Reem Hospital provides healing, recovery, and pain-free non-surgical solutions for various types of injuries, any joint, muscle, or bone pain, all in one place at the physical medicine and rehabilitation department. Our expert therapists and doctors are equipped with cutting-edge technologies and innovative approaches to rehabilitation, ensuring that your experience is more comfortable, effective, and joyful.

When to consult with physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors?

In cases of experiencing chronic pain that does not respond to medications, sports or work injuries, neck or back pain. It is also recommended post-surgery to restore function or in cases of arthritis and joint pain. Additionally, for children experiencing developmental delays, consult our rehabilitation department for physical therapy and rehabilitation.

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Advanced physical medicine facilities

In our rehabilitation centre, we blend excellence with compassion, utilize innovative techniques, and offer a top-notch medical team to ensure your convenience and well-being.

Our injury rehabilitation clinic is equipped with advanced technologies and unique rehabilitation equipment to meet your expectations.

 

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Why choose physical medicine & rehabilitation at Reem Hospital, Abu Dhabi?

We offer a full spectrum of rehabilitation services, covered by American and Australian board-certified consultants, which offer physical, occupational, speech, and regenerative therapies. These services are available in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

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Treatments Offered by Physical Medicine Department at Rehabilitation Centre in Abu Dhabi

  • EMG/NCS (Nerve Conduction Study): These are electrical tests used to diagnose nerve injuries and diseases. Our physical medicine and rehabilitation consultants can assist in diagnosing and treating nerve-related pain and facilitating recovery.
  • Injections
  • Dry needling without medicine.
  • Prolotherapy: Helps relieve pain and tighten weak ligaments using dextrose.
  • New generation steroids with minimal side effects for inflammation problems.
  • Hyaluronic acid injections: Used in cases of osteoarthritis in the knee joint to alleviate friction and reduce pain.
  • Platelet-rich plasma (PRP): Derived from your own blood, it stimulates tissue repair for tendonitis, arthritis, or pain management.
  • Occipital nerve: Alleviates pain in the back of the head and upper neck.
  • Carpal tunnel: Manages pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome in the wrist joint.
  • Peripheral nerve blocks for arm or leg pain.
  • Ultrasound usage: enhances tissue healing.
  • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) uses low-voltage electrical currents for pain relief. Targets nerves to prevent pain signal transmission. It is used in osteoarthritis, tendinitis, and fibromyalgia.
  • Interferential Current: used for pain relief, enhancing tissue repair, and relaxing muscle spasms. It is effective for lower back pain and sciatica.
  • Hot Moist Therapy: Application of heat to increase the blood flow.
  • Paraffin Wax Bath: The application of heated wax helps in improving blood flow to the affected area and hence decreasing pain sensation.
  • Laser therapies: Effective for pain management.
  • Shockwave therapy: Utilizes high-energy acoustic waves to promote tissue healing, offering a non-invasive approach to pain management.
  • TACAR: Highly advanced non-invasive technique for pain alleviation.
  • Cryo-ultrasound: Cold ultrasound helps reduce inflammation and pain.
  • Sports rehabilitation: Ready to treat sports-related injuries.
  • Magnetic therapy: Uses magnets to relieve muscle spasms and pain.

Neurorehabilitation: Offers recovery from muscular and neurological diseases such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, myopathy, dystrophy and spinal cord injury.

  • Speech delay.
  • Speech disorder.
  • Stuttering.
  • Voice disorder.
  • Language delay.
  • Language disorder.
  • Cochlear implant and hearing aid rehabilitation.
  • Auditory verbal therapy (AVT).
  • Swallowing assessment and treatment which includes neuromuscular electrical stimulation.
  • Improving memory and attention skills.
  • Adult rehabilitation:
  • Articulation and speech.
  • Stuttering.
  • Speech and language disorders due to stroke, brain injury, or progressive neurological diseases.
  • Cognitive-linguistic disorders following brain injury.
  • Voice disorder.
  • Oral-pharyngeal swallowing disorders, including the following diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: videofluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing (VFES), and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).
  • Working on oral sensory, motor, and behavioral strategies for feeding disorders.
  • Post-tracheostomy rehabilitation aims to adapt to the new swallowing, breathing and speaking conditions.
  • EMG/NCS (Nerve Conduction Study): These are electrical tests used to diagnose nerve injuries and diseases. Our physical medicine and rehabilitation consultants can assist in diagnosing and treating nerve-related pain and facilitating recovery.
  • Injections
  • Dry needling without medicine.
  • Prolotherapy: Helps relieve pain and tighten weak ligaments using dextrose.
  • New generation steroids with minimal side effects for inflammation problems.
  • Hyaluronic acid injections: Used in cases of osteoarthritis in the knee joint to alleviate friction and reduce pain.
  • Platelet-rich plasma (PRP): Derived from your own blood, it stimulates tissue repair for tendonitis, arthritis, or pain management.
  • Occipital nerve: Alleviates pain in the back of the head and upper neck.
  • Carpal tunnel: Manages pain caused by carpal tunnel syndrome in the wrist joint.
  • Peripheral nerve blocks for arm or leg pain.
  • Ultrasound usage: enhances tissue healing.
  • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) uses low-voltage electrical currents for pain relief. Targets nerves to prevent pain signal transmission. It is used in osteoarthritis, tendinitis, and fibromyalgia.
  • Interferential Current: used for pain relief, enhancing tissue repair, and relaxing muscle spasms. It is effective for lower back pain and sciatica.
  • Hot Moist Therapy: Application of heat to increase the blood flow.
  • Paraffin Wax Bath: The application of heated wax helps in improving blood flow to the affected area and hence decreasing pain sensation.
  • Laser therapies: Effective for pain management.
  • Shockwave therapy: Utilizes high-energy acoustic waves to promote tissue healing, offering a non-invasive approach to pain management.
  • TACAR: Highly advanced non-invasive technique for pain alleviation.
  • Cryo-ultrasound: Cold ultrasound helps reduce inflammation and pain.
  • Sports rehabilitation: Ready to treat sports-related injuries.
  • Magnetic therapy: Uses magnets to relieve muscle spasms and pain.

Neurorehabilitation: Offers recovery from muscular and neurological diseases such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, myopathy, dystrophy and spinal cord injury.

  • Speech delay.
  • Speech disorder.
  • Stuttering.
  • Voice disorder.
  • Language delay.
  • Language disorder.
  • Cochlear implant and hearing aid rehabilitation.
  • Auditory verbal therapy (AVT).
  • Swallowing assessment and treatment which includes neuromuscular electrical stimulation.
  • Improving memory and attention skills.
  • Adult rehabilitation:
  • Articulation and speech.
  • Stuttering.
  • Speech and language disorders due to stroke, brain injury, or progressive neurological diseases.
  • Cognitive-linguistic disorders following brain injury.
  • Voice disorder.
  • Oral-pharyngeal swallowing disorders, including the following diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: videofluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing (VFES), and fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).
  • Working on oral sensory, motor, and behavioral strategies for feeding disorders.
  • Post-tracheostomy rehabilitation aims to adapt to the new swallowing, breathing and speaking conditions.
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Dr. Farrukh Hamid

Consultant Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Dr. Farrukh Hamid is an American Board-certified Consultant of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation with additional board certifications in pain management, electrodiagnostic and regenerative medicine. Dr Farrukh has more than 20 years’ experience of clinical practice in some of the most...

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