What is Neurological Rehabilitation?
Neurological rehabilitation or neurorehabilitation is a type of rehabilitation treatment that aims to improve the patient's functions such as walking, speech and movement, which are damaged due to a disorder in the nervous system
, to reduce symptoms, to increase the quality of life and to bring the patient to the highest level of
independence.
Symptoms that may require neurological rehabilitation are:
Muscle weakness and abnormal muscle tone
Pain
Difficulty in walking Difficulty
in daily activities such as eating, dressing, bathing, toileting
Difficulty in swallowing
Difficulty speaking
Impairments in thinking, memory and problem solving
Disturbances in vision or eye-hand coordination
In Which Situations Is Neurological Rehabilitation Applied?
Neurological rehabilitation is designed to help treat nervous system or neurological diseases . The rehabilitation program aims to increase function, reduce debilitating symptoms,
and improve the patient's daily well-being. The types of rehabilitation treatment recommended or applied
vary according to the parts of the body that are affected by the neurological condition.
Patients with the following diagnoses mostly benefit from neurological rehabilitation:
Cerebral palsy
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Aneurysm
Brain damage
Brain and spinal cord tumor
Brain Hemorrhage
Congenital Neurological Disorders
Diabetic neuropathy
Dystonia
Inflammation of the brain
Myasthenia Gravis
Gullian-Barre
Epilepsy Herniated
disc
Meningitis
Memory disorders
Movement disorders
Polyneuropathy (loss of function of the nerves)
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Neuromuscular diseases
Parkinson’s
Stroke (stroke)
spinal cord injuries
How is Neurological Rehabilitation Treatment Applied?
First of all , an appropriate treatment plan is developed as a result of detailed evaluations for each patient who applies to our center, taking into account the individual needs and therapy goals .
The aim of neurological rehabilitation treatment is to restore the patient's independence as much as possible
.
Our rehabilitation team consists of highly skilled professionals who are committed to the needs of each patient . All of our physiotherapy personnel are experts in the field of neurological rehabilitation
. They have experience working in stroke (stroke) rehabilitation, brain injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease,
motor neuron disease, spinal cord injuries and other related conditions
.
A personalized neurological rehabilitation treatment program may include:
Strengthening and movement exercises
Balance and coordination work
Postural training
Gait training
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
Home exercise programs
Myofascial relaxation
Treatment of accompanying problems (swallowing rehabilitation, respiratory rehabilitation,
speech therapy, etc.)