“PTR” or “Physical Therapy”?

Since the branch of 'Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PTR)' is simply called 'physical therapy', we, as branch physicians, encounter various problems in our professional practice. In fact, "physical therapy" is the general name of a group of treatments we apply to pain in certain diseases and is a small field of the PTR branch. An FTR physician should not be perceived as a physician who prescribes physical therapy to patients who have been diagnosed and recommended physical therapy.

The concept of “physical medicine” means the branch of medicine that deals with the physical problems of the person.

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• All kinds of pain related to the musculoskeletal system

• Spine pains such as neck-back-waist (posture disorders, waist-neck flattening, hunchback , scoliosis, slipped waist, hernias, calcifications)

• Pain in hip, knee, foot, shoulder, elbow, hand joints

• Soft tissue pain (fibromyalgia, overuse problems, strains, nerve compression, muscle-tendon strain)

• Rheumatic diseases

• Osteoporosis (bone loss)

These are topics that FTR physicians master in every aspect.

For example, is the pain of a patient complaining of neck or lower back pain due to a hernia, posture? Is it due to a disorder, is the muscle-joints strained, is it a reflection of a problem in another area, is it a rheumatic condition? The FTR physician evaluates these; treats, and refers to the relevant branch if there is a condition that requires surgery.

Treatments that can be applied in pain related to the musculoskeletal system:

• Drug treatments.

• Exercise planning

• Ergonomics training

• Dry needling

• Neural therapy

• PRP

• Trigger point injections

• Intra-articular injections

• Physical therapy (with devices)

• Ozone therapy

• Prolotherapy

• Acupuncture

The concept of "rehabilitation" mentioned in the name of the department These are treatments aimed at increasing the functions of a person whose daily living activities are restricted. In fact, almost every disease that restricts a person functionally requires recovery. bilitation is required.

Rehabilitation practices:

• Stroke, spinal cord paralysis, cerebral palsy patients

• Parkinson etc. movement disorders

• MS etc. motor neuron diseases

• Neuropathies

• Myopathies

• Orthopedic problems

• Patients who underwent orthopedic surgery

• Functional limitations due to cardiovascular diseases

• Lymphoedema patients

• Pregnancy

• Obesity, insulin resistance

"Rehabilitation" and, if necessary, other "physical medicine practices" should always be included in the treatment process of these diseases

 

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