Rehabilitation as an important component of universal health coverage

Numerous scientific papers have been published demonstrating new, previously unknown therapeutic effects and indications for the use of rehabilitation.We summarized the results of the development of physiotherapy and determined the role of physical medicine and rehabilitation in modern medicine by analyzing and summarizing literary sources and Internet data on the implementation of rehabilitation services. Rehabilitation is without a doubt a critical aspect of health, aimed at improving function and independence. As a field of health care, it has evolved through various stages before arriving at its current model, which includes various components of biological, social and contextual factors that influence the health and functioning of people experiencing various health problems. Regardless of who the beneficiary is, who is providing it, or in what context the rehabilitation is performed, optimizing function is the ultimate goal of rehabilitation and plays an important role in the well-being of the patient, regardless of the underlying health condition.