title: Treatment and enablement in rehabilitation research.
abstract: This commentary discusses the distinction between treatment theory and enablement theory as it pertains to rehabilitation research and treatment. The theories are also applied to an example of presented research. I conclude that collaboration between researchers focused on the treatment theory and those focused on enablement theory should be closer than the handoff suggested by Whyte in this supplement.
authors.affiliation: Hulse Spinal Cord Injury Laboratory, Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: leslie_vanhiel@shepherd.org.
authors.forename: Leslie R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: VanHiel
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Classification; ICF; International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health; RTT; Rehabilitation; Terminology as topic; rehabilitation treatment taxonomy