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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Spec. Dr. Lütfiye Akalın

Hospital
İzmir Can Hastanesi
Areas of Expertise
REHABILITATION OF NEUROLOGICAL AND NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES (HEMIPLEGIA, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHIES, POLYNEUROPATHY, FACIAL PARALYSIS / BELL'S PALSY) · PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION (CEREBRAL PALSY / MUSCLE DISEASES) · CERVICAL AND LUMBAR DISC DISORDERS (NECK AND LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION) · OSTEOARTHRITIS (JOINT AND SPINAL DEGENERATION) · REHABILITATION OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES (ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS and others…) · FIBROMYALGIA, MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME and other soft tissue disorders · DRY NEEDLING THERAPY (for fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome) · ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION (POST-ARTHROPLASTY REHABILITATION, MENISCUS AND KNEE LIGAMENT DISORDERS) · POSTURAL DISORDERS (SCOLIOSIS) · TENNIS ELBOW, GOLFER'S ELBOW, HEEL SPURS, BURSITIS, TENDINITIS (LASER TREATMENT) · OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT
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Spec. Dr. Lütfiye Akalın

Experience

  • 2024 – Present İzmir Özel Can Hastanesi / İzmir
  • 2021 – 2024 Özel Ata Sağlık Hastanesi / İzmir
  • 2019 – 2021 New Mowasat Hospital / Kuwait
  • 2016 – 2018 Özel Ata Fizik Tıp Merkezi
  • 2003 – 2013 İzmir Buca Seyfi Demirsoy State Hospital
  • 1998 – 2003 Malatya State Hospital
  • 1995 – 1998 Eskişehir Yunus Emre State Hospital

Education

  • 2013-2015 Kinesiology and Health Studies – University of Regina / Canada
  • 1991-1995 Residency – Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Training and Research Hospital / Ankara
  • 1984-1990 Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

Areas of Interest

  • REHABILITATION OF NEUROLOGICAL AND NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES (HEMIPLEGIA, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, ENTRAPMENT NEUROPATHIES, POLYNEUROPATHY, FACIAL PARALYSIS / BELL'S PALSY)
  • PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION (CEREBRAL PALSY / MUSCLE DISEASES)
  • CERVICAL AND LUMBAR DISC DISORDERS (NECK AND LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION)
  • OSTEOARTHRITIS (JOINT AND SPINAL DEGENERATION)
  • REHABILITATION OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES (ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS, RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS and others…)
  • FIBROMYALGIA, MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME and other soft tissue disorders
  • DRY NEEDLING THERAPY (for fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome)
  • ORTHOPEDIC REHABILITATION (POST-ARTHROPLASTY REHABILITATION, MENISCUS AND KNEE LIGAMENT DISORDERS)
  • POSTURAL DISORDERS (SCOLIOSIS)
  • TENNIS ELBOW, GOLFER'S ELBOW, HEEL SPURS, BURSITIS, TENDINITIS (LASER TREATMENT)
  • OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT

Professional Memberships

  • Turkish Medical Association
  • İzmir Chamber of Medicine
  • Turkish Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Foreign Languages

  • English

Health guide: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitationİzmir Can Hastanesi

When Should You See a Doctor for Back Pain?

Back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints in the general population. It is often caused by muscle strain, poor posture or everyday activities and may resolve on its own within a short time. However…

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitationİzmir Can Hastanesi

Spinal Disc Diseases and Lower Back Health

The spine is the main supporting column that holds our body upright. Between the vertebrae that make up this column lie flexible, gel-like cushions called “intervertebral discs.” In everyday life, these discs…

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