Examines the foundations of rehabilitation, expanding the concept of movement beyond the physical body. Drawing from disability studies, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, and bioethics, this text:

• Explores the limitations of biomedicine as the organising framework of rehabilitation
• Evaluates new directions to diversify contemporary rehabilitation practice
• Establishes the parameters for a reconfigured ethics of rehabilitation
• Analyzes physical rehabilitation, examining their prevalence and effects
• Encourages new ways of thinking about disability, therapy goals, and patients' wellbeing
• Offers alternative views of rehabilitation that can inform education, policy, and practice.