What are the 3 R's of rehab?

• A. Relieve (symptoms); Restore (manual therapy, mobility, strength); Return (to function)
• B. Repair; Rebuild; Re-enter
• C. Rehabilitate; Renew; Restore
• D. Reduce; Rehabilitate; Return

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is a practical, three-stage plan for rehab: first ease symptoms, then rebuild function, then return to activity. Relieve symptoms focuses on reducing pain, swelling, and inflammation so movement becomes possible and less painful. Restore covers reclaiming range of motion, improving strength and stability, and re-establishing mobility so the body can function properly again. Return means integrating those gains into real-life tasks or sport, ensuring the person can perform activities safely and with endurance, and progressing to full, unrestricted participation.

This option is the best because it matches the typical rehab progression clinicians use: address pain and protection first, rebuild the necessary physical capacities, then reintroduce the patient to daily or athletic activities. The other choices use terms like repair, renew, or reduce that don’t align with the standard three-stage sequence from symptom relief through restoration to action, so they don’t capture the same therapeutic trajectory.