Head of the clinic: Dr. Asmir Konjić, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Contact telephone: 00 387 35 303 143

Fax: 00 387 35 303 148

Head nurse: Vesna Keranović, graduated nurse

Contact telephone: 00 387 35 303 134

Fax: 00 387 35 303 148

Physiotherapist in charge: Mirela Begić, graduated occupational therapist

Contact telephone: 00 387 35 303 629

Quality improvement and education: Srebrenko Prcić, graduated technician

Contact telephone: 00 387 35 303 629

The Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is a modern and well- equipped medical facility. In the region, our experienced medical staff are recognized as a leading provider of high- quality medical services.

HEALTH CARE SERVICES:

• Rehabilitation and physical treatment of patients suffering from neurological, surgical, orthopedic and trauma conditions, injuries of spine and pediatric patients

• Early rehabilitation

• Urodynamic diagnostics

• Ultrasound diagnostics of the musculosceletal system

• Vacuum compression therapy

• Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of children and adults with hearing, voice, speech and language disorders

• Early detection and prevention of disability, educational rehabilitation and somatopedic treatment of children and adults

• Prosthetics and orthotics manufacturing according to ISPO standards

• Amputee rehabilitation

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

The Clinic consists of physical medicine outpatient clinic and several departments

PHYSICAL MEDICINE  OUTPATIENT CLINIC

Head technician: Kamberović Emir, graduated technician

Telephone: 035 303 630

Physical medicine outpatient clinic consists of:

• Admission
• Four specialist consultation offices

CABINETS:

• Cabinet for osteoporosis
• Cabinet for cerebral palsy and children with neurorisks
• Cabinet for urodynamic testing
• Cabinet for lymphatic drainage and vacuum compression therapy
• Cabinet for laser therapy
• Cabinet for speech therapy
• Cabinet for occupational therapy and somatopedic treatment
• Cabinet for phototherapy
• Physiotherapy department with electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, sonotherapy and all forms of movement therapy such as kinesitherapy, functional and work therapy, thermal and hydrotherapy

Cabinet for occupational therapy and somatopedic treatment

• Cabinet for occupational therapy: Dr. health sciences Lejla Matović, graduated defectologict somatopedist
• Cabinet for somatopedic treatment: Alma Glinac MSc.

Telephone: 035 303 630

Cabinet for speech therapy: MSc. Nermina Sutović, graduated speech therapist

Telephone: 035 303 630

DEPARTMENTS

The Clinic has seven departments with fifty hospital beds. Health professionals from departments provide early rehabilitation for all inpatients at the University Clinical Center Tuzla.

• Department for rehabilitation of patients with rheumatic diseases
• Department for rehabilitation of patients with neurological diseases
• Department for rehabilitation of patients after orthopedic and trauma surgeries
• Department for rehabilitation of children
• Department for rehabilitation of patients with spinal injuries
• Department for early rehabilitation
• Department for prosthetics and orthotics

THE CLINIC STAFF

The Clinic has 75 full- time employees: 13 doctors specialized in physical medicine and rehabilitation (4 with PhD, 1 subspecialist in reumatology and 2 with MSc.)

Doctor specialist in orthopedy: 1

Doctor on residency: 1

MSc. graduated defectologist- speech therapist -1

MSc. graduated defectologist- somatopedist-1

MSc. graduated defectologist- rehabilitator- 1

Graduated nurse/ technicians: 7

Graduated physiotherapists: 3

Physiotherapists with higher school: 5

Nurses/ technicians: 13

Physiotherapists with high school: 13

Prosthetic technologists with an ISPO certificate (ISPO CAT/II/I ): 4

Non- medical workers: 2

DEPARTMENT FOR REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES

Chief of the department: Ass. Prof. Kikanović Šahza, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, subspecialist in rheumatology

Telephone: 35 303 188

Nurse in charge: Saida Bašić

Telephone: 35 303 635

The department with ten hospital beds offers diagnostics and therapy for patients with rheumatic diseases who are in need for rehabilitation:

• inflammatory rheumatic diseases
• degenerative diseases of the spine and joints
• systemic connective tissue diseases
• extra- articular rheumatism
• metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis

DEPARTMENT FOR REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES

Chief of the department: Ass. Prof. Amela Čičkušić, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Telephone: 35 303 187

Nurse in charge: Medina Huremović, graduated nurse

Telephone: 35 303 123

The department deals with rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders. The team of health professionals from the department consists of specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, speech therapists and somatopedist, special education and rehabilitation therapists, physiotherapists, nurses/ technicians and psychologist. The team provide treatment and rehabilitation of patients after:

• stroke

• cranio trauma; surgery of blood vessels of the brain

• patients with Parkinson’s disease

• patients with multiple sclerosis

• polyneuropathies of various causes

• polyradiculoneuritis

• patients with rare neurological diseases

• adult patients with cerebral palsy

• patients with neuromuscular and other neurological diseases

Health professionals from the department offer modern kinesiotherapy procedures in neurological rehabilitation (Bobath, PNF), as well as other modalities of rehabilitation following diagnosis, neurological and other clinical findings ( hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, LASER). The education of patients and their families is a significant part of everyday workflow at the department.

DEPARTMENT FOR REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS AFTER SURGERY AND ORTHOPEDY TRAUMA SURGERIES

Chief of the department: Ass. Prof. Hotić Hadžiefendić Asja, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Telephone: 35 303 189

Nurse in charge: Samira Alić, graduated nurse

The department deals with:

1. Rehabilitation of patients after orthopedic and conservative treatments on the locomotor apparatus and spinal column and includes:

   – post traumatic conditions of the locomotor apparatus

   – conditions after disc herniation surgery and hip and knee joint replacement surgery

– conditions after surgery with osteosynthetic material in the treatment of thoracic or lumbar spinal injuries

2. rehabilitation of patients after neurosurgeries on the brain, spinal column and peripheral nerves

3. Treatment of lymphedema

DEPARTMENT FOR REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN

Chief of the department: Primarius Dr. Aščerić Lejla, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Telephone: 35 303 146

Nurse in charge: Bajrić Asja, graduated nurse

Telephone: 35 303 123

The department for rehabilitation of children has 10 hospital beds aimed for early rehabilitation of children who are referred from other clinics or the primary health care. Our task is to improve the abilities of children following major injury, illness or surgical procedures which affect their function.

DEPARTMENT FOR REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH SPINAL INJURIES

Chief of the department: Ass. Prof. Zonić Imamović Maida, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Telephone: 35 303 187

Nurse in charge: Amra Mehanović, graduated nurse

Telephone: 035 303 123

The department has 10 hospital beds and provides interdisciplinary rehabilitation program in patients with injuries of the spine and spinal cord. Our expert team of health professionals is consisted of specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation, physiotherapists, nurses/ technicians, somatopedist and occupational therapist.

The plan of rehabilitation includes:

• prevention of respiratory complications

• prevention of deep vein thrombosis

• prevention of joint contracture

• skin care

• selective muscle strengthening

• early self- care activities

• verticalization

• early mobility in bed

• patient and their family education

• assessment of the condition of the lower part of the urogenital tract through urodynamic examination

• bladder training- training for intermittent self- catheterization

DEPARTMENT FOR EARLY REHABILITATION

Telephone: 35 303 243; 035 303 123

Physiotherapist in charge: Sulejmanović Sabina, graduated physiotherapist

A specialized team for early rehabilitation of inpatients is composed of physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors, consultants of other specialties and team of skilled physiotherapists. The main task of health professionals from the department is to include inpatients from the University Clinical Center Tuzla in early rehabilitation treatment as soon as it is proposed as a potential treatment, as well as planning further rehabilitation program after hospital discharge.

DEPARTMENT FOR PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS

Chief of the department: Dr. Zijada Kudumović, specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation

Telephone: 35 290 312

Prosthetist in charge: Softić Nedžad, a prosthetic technologist

Telephone: 35 290 312

The Department for Prosthetics and Orthotics was established in 1994 with the support of the French humanitarian organization “Handicap International”. Within the department is the Center for education of orthotists and prosthetists. Generous support for educational programs for orthotists and prosthetists at the University Clinical Center Tuzla was provided by the International Center for Rehabilitation of Chicago.

The Department deals with outpatients:

• Modeling and creating upper limb prostheses (functional and aesthetic)

• Modeling and creating lower limb prostheses (exoskeletal and endoskeletal)

• Creating upper and lower limb orthoses

• Creating thoraco- lumbo- sacral orthoses TLSO, orthoses for pectus

• Creating printed foot insoles

• Rehabilitation of persons with limb amputation, trunk and limb deformities, rehabilitation of neurological, rheumatological, surgical, and orthopedic trauma patients who use orthotic aids