Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitation - Rehabilitation Clinic Niederrhein Korschenbroich

About the Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitation at Rehabilitation Clinic Niederrhein Korschenbroich

The Department of Orthopedic Rehabilitation at the Rehabilitation Clinic Niederrhein Korschenbroich provides the full range of medical services in its area of ​​specialization. The department's team of rehabilitation therapists regularly treats patients with arthrosis, osteoporosis, and rheumatic diseases. The healthcare facility also offers medical services to patients after hip, knee, and shoulder arthroplasty, spinal surgery, and lower extremity amputations. In addition, the department has accumulated extensive experience in the rehabilitation of patients with severe musculoskeletal injuries resulting from road traffic accidents. Each rehabilitation program is unique and is developed based on the patient's individual needs and life situation. Rehabilitation treatment combines methods of exercise therapy, physiotherapy, physical therapy, and training on professional simulators. The department has gait training equipment for patients after hip and knee replacement surgery. More than 30,000 patients have been rehabilitated during the operation of the medical facility. 100 beds are available to accommodate patients in the clinic. If clinically indicated, rehabilitation may be provided on an outpatient basis without a hospital stay. The Head Physician of the department is Dr. med. Christian Castro.

Arthrosis is a chronic disease of the joints that is characterized by a gradual thinning of intra-articular cartilage up to its complete destruction. The pathology progresses slowly and its first signs are often invisible to the patient. In the early stages of arthrosis, mild pain occurs after physical activity. Over time, it intensifies and does not disappear even at rest; walking becomes difficult, and the periarticular muscles are affected due to limited movement. Timely initiation of arthrosis rehabilitation can slow down the progression of the disease, increase joint stability, improve mobility, and relieve pain. The department's team of rehabilitation specialists offers comprehensive rehabilitation programs for patients with coxarthrosis, gonarthrosis, and shoulder arthrosis. The department's doctors also specialize in rehabilitation after arthroplasty (surgery to replace the patient's own joint with an artificial one). Upon admission to the department, the patient undergoes comprehensive diagnostics. This is how the patient's rehabilitation potential is assessed and the goals of the upcoming treatment are determined. Next, the department's specialists begin to develop a personalized rehabilitation program, an integral part of which is exercise therapy, including the use of professional simulators. In parallel, the patient is prescribed physical therapy: classical massage, lymphatic drainage massage, electrotherapy, etc. Hydrotherapy also has a beneficial effect.

Patients with rheumatic diseases, which affect the joints, connective tissues, and internal organs, often seek medical help from the department. Rheumatic diseases are often chronic and incurable, causing a person to experience many unpleasant symptoms such as pain, joint swelling, joint stiffness, and limited range of motion. Orthopedic rehabilitation is one of the key methods to control the disease and provide the patient with a high quality of life. The basis of rehabilitation treatment for rheumatic diseases is exercise therapy. The extensive experience and in-depth knowledge of the department's specialists in the field of exercise therapy allow them to select the optimal set of exercises for each patient. During the rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic diseases, various types of physical therapy are also used: electrotherapy, lymphatic drainage massage, mud wraps, and others.

The department's team of rehabilitation therapists is deservedly proud of its outstanding results in the field of rehabilitation following spinal surgery for herniated discs, spinal stenosis, spinal curvature, spinal tumors, and spinal injuries. The specialists skillfully combine modern methods of exercise therapy, physiotherapy, physical therapy, and hydrotherapy to restore the full range of motion in the spine.

Indications for orthopedic rehabilitation in the department include the following:

• Arthrosis
• Rheumatic diseases
• Osteoporosis
• Injuries due to road traffic accidents
• Conditions after arthroplasty and other surgical procedures on the hip, knee, and shoulder joints
• Conditions after spinal surgery
• Conditions after lower extremity amputations
• Other diseases and injuries of the musculoskeletal system

The department offers the following rehabilitation activities:

• Exercise therapy, including training on special fitness equipment
• Hydrotherapy
• Physical therapy
• Electrotherapy
• Massage
• Lymphatic drainage massage
• Mud wraps
• "Walking school" for restoring gait after knee and hip arthroplasty
• Other rehabilitation treatment methods

Photo of the doctor: (c) Niederrhein Klinik