Conditions that EGERSIS treats include mainly neurological conditions such as cerebrovascular accidents, demyelinating diseases, spinal cord injuries, craniocerebral injuries, polyneuropathies as well as myosceletal conditions such as low back pain, sciatica and fractures.
During the first stages, the rehabilitation focuses on identifying the patient’s capacities. Recording and scientifically analyzing these capacities will assist the team of scientists set specific rehabilitation goals with a fixed time frame. These goals are always realistic and immediate. Primary goals include assisting the patient to get out of bed, move in the room and start the treatment in a suitable rehabilitation center. Patients are also assisted in developing basic functional capacities, such as changing lying positions, to ensure their active participation in the rehabilitation. The next step is for the patient to become as more self-reliant as possible when moving.
The co-presence of doctors and rehabilitators ensures that the patient is always supervised which facilitates the identification and solution of potential problems.
In certain conditions patients exhibit communication deficits or problems in perceiving the space or the visual fields. Speech and occupational therapists then make sure that patients receive ample stimuli for their retraining or find new alternative communication modes.
The patient gradually learns to maintain a sitting position and to execute certain tasks such as dressing up. The physiotherapist corrects the patient’s static posture, i.e. his/her ability to maintain a sitting position. Gradually, the person’s posture improves.
The next step is to improve the patient’s dynamic posture and he/she is trained to perform more demanding functions such as catching an object from a distance. Improving therefore the motor skills becomes a daily challenge for the patient’s self-reliance.
The morning rehabilitation program lasts for at least 4 hours and includes specialized treatments such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, hydrotherapy and psychological support. For optimal rehabilitation outcomes evening sessions are also offered.