NEUROLOGİCAL PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT

Neurological physiotherapy and rehabilitation is the process of dealing with physical, psychological and / or cognitive disorders caused by neurological diseases in body structure and functions.With neurological rehabilitation, it is aimed to increase the individual's level of participation and well-being in the daily life process. In the neurological rehabilitation team that requires interdisciplinary teamwork, specialized physiotherapists take an important place in this field. The task of the physiotherapist within the scope of neurological rehabilitation is to perform patient-centered neurological evaluation in the patient population with neurological diseases, as a result, to determine the patient-centered treatment goals and to implement the necessary physiotherapy and rehabilitation interventions targeted.

Neurological Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Approaches include:

• Neurophysiological approaches
• Task-oriented approaches
• Computer aided exercises
• Robotic therapy
• Bracing and assistive device use
• Hydrotherapy
• Electrotherapy

With these approaches, it is aimed to increase the quality of life by providing an increase in functional capacity, improvement in psychological well-being, recurrent hospitalization and decrease in health care expenditures and improvement in prognosis and especially symptoms.

The department of neurological physiotherapy and rehabilitation was created in order to meet the training needs of physiotherapists, to train graduates equipped with special knowledge, skills and competencies, to create an environment for academic studies and to contribute to the development of the field. In addition, the purpose of the department is to enable multidisciplinary, researcher, questioner and evidence-based application skills in the field of Neurology Physiotherapy. to gain the ability to conduct scientific research, access information, evaluate and interpret information; To educate scientists who have reached the universal level in terms of education in their field, who are knowledgeable, intellectual and competent on a national and international scale.

Courses Taught Within the Scope of Neurological Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department:

• Neurophysiological Approaches
• Pediatric Rehabilitation
• Neurological Rehabilitation
• Swallowing Rehabilitation
• Pediatric Rehabilitation Internship
• Neurological Rehabilitation Internship