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Transparent medical services

Important steps towards successful treatment of an orthopaedic problem begin with diagnosis. It is crucial that the patient receives correct instructions and information about their disease as soon as possible after the first symptoms appear.

Proper modern diagnosis of orthopaedic conditions must be done in three phases. The first phase is to carry out initial tests: MRI, X-RAY, US, CT.

Access to basic diagnostic testing is quick and timely for most patients. The problem arises with subsequent examination, which includes orthopaedic and physiotherapy diagnostic methods.

In 95% of cases of orthopaedic problems, non-operative treatment will be indicated for the patient, for which basic examinations are not sufficient, as a comprehensive clinical examination of the patient with functional measurements is required for proper planning of physiotherapy.

Relying solely on prior referrals and basic examinations means that the patient will be receiving general physiotherapy, which does not include specialised treatment for their condition.

General physiotherapy is at best effective for a short period of time, but risky and misleading in the case of complex conditions, as certain conditions can be successfully treated only with advanced technology that is not available in general physiotherapy.

At MEDICOFIT clinic, we build transparent healthcare with diagnostic therapy. This represents an entry service for every patient who will undergo comprehensive treatment of an injury or disease in our clinic. As part of diagnostic therapy, we present the patient with a model of specialist physiotherapy for their condition, correct and verified information about treatment procedures and the cause of the problem, long-term risks and appropriate preventive measures to eliminate the risks.

Physiotherapy specialisation

Within the field of physiotherapy, there is a so-called “empty window” where there are no appropriate specialised therapy procedures and appropriate orthopaedic knowledge for patients, as these are diseases that do not have surgical solutions or surgery is not envisaged.

Typical conditions where physiotherapy specialisation is absolutely necessary and general physiotherapy is not effective are the following:

• Achilles tendinopathy
• Heel spur
• Shoulder calcification
• Frozen shoulder
• Carpal tunnel
• Hip and knee wear
• Plantar fasciitis
• Knee arthrosis
• Baker’s cyst
• Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS)
• Osgood-Schlatter syndrome
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Knee arthritis
• Synovitis of the hip and knee
• Sciatica
• Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
• Subacromial bursitis
• Jumper’s knee (patellar tendinopathy)
• Tendinitis
• Fibromyalgia
• Finger injuries: skier’s thumb, trigger finger, jersey finger
• De Quervain’s disease (tenosynovitis)
• Hip bursitis
• Herniated disc
• Achilles tendinitis

A very demanding field from a professional perspective are orthopaedic conditions with so-called borderline indications for surgical treatment and orthopaedic conditions that are the result of systemic diseases, progressive chronic diseases, or hereditary diseases.

In these cases, there is often a lack of awareness about proper rehabilitation with too narrowly focused pharmacological or exclusively passive therapy.

With the correct specialisation of physiotherapy, conditions can be treated or controlled very successfully.

Typical conditions are:

• Gout
• Metatarsalgia
• ACL and PCL distension
• Cubital tunnel syndrome
• Sever’s disease
• Hip impingement syndrome
• Shoulder impingement syndrome
• Radiculopathy
• Enthesopathy
• Supraspinatus tendon rupture
• Morton’s neuroma
• Reactive arthritis (Reiter’s syndrome)
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Myopathy
• Osteoporosis
• Multiple sclerosis
• Wrist arthritis
• Chondromalacia
• Osteochondrosis
• Femoropatellar arthrosis
• Patellar instability
• Facet joint arthropathy
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• Still’s disease
• Flatfoot
• Charcot arthropathy
• Baxter’s neuropathy
• Polyarthritis
• Hoffa’s fat pad syndrome
• Pseudogout
• Haglund’s heel
• Neuropathic pain
• Polyneuropathy
• Rhizarthrosis

You can read more about each condition on our blog.