Die Rehabilitation
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Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and neuropathies are the most important diseases in neurological rehabilitation financed by the German Pension Insurance. The primary goal is vocational (re)integration. Driven by multiple findings of neuroscience research the traditional holistic approach with mainly empirically derived strategies was developed further and improved by new evidence-based interventions. ⋯ The multitude of evidence-based interventions have over the last 20 years after the Rehab Commission of the Federation of the German Pension Insurance Institutes contributed decisively to even improving primary outcomes and quality of life of neurological patients in spite of shortened length of stay and other restrictions. Neurorehabilitative research, especially the clinically oriented part, had a major influence on the process of professionalization of all members in the neurorehabilitative team. This fact enables new and more efficient organizational structures and working processes within the team; the discussion on this topic has however only just started.