Department of Physical Medicine

Welcome to the Department of Physical Medicine at the St. George Hospital

Physical and rehabilitative medicine comprises the detection, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation from and secondary prevention of diseases, injuries. And their aftereffects by means of physical therapy, manual therapy, naturopathy, balneotherapy, and climatotherapy.

So Physical therapy includes the therapeutic application of physical therapy (or physiotherapy), occupational therapy, massage, heat and cold therapy, hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, and ultrasound. However Based on the findings in each case, to influence, compensate, and correct damage, functional weakness, and loss of function resulting from disease, treatment, and injuries.

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The consequences of health problems (disease, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) manifest as functional disorders (limited mobility, strength, coordination, endurance, limitation of complex functions such as gripping, walking, standing, etc.). Therefore symptoms (such as pain, joint stiffness, loss of normal sensation, etc.) and can lead to incapacity and limitations in activities of daily living (e.g. the ability to get dressed, to go shopping, etc.). And social interaction (e.g. ability to work, restriction of leisure activities, etc.).

Physical medicine and rehabilitation intervene to address organ damage, incapacity, and impairment in social interaction and participation in everyday life. So It applies methods from physical medicine and therapy, manual medicine, social medicine, pharmacotherapy, naturopathy, balneotherapy, and climatotherapy.

Dr. Svircev is our lead for manual medicine, which comprises manual/chiropractic diagnostics and manual therapy (chiropractic).

We offer physical therapy to cancer patients to help you rebalance impaired functions. And enable adaptation and compensation for loss of health integrity and irreversible damage caused by disease or treatment. And to help you regain the highest possible quality of life.

So The model of the effects of disease and appropriate intervention plans derived from the World Health Organization (WHO). Forms the basis for our understanding of physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Live cell therapy can be used to treat: