Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation in Türkiye

Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation for the patient, where the patient needs a set of programs specialized in functional rehabilitation operations . So that the MS patient can lead a normal life and be an active member of the society in which he lives.

Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation

Multiple sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, or multiple sclerosis is a group of different names for one disease that occurs as a result of inflammation in the insulating membrane of neurons in the spinal cord and brain, which affects the nervous system of the affected human body.

As a result, some effects occur that take a group of pathological forms, such as the presence of damage to the immune system, or failure in the cells that make myelin, and the disease is represented in the form of multiple bouts that show the strength of the disease and are cured to a certain degree over time. There is a type in which there is a gradation in the pathological condition and it takes a long time, but the recovery rate is weak and may reach 10-15%.

The most important problems that are addressed through the rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis

• Inflammation of the vision nerve, which leads to double vision.
• The patient feels depressed and mood swings.
• The patient may feel a state of dysphagia.
• Numbness and numbness occur in the muscles, which results in weakness in movement.
• Complete fatigue and acute and chronic pain.
• One of the most famous signs of the disease is Uthoff’s phenomenon, which occurs as a result of exposure to high temperatures. Lhermitte’s sign is caused by the feeling of an electric shiver that runs from the top to the lower back.

Multiple Sclerosis

There is no main reason for the emergence of multiple sclerosis, but it may occur as a result of genetic factors or due to environmental infection that surrounds the patient.

The disease spreads among residents of regions far from the sun, as it spreads among northern European countries, and a group of seizures occur that the more they increase, the worse the patient’s condition worsens.

How is multiple sclerosis treated?

The treatment of multiple sclerosis is divided into two parts, a medical part, where the patient is given a dose of cortisone through injections or pills for a period of five days, followed by treatment with interferon, which works to prevent the disease from deteriorating.

The second part is the multiple sclerosis rehabilitation of the patient, where the patient needs a set of programs specialized in functional rehabilitation operations so that the multiple sclerosis patient can lead his normal life and be an active member of the society in which he lives in line with the severity of the disease.

Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation

REHABTÜRK offers an integrated set of rehabilitation programs that give the multiple sclerosis patient the ability to carry out their daily activities, and the multiple sclerosis patient needs a group of therapists, and it consists of the following:

• the doctor.
• Physiotherapist.
• In addition to an occupational therapist.
• Speech and swallowing specialist.
• Psychology specialist.
• And also a social worker
• and a nursing specialist.
• In addition to a professional.

First : The doctor specializes and must be a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, or a neurologist. He assesses the patient’s health status and provides a group of medications that help stop acute relapses of the disease, and sets a plan for the rehabilitation program that gives an opportunity to improve the patient’s functional level.

Second: A physiotherapist who treats all functional motor defects arising from the disease, such as the inability to move around the house, and treats some of the signs that result from the inability to move, such as (nervous spasms, treatment of bed sores, ataxia due to imbalance, lack of physical fitness, and others). ).

Where the specialist rehabilitates the patient using modern devices such as a treadmill and a robotic device that helps the patient move by stimulating the hands to move through electrical signals that affect the arm muscles and make them move.

Third : The role of the occupational therapist The treatment center offers a specialized group of therapeutic specialists, where the main role for them is to strengthen the role of the upper body, as it trains the limbs on the accuracy of work, such as taking a shower individually, wearing clothes without the assistance of anyone, and the ability to use the energy available to him In reducing the feeling of fatigue and tiredness.

The occupational therapist may make some adjustments inside the house of the patient with multiple sclerosis in order to facilitate the process of moving between the rooms of the house, where all the carpets in the house are removed in order to protect him from slipping, in addition to adding bars that the patient can lean on when walking.

The patient must follow up on the exercises that are agreed upon, and he changes the session pattern for those who use wheelchairs in order to reduce the seizures that occur to him, and the temperature is adjusted inside the home and in the workplace, as it must be low, and he may adjust the electronic equipment to face weakness Visual and muscular, and assesses the patient’s driving skills.

Fourth : Speech and swallowing specialist, where the speech specialist treats stuttering and swallowing difficulties, as he helps him move food from the mouth to the stomach in an effective and safe manner.

Fifth : The social and psychological specialist presents, where the social worker teaches those dealing with a multiple sclerosis patient how to deal with him, as poor memory is one of the problems he faces.

Sixth: A vocational rehabilitation specialist who makes adjustments in the patient’s workplace and retrains him to carry out his daily work normally.

Seventh : The nursing specialist provides a group of nurses with a high level of experience and scientific culture in the field of multiple sclerosis, where he educates the patient and makes him self-reliant in facing society and disease.

Reliable medical devices in multiple sclerosis rehabilitation, Türkiye

There is a set of equipment and devices that are used in rehabilitation therapy for patients with multiple sclerosis, including:

• Swimming programs in swimming pools where the weight is lighter and the ability to control the body is stronger.
• The electric walkway helps in walking better, as a result of the imbalance.
• Medical equipment in case the disease progresses.
• Botox injections, by injecting them into the muscles that have weakness, through a doctor who specializes in Botox injections.
• In the case of patients whose upper limbs are affected, a robotic arm device is used.
• Some therapeutic drugs are given that help improve the level of disorders that occur in the intestines and bladder, loss of sexual functions, and convulsions.

Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation in REHABTÜRK

REHABTÜRK offers many functional and rehabilitative services for patients with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease, as the center provides a remote detection and evaluation system. The case is being studied by a distinguished group of doctors and specialists who have received hundreds of distinguished educational rehabilitation programs worldwide, and have implemented thousands of rehabilitation programs for multiple sclerosis patients. The center follows up the papers of the patient and his companion anywhere in the world until he arrives comfortably and safely in Türkiye, where he receives technical and therapeutic support for their condition, according to the development of the disease specific to each case.

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