Physiotherapy for Lumbar Disc
and Sciatica

Hello, if you are unable to visit the clinic in person, you can take advantage of the online video visit service. Please refer to the online appointment schedule located in the menu at the top of the site to schedule an online video visit and click on online visit on the appointment page.

In the online visit, which is performed by the physiotherapist colleagues of Dr. Hakim’s team, after taking your detailed medical history by the physiotherapist, movement tests are taken and appropriate exercises are prescribed, which will be the majority of your in-person treatment. If during the online assessment and treatment process, the physiotherapist realizes that you need to visit in person, they will definitely inform you and your online visit process will not continue for the next sessions.

The cost of each physiotherapy session is free and according to the official tariffs of the Ministry of Health, Medical Treatment and Education for private clinics and depends on the number of treatment areas and the type of procedures and medical services that are provided to you. Of course, after the initial visit before the start of treatment, the physiotherapist will determine this and we will inform you. If you do not wish to, you can not start the treatment.

Radiological findings do not constitute your diagnosis, and for a correct diagnosis, a thorough clinical examination and the start of several diagnostic and therapeutic physiotherapy sessions are necessary. Even a single clinical examination often cannot provide a correct and reliable opinion! In physiotherapy, for cases such as back pain and pelvic pain, or neck pain and shoulder pain and shooting pains in the upper and lower limbs and similar cases, we examine the cause of the pain in the initial diagnostic and therapeutic visits and in many cases there is no meaningful relationship between your pain and your clinical findings. How many people have a ruptured disc, ligament and tendon damage in their MRI but do not have any pain or symptoms, and conversely, there are many people whose MRI is normal but experience very severe pain, or in a multiple-session examination it is determined that their pain is mechanical and improves well with exercise.

Greetings, our main method at Saadat Abad Physiotherapy Clinic is the mechanical diagnosis and treatment method; in this method, we first examine the origin of the pain, which is in the spine or limb, and in the first few sessions, we group patients based on pain and symptoms and movement tests in each session. Most clients are in the mechanical pain group, which has a high prognosis and possibility of recovery in the short term. In this group, the emphasis is on prescribing “one” movement or position, with which the client’s severe pain gradually decreases and the symptoms begin to improve. In addition to exercise therapy, which is the main treatment method, we may also use other physiotherapy treatment modalities at our discretion. We do not need an MRI to start the physiotherapy examination and treatment, but if you already have medical documents, bring them with you. On the other hand, if after the first few sessions, the patient is placed in other treatment groups such as inflammatory pain, chronic nerve pain, etc., they have a poorer prognosis and the likelihood of recovery in the short term is low and they must be treated for a longer period of time. During the sessions, they may need to consult with other doctors and perform other medical procedures by medical specialists, who will definitely provide the necessary advice and solutions.

Intervertebral disc damage in the back and neck, damage to the sciatic nerve, osteoarthritis or wear and tear of the knee, hip, lower back, neck, shoulder, wrist joints, etc. Damage to the tendons of the shoulder, knee, hip, lower back, back, neck, wrist muscles, etc. Damage to the ligaments of the knee joint (e.g., cruciate ligaments) and other joints of the body, ligament strains, ankle sprains, nerve adhesions (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome), heel spurs, types of bursitis, pain in the elbow area (tennis elbow), pain and movement restrictions in the shoulder (frozen shoulder), pain and movement problems after surgeries (hip knee replacement surgery, hip, disc surgery, etc.), facial nerve paralysis (Ball’s palsy), movement problems and balance disorders in the elderly, posture disorders of the trunk and limbs (e.g., flat feet, bowed knees, hunchback, etc.)