Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Unit

All diagnostic and treatment approaches within physical therapy and rehabilitation medicine are applied by the faculty members and specialist staff of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, using modern technological devices and systems.

Services Provided:

The problems our department deals with are painful musculoskeletal diseases, rehabilitation of orthopedic, neurological and rheumatic diseases, rehabilitation of cardiopulmonary diseases, pediatric rehabilitation, sports injuries and their rehabilitation, hand rehabilitation, osteoporosis and geriatric rehabilitation.

In the measurement and evaluation unit within our Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department, high-technology devices and systems are used. These are an isokinetic dynamometer system, a balance measurement system, body composition measurement and superficial musculoskeletal ultrasonography.

In our treatment unit, treatments with physical agents such as thermotherapy (heat treatment), cryotherapy (cold treatment), electrotherapy (treatment with electricity) and hydrotherapy (water treatment), as well as traction, mobilization methods and exercise therapies are applied.

The Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department admits patients by appointment.

Physical Therapy Physicians provide service on Mondays and Wednesdays between 08:30 - 12:00 / 13:30 - 17:00.

Following the examination by physical therapy physicians, the musculoskeletal evaluations and treatment approaches deemed necessary are applied by physiotherapists.