Health Knowledge

Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine

From functional recovery, bones/joints/muscles and sports injuries to evidence-based training — with dedicated guidance for CKD, dialysis, transplant, heart and diabetes. Pick a category, then a topic.

Rehabilitation medicine & functional recoveryRecovery after stroke, orthopaedic surgery, neurological disease and in older adults: goals, team roles and daily-life function.Read this when：You have just been discharged, are about to start rehab, or want to know how rehab medicine differs from physiotherapy.Open categoryBones, joints & musclesNeck and shoulder, low back, knee and hip, tendons and ligaments, posture and mobility: when to move and when to be assessed first.Read this when：You have aches, stiffness or limited movement and wonder whether to keep moving or see a clinician first.Open categorySports medicine & injuriesPrevention, warm-up, strains and sprains, common running/ball-sport/gym problems, recovery and load management, return to sport, and when to seek care.Read this when：You got hurt while exercising, or want to get back to sport safely.Open categoryEvidence-based trainingResistance training, aerobic fitness, balance and coordination, mobility, beginner and midlife/older-adult programming, and building habits for desk workers.Read this when：You want to start or adjust an exercise routine and do it on evidence, without getting hurt.Open categoryExercise & rehab for special groupsCKD, dialysis, after kidney transplant, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, older adults and after prolonged bed rest: adjusted to disease stage, medication and the care team’s assessment — never one plan for everyone.Read this when：You or a family member lives with a chronic condition and want to discuss movement with the care team.Open categoryRehab therapies & professionsPhysiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and swallowing therapy, cardiac and pulmonary rehab, neuro-rehab, pain rehab, assistive devices and home adaptation: who does what, and why general exercise articles cannot replace a formal assessment.Read this when：You have been referred for rehab and want to know which professionals you will meet and what each does.Open category

If you develop chest pain, breathlessness, fainting, sudden one-sided weakness or slurred speech, severe pain, an obviously deformed joint or inability to bear weight during exercise or rehab, stop immediately and seek emergency medical care.

This section is general health education, not a personalised rehabilitation prescription or training plan. For CKD, dialysis, transplant, heart disease, diabetes and older adults, exercise intensity, fluids and nutrition must be adjusted to the individual’s condition, medication and care team’s assessment. Do not stop, change or add medicines or supplements on your own.