Disablement
Medical Model
Definition
The pathological outcome of injury/disease.
Prerequisite chain
- Condition. Injury/disease has occurred and is being treated
- Functional status. Physiological capacity is reduced
- Applied test. Measured at Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) - the stable post-treatment plateau
Qualifiers
- Severity. Mirrors medical disability qualifiers
- Duration. Acute vs. Chronic
- Scope. Mirrors medical disability qualifiers
- Other. Point of Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)
Impact
Loss of physiological capacity.
Example
A spinal injury patient is assessed at MMI, 18 months post-surgery, for residual physiological loss.
Source: Clinical/medical practice
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