FAQ

The comprehensive inpatient physical therapy program is applied for the patients who had paralysis due to the reasons like brain hemorrhage, brain injury or brain tumor in order to make them regain their functions an prevent the permanent paralysis. The patients on whom we apply therapy mostly are:

Stroke patients: The patients who had a stroke caused by brain hemorrhage, brain embolism or embolic stroke.

Brain Injury: The patients whose brain tissue has been damaged and who had paralysis caused by asphyxiation of brain, traumatic brain injury or brain edema

After the brain tumor operation: The patients whose brain tissue has been damaged and who had paralysis caused by brain tumor or after the brain tumor operation.

The patients who need physical therapy and rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation and robotic physical therapy should be hospitalized in the preliminary period and receive comprehensive treatment.

Initially, the immediate relatives of the patients are contacted and a 1-minute video, the latest epicrisis, up-to-date imaging reports and blood tests results are requested if available.

All the documentation process regarding the patients abroad or from another city is executed via internet and voice call via cellphones.

During the meeting with our specialist doctor, the relatives of the patients are informed about the average duration of hospitalization, the remarks about the expectations regarding the healing of the patient and rehabilitation process.

For the processes regarding the requests on inpatient treatment, the communication can be established via WhatsApp on the number +44 203 988 35 44 and the Call Centre Line 444 78 88 of Memorial Health Group.

You will stay at the Physical Therapy Inpatient Story prepared specially for our patients at Memorial Şişli Hospital, under the surveillance of the doctors and nurses as 24/7. You can stay in the modern and comfortable rooms designed by the Memorial Hospital safely with your hospital attendance.

The patients are evaluated initially by all the branches, especially Neurology, Brain Surgery, Physical Therapy, Internal Diseases and Psychiatry in inpatient therapy. In the council gathered after the evaluations, the current situation, healing potential, the potential treatments and rehabilitation capacity of the patient are determined.

During the comprehensive inpatient therapy, the specialist doctor support may be received in every needed branch. The patient exercises with a multidisciplinary team including physiotherapist, ergotherapist (occupational therapist) robotic therapy technician, rehabilitation nurse, physical therapy technician, speech-swallowing therapist, respiratory therapist, psychologist, dietitian and orthosis-prosthesis technician.

The comprehensive physical therapy duration of stroke rehabilitation is 8 weeks in average. This duration may be longer or shorter according to the situation of the patients.

Face to face 3-7 hours of daily rehabilitation

24 hours doctor surveillance

Special therapy program for the patient

In inpatient physical therapy, the patients take 2 sessions of physiotherapy, 1 session of electrotherapy, 1 session of ergotherapy, 1 session of walking robot and 1 session of hand and arm robot regularly. These sessions vary between 30 minutes and 1 hour according to the applied therapy.

If it is needed, the speech-swallowing therapy, and respiratory therapy are included into the treatment program of the patient. The amount or duration of the existing session may increase if it is decided they will not be a harmful burden of the patient.

All the methods of rehabilitation like physiotherapy, electrotherapy, ergotherapy, speech-swallowing therapy, robotic physical therapy and respiratory therapy are included in the package. Besides, the regular internal diseases specialist control, blood tests, physical therapy physician examination, medication applications and nursery service, the accommodation and nutrition service for the patients and their companions, consultations, specific examinations (x-ray, MRI, tomography etc.) are included in the package.

To sum up, all the comprehensive examinations and treatments of the patients with the diseases like stroke, brain injury, and spinal cord injury are included in the package. For the treatments which are not specific, e.g. dental treatment, additional fares apply.

Yes, 1 companion can stay with the patient. During the treatment of stroke, the companions are an important part of the treatment team. So a collaborative companion contributes positively within this treatment process.

In case of inpatient physical therapy, the therapy is twice busier than ambulatory treatment. Especially the paralysis patients in the developmental stage improve themselves with these intense and repetitive treatments.

In case of inpatient physical therapy, the patients are under 24/7 doctor surveillance. Some routine blood tests are requested from the patient and the general condition is followed-up. Besides the specialist of physical therapy and rehabilitation, an internal disease specialist also visits the patients daily and evaluates their general condition.

The medications of the patient are controlled and regulated by neurology and brain surgery teams.

If needed, the consultation service is received from all the branches of Memorial Hospital and the patient is recovered in every aspect.

Our specialist doctors encourage you to go home and socialize with you family at the weekends if they ensure your medical situation in case of falling risks etc.

The inpatient physical therapy duration of stroke and brain injury rehabilitation is 8 weeks in average. This duration may be longer or shorter according to the situation of the patients, the loss of function, the severity of the injury in the brain and the medical response we receive.

The general condition, and treatment program of the patient is evaluated with the team meetings which are held on the beginning of every week. In these meetings, the weekly developments and the improvements from the beginning of the therapy are evaluated and the healing potential is discussed. As a result of these evaluations, the decision of your discharge is specified.

Our ambulatory patients can make an appointment from us via the WhatsApp line +44 203 988 35 44 or via the Call Centre line 444 78 88 of the Memorial Health Group and www.memorialhospitalsgroup.com