RT Journal
A1 SHANDS RR, Jr.
T1 DIagnostic clinic for rehabilitation
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1949
FD July 16
VO 140
IS 11
SP 937
OP 940
DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02900460007003
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02900460007003
AB With insufficient information and an inaccurate diagnosis a patient may start a program of rehabilitation totally unsuited to his handicap; hence the first major division in the organization of services for the rehabilitation of the handicapped is the diagnostic clinic. The physical qualities, mental characteristics and vocational abilities of the patient must be determined, recorded and evaluated before treatment is started. Then and then only can a rational plan leading to the restoration of this handicapped person to the best possible physical, economic and social status be formulated. The purpose of this paper is to present a few ideas on the organization and value of the diagnostic clinic for rehabilitation with several related thoughts on other problems of rehabilitation.In the practice of curative medicine, if the physician is not certain of a diagnosis, the patient is sent to a clinic in which there are medical specialists with x-ray and