CKR Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre
The Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centre is a modern facility that offers comprehensive treatments for locomotor disorders. Founded in 1977, the centre has specialised in this area for over 30 years.
In accordance with the Polish School of Rehabilitation - the co-founder of which was Professor Marian Weiss, Dr.Med.Sc., the originator of the CKR Centre - rehabilitation is perceived as a process of physical, psychological and social recovery.
The centre's aim is not only to improve health, overall fitness and independence of patients, but also at bringing back the confidence in their abilities, encouraging them to be active and taking preventive measures to stay healthy.
One day surgery, rheumatic orthopaedics and spinal surgery
Konstantin, Poland
The centre has a focus on rheumatic orthopaedic surgery, spinal surgery and arthroscopy procedures, used in sports medicine, among others. Use of minimally invasive surgery considerably shortens hospitalisation time and accelerates recovery.
Rehabilitation
CKR specialises in the treatment of orthopaedic, rheumatological and neurological locomotor disorders, such as:
| ■ | Spinal pain syndrome due to degenerative or post-traumatic changes and congenital malformations |
| ■ | Peripheral arthralgia due to degenerative or post-traumatic changes and congenital malformations |
| ■ | Rheumatic disorders of the locomotor system and other systemic locomotor disorders |
| ■ | Congenital malformations of the skeletomuscular system |
| ■ | Neurogenic locomotor dysfunction including late consequences of stroke and peripheral nerve injuries |
Consultations
CKR offers consultations with specialist physicians in the fields of orthopaedics, medical rehabilitation, rheumatology, neurology, neurosurgery, internal medicine and endocrinology. Based on the patient’s medical history, physical examination and the laboratory results obtained during the visit, the physician assesses the patient’s condition and prescribes appropriate medications.
The physician creates an individual rehabilitation schedule, taking into consideration the nature, duration, frequency and sequence of treatments. Due to the gathering of physicians of various specialties in one location, it is possible to obtain additional consultations in order to achieve a full diagnosis.
Minor procedures such as joint/nerve blocks, injections (periarticular/perispinal) and light resin dressings are available and each patient has an individual rehabilitation programme. This may include the following:
Kinisitherapy, such as manual therapy (Kaltenborn-Evjenth, Cyriax, neuromobilisation), the McKenzie method, the Brobath method or Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)
Physiotherapy - exposing the body to physical stimuli generated with special equipment, such as Electrotherapy (electrostimulation, galvanisation, ionophoresis, diadynamic currents, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator [TENS] currents), Magnetotherapy (TheraPulse, SCANLAB, Magnetronic), Ultrasound and phonophoresis, Laser therapy (laser scanner and focal), Hydrotherapy (hydrocollator, whirlpool massage, Scottish water whips) or Focal cryotherapy
Massages - partial and full-body.
International patients are welcome and the centre has hotel rooms furnished to accommodate people with locomotor dysfunction. Each room has a bathroom, a TV, a radio and a telephone. Patients are offered full board with meals at the restaurant.
Systemic cryotherapy
This is used as an adjunctive treatment method for locomotor diseases and involves exposing the surface of the body to very low temperatures (below 110°C/-166°F) in a special cryochamber, for one to three minutes. The procedure is painless and very well tolerated. It is followed by an intensive 30-minute kinesitherapy session under the guidance of a physiotherapist.
Short-term exposure to very low temperatures has anti-inflammatory, antiedematous and analgesic effects, causes muscle relaxation and increases muscle strength. This results in increased effectiveness of physical exercises conducted after the procedure.
Cryotherapy increases immunity against infections and improves the bone mineralisation process. The procedure also improves the feeling of wellbeing through the release of endorphins and testosterone, which relieve fatigue as well as raise the patients’ spirits.
International patients
Enquiries to CKR
Further CKR centres
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