Natural medicine and rehabilitation
Why choose us?

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of St. Luke's Hospital is characterised by anthropocentrism and aims at the reintegration of patients into society. This commitment presupposes experience and dedication as well as the ability to listen to the concerns of patients. Through knowledge and guided by the scientific approach, the people of the Department bring back to everyday life thousands of patients with mobility problems, giving them again an opportunity to meet the requirements of modern life.

For any information or to make an appointment, you can contact the Secretariat of the Department
+30 2310 390 766 | +30 2310 380 000

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of St. Luke's Hospital operated for the first time in January 2002, in order to provide rehabilitation services to patients hospitalised in our Hospital. These services concern patients who have an impairment of their functional abilities, of traumatic or organizational aetiology.


Services of the Department

The services of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of St. Luke's Hospital are specialised, depending on the problems patients and their relatives have to face.
 


What is Rehabilitation?

Rehabilitation includes the concepts of deficit, incapacity and disability. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the meaning of the definitions is:



Philosophy of the people of the Department

The purpose of rehabilitation services is to retrain patients, based on the improvement of their abilities and functionality. The ultimate goal is to reintegrate patients into their social role. 


To whom the Department is addressed

The services of the Department are offered to patients who have suffered damage from neurological, orthopaedic and cardiovascular diseases, such as:



After the treatment of the acute phase of the condition and if there are functional problems, a rehabilitation program is organized, adapted to the needs of each patient.


Medical care in outpatients

Rehabilitation services are also provided to patients visiting the Outpatient Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Hospital. The Outpatient Department treats patients who do not wish or do not need to be hospitalised in the Hospital. There is a medical evaluation of these patients, their problems and condition and, therefore, a rehabilitation program is organized, without the need for hospitalization. 


Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Team of St. Luke's Hospital
 

Patients are treated by various therapists of various medical specialties. All together they participate in the organization and implementation of the rehabilitation program and constitute the Rehabilitation Team. The provision of rehabilitation services through the Rehabilitation Team is the only correct way to approach patients with special problems.




The Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Team St. Luke's Hospital consists of doctors and therapists who either work in the Hospital on a permanent basis, or cooperate with the Hospital as external partners. The coordination of the team is done by the Head Physiatrist who organizes the services and the meetings. The team gathers at regular intervals, in order to inform the therapists about the patient's progress and plan the continuation of the program. The main members of the Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Team of St. Luke's Hospital are:



The medical specialties that are involved in Rehabilitation services are:



Treatment of musculoskeletal pain

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of St. Luke's Hospital also focuses on the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. Just as with rehabilitation services, patients with musculoskeletal pain have the options to visit the Outpatient Department and: 



Means of treatment of musculoskeletal pain

The means of treating musculoskeletal pain used in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation are: 



Pain treatment methods depend on the needs and problems of each patient.


Specialised Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy - Manual Therapy 

What is Manual Therapy?


Manual Therapy (MT) is a specialisation in the field of Physiotherapy that deals with the treatment of diseases of the neuro-musculoskeletal system.


The treatment is applied with the hands of the specialised physiotherapist (Manual Therapist) and includes gentle manipulations and mobilization of the joints, nerves, muscles, fascia and tendons. In addition to the passive techniques applied, emphasis is placed on the active participation of the patient. Thus, the beneficial properties of active exercise and retraining of motor control are used. 


The aim of treatment is not only to relieve the symptoms, but also to treat the causes.

To whom Manual Therapy is addressed


Manual Therapy is addressed to:



Some examples of conditions treated with Manual Therapy are:


The doctors of the department:

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