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Fysioterapian hyödyntäminen päihdekuntoutuksessa

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Fysioterapian hyödyntäminen päihdekuntoutuksessa

The aim of this study was to gather information about the use of physiotherapy in substance abuse rehabilitation. The purpose was to observe the significance of physiotherapy as part of multidisciplinary teamwork. The study was qualitative in nature. The data were collected through theme interviews with physiotherapists who worked with substance abusers. The physiotherapists felt that their work was appreciated by the other members of the multidisciplinary team. Physiotherapists thought that they could help substance abusers to get to know their body and bodily reactions. Explaining reactions was seen important as well as guiding abusers to find ways to cope with reactions in the case of anxiety for instance.

The physiotherapists found it difficult to evaluate the influence of the physiotherapy because of the shortness of rehabilitation periods. Nevertheless, the feedback given by the substance misusers had been mainly positive. Physiotherapy is seldom a part of substance abuse rehabilitation. However, the bodily approach might be useful to some substance misusers. There are a lot of substance related problems in our society. Thus understanding dependency as phenomenon helps physiotherapists working in different fields of health care to encounter patients.

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