▁ther apy . ▁Phys ical ▁ther ap ists , ▁occup ational ▁ther ap ists , ▁social ▁workers , ▁psych olog ists ▁and ▁other ▁health ▁care ▁profession als ▁typically ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁team ▁under ▁the ▁coord ination ▁of ▁a ▁phys iat rist ▁to ▁decide ▁on ▁goals ▁with ▁the ▁patient ▁and ▁develop ▁a ▁plan ▁of ▁dis charge ▁that ▁is ▁appropriate ▁for ▁the ▁patient ’ s ▁condition . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁step , ▁the ▁focus ▁is ▁on ▁support ▁and ▁prevent ion . ▁Inter vent ions ▁aim ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁individual ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁control ▁over ▁a ▁situation ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁patient ▁likely ▁feels ▁little ▁independence . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁patient ▁becomes ▁more ▁stable , ▁they ▁may ▁move ▁to ▁a ▁re h abil itation ▁facility ▁or ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁ac ute ▁care ▁setting . ▁The ▁patient ▁begins ▁to ▁take ▁more ▁of ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁their ▁re h abil itation ▁at ▁this ▁stage ▁and ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁develop ▁reasonable ▁functional ▁goals . ▁ ▁Res p iration ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ac ute ▁phase ▁physical ▁and ▁occup ational ▁ther ap ists ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁patient ’ s ▁resp ir atory ▁status , ▁prevent ion ▁of ▁indirect ▁comp lications ▁( such ▁as ▁pressure ▁s ores ), ▁maintain ing ▁range ▁of ▁motion , ▁and ▁keeping ▁available ▁mus cul ature ▁active . ▁ ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁Ne uro log ical ▁Level ▁of ▁Imp air ment ▁( N LI ), ▁the ▁mus cles ▁responsible ▁for ▁expand ing ▁the ▁thor ax , ▁which ▁facil itate ▁in hal ation , ▁may ▁be ▁affected