Respiratory, Cardiac, Obesity, Cancer, Back problems, Spinal cord injury, Amputation, Transplantation, Rheumatoid disease, Stroke, long-COVID...

• In all these conditions patients experience problems that are not directly disease related, but are due to:
  • Medication / Treatment
  • Inactive life style
  • Coping problems with mental impact
  • Social isolation
  • Maladapted home situation to disease
    

In Belgium

• Physiotherapy:
  • M-type reimbursement (E or F pathology)
  • Acute and Chronic treatment
  • Fee-for-service
• Rehabilitation :   K-type reimbursement K30-K45-K60
  • ‘Convention’ in dedicated centers
  • Chronic care
  • Fee for defined package
• Exercise therapy to patients = typically offered by PTs
• New care model in Belgium Convention in primary care
  • e.g. diabetes, COVID-19