On February 25, 2022 in Sofia the guest of ZIC "Medical Karaj" will be the specialist in physical therapy and rehabilitation - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Salih Baran. He will visit us at the invitation of our manager Zvezdelina Lutfi. During the day, the specialist will conduct free consultations to Bulgarian patients in need of consultation, second opinion or treatment abroad for their ailments.
What patients who wish to take advantage of the free consultation with the specialist should do is to call the health centre on 0879 009 742 / 0878 500 940 and book an appointment for a consultation.
Who is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Salih Baran?
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Salih Baran completed his medical education at the Faculty of Medicine of Istanbul University in 1994. He completed his specialization in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation at Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Hospital. Dr. Mehmet Salih Baran provides services at Gaziyosmanpasa Medical Park Hospital.
Dr. Mehmet Salih Baran's main clinical areas of interest include:
- PRP
- Treatment of the joints
- Sports injuries
- Neuro-rehabilitation
- Back pain
- Pain in the neck
- Osteoporosis
- Orthopaedic rehabilitation
- Ankylosing spondylitis(Bechterew's disease)
- Rheumatic diseases
- Multiple sclerosis - MS
- Cerebral palsy
- Paraplegia
- Hemiplegia
- Lymphedema
- Diseases of tendons and other
The Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department at Gaziyosmanpasa Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul has state-of-the-art medical equipment and aims to provide healthcare services that meet all international standards.
The department of physical medicine and rehabilitation deals with:
- Orthopedic rehabilitation - rehabilitation of sports injuries, rehabilitation after fractures, rehabilitation in the postoperative period of meniscus surgery and rehabilitation after arthroplasty.
- Muscle rehabilitation - internationally recognised physiotherapy protocols are used to prevent joint problems or correct restricted joint mobility, to relieve low back and neck pain and to rehabilitate rheumatoid diseases.
- Neurological Rehabilitation - Patients with para- or hemiplegia and spinal injuries are provided physical therapy and rehabilitation services following muscle, tendon and nerve injuries and cerebral palsy.
- Physiotherapy and rehabilitation programmes are conducted to prevent joint contractures and reduce loss of function following diagnosis and medical treatment of rheumatic diseases, particularly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
- Rehabilitation of osteoporosis and degenerative joint diseases.
- Treatment and rehabilitation of fibromyalgia syndrome, myofascial pain syndrome, temporomandibular disorders and scoliosis.
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation after microsurgery for hand injuries.
- Gynaecological physiotherapy in uro-gynaecological diseasesl.
A wide range of physiotherapy and rehabilitation services are provided, such as intra-articular injections, soft tissue injections, PRP for musculoskeletal conditions, neural therapy, mesotherapy, dry needling pain management, manual therapy, lymphatic drainage and more.
Botulinum toxin is used in selected patients for cerebral palsy, stroke, and spasticity resulting from spinal cord injury.
Those wishing to take advantage of the opportunity for a free consultation with Prof. Dr. Mehmet Salih Baran on 25 February 2022 in Sofia should book an appointment in advance at:
- Medical Carrage's telephone numbers: 0879 009 742 and 0878 500 940
- to request their desired appointment online at https://www.medikara.bg/.
Note that no examinations will be carried out during the consultation. Free consultations are based on the medical records currently available to the patient.
