Eski?ehir Fizyomer Terapia Estetica Denta Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medical Center Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medical Center Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Specialist Dr. Berrin Akp?nar stated that they use hydrotherapy and ozone method as well as medications for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and said, "We recommend MS patients to have a regular life and continue their rehabilitation regularly."
Sharing information about MS, Dr. Berrin Akp?nar said that the disease is a disorder that occurs with a large number of plaques in both the brain and spinal cord as a result of a disorder in the immune system of the person. Stating that the disease progresses in attacks and has recently affected approximately 3 million people in the world, Akp?nar stated that vision problems are most commonly encountered in patients. Dr. Akp?nar stated that double vision, hearing, speech disorders, numbness in certain parts of the body to certain degrees, tingling, muscle weakness, stiffness in the muscles, urinary incontinence, impaired balance and gait of the patients can be encountered, and that neurology specialists start treatment with immunomodulatory drugs after diagnosing the disease, so it is possible to prevent attacks, reduce their frequency and slow down the progressive course.
"Electrical stimulations can be used with muscle-strengthening exercise programs"
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Specialist Dr. Berrin Akp?nar mentioned that some function losses may develop in patients despite medications and in this case rehabilitation will come into play, "How can patients move better with the function in their current body to minimize these function losses? How can they live less dependent on other people or improve their quality of life? We teach this to our patients through rehabilitation. Of course, personalized rehabilitation programs come to the fore here. Why? Because each disease can affect each patient to different degrees and in different ways. What do we do during the rehabilitation process? First of all, the sine qua non of neurological rehabilitation is certain exercises. We act according to what the patient needs. Is there a limitation in joint movements or contractures? Joint range of motion and stretching exercises can be applied for this. If there is weakness in the muscles, electrical stimulation can be used as well as special exercise programs to strengthen the muscles. In addition, if the balance is impaired, we can support our patients with both special exercises to increase balance and virtual reality treatments."
"Hydrotherapy allows us to relax the muscles in a good way"
Stating that patients may have involuntary muscle contractions and spasticity, and for this, botulinum toxin injections can be performed with special stretching exercises, Dr. Akp?nar said, "This relaxes the muscles. Hydrotherapy also allows us to relax the muscles in a good way by taking advantage of the relaxing properties of water. However, the hydrotherapy we are talking about here is not hot water treatments, but exercises performed in normal exercise pools accompanied by a physiotherapist. Because MS patients know that hot thermal waters, spas and baths can trigger attacks. Therefore, we do not recommend them."
"Ozone therapy gives positive results in reducing the frequency of attacks"
Berrin Akp?nar emphasized that if the postures and postures of the patients are impaired, their exercises can be supported in this regard and continued her speech as follows:
"Urinary incontinence can be a really serious problem and it is possible to prevent urinary overflow with magnetic field stimulations as well as exercises to strengthen pelvic floor muscles in patients with MS. Ozone therapy, which has been very popular in recent years, can also give positive results both in reducing the frequency of attacks and in repairing the damage caused by MS in the central nervous system, spinal cord and brain. We generally recommend a regular life for MS patients. We always recommend that they get regular sleep, eat a balanced diet, avoid alcohol and cigarettes, do not have a stressful life, do not work in extremely strenuous jobs and avoid sadness, anxiety and depression. And of course, we recommend that they continue their rehabilitation regularly."
