[Rehabilitation of burned patients. II. Therapeutic exercise]. / La riabilitazione del paziente ustionato. Parte Seconda: L'esercizio terapeutico.

After illustrating some major ideas concerning disability and the role played by the Rehabilitation Medicine, with particular reference to burns, the Authors consider rehabilitation. The main therapeutical rehabilitation measures used in the various stages of the disease are described. The Authors conclude by underlying the importance of an early and adequate rehabilitation as well as the need for a multidisciplinary approach since patients suffering from burns present a variety of medical, surgical and rehabilitation problems.

[Rehabilitation of burned patients. I. General aspects]. / La riabilitazione del paziente ustionato. Parte prima: Aspetti generali.

The authors discuss the general aspects of problems connected with pathology caused by burns from a rehabilitation standpoint. The motivations that render all the rehabilitation effort more and more important for assisting the patient suffering from burns are reported. Then, brief considerations follow regarding the physiopathologic aspects of the healing process evolution. The authors also report about the main functional deficiencies caused by the pathologic involvement of the motion as well as of the respiratory system.