Hospital, Makkah
Registered in the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department at King Faisal Hospital in Makkah, since the beginning of 2017 until now 15,646 sessions, as well as the distribution of 959 medical devices and supplies to patients. The medical assistant at the hospital, Dr. Fadhel Al-Zahrani, explained that the patients who underwent physiotherapy and occupational therapy sessions were of different ages, and their injuries ranged between spinal injuries, muscle injuries, such as muscle tears, knee stiffness, neck, and sports injuries.
He added, "These sessions consisted of rehabilitating patients with cruciate ligament and meniscus, sprained ankles, shoulder injuries, such as ruptured shoulder ligaments, and neurological injuries such as stroke patients, facial paralysis, sciatica, and patients with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson''s disease."
Al-Zahrani explained that the department conducted therapeutic exercises sessions for patients, and treatment with physiotherapy devices, such as electrical vibrations, high-intensity lasers, sound waves, shock waves, in addition to hydrotherapy.
