Rehabilitative
(adjective)
- Relating to or intended for rehabilitation, or the process of helping someone recover from an illness or injury.
- Designed to restore or improve physical or mental function.
Origin:
The word rehabilitative comes from the combination of two words re (again) and habilitate (to make able) which means to restore to a former capacity or condition, or to help recover from an illness or injury.
Examples:
- He received rehabilitative therapy after his accident.
- The program was designed to be rehabilitative, rather than punitive.
- The patient underwent a rehabilitative procedure to restore his mobility.
- The company provides rehabilitative services to employees who have been injured on the job.
- The goal of the therapy is to provide a rehabilitative treatment.