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The modern hospice movement has. revolutionized the care available to the terminally ill and their carers. Improved symptoms control has highlighted the place for rehabilitation in the care of the terminally ill. The role of the physiotherapist in the field of terminal care is a relatively new one but there is an increasing number of physiotherapists with a special interest in the particular needs of the terminally ill and the dying. The Association of Physiotherapists in Oncology and Palliative Care (ACPOPC, 1993) was recognized by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists in 1990 and has a growing number of members nationwide.
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Baldry, K. (1995). The value of physiotherapy. In: Robbins, J., Moscrop, J. (eds) Caring for the Dying Patient and the Family. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3376-8_9
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