenberg.nl
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