Al Madinah Al Munawwarah rehabilitation

The activities of a physiotherapy workshop for knee problems and related diseases, organized by the Saudi Society for Physical Therapy, Western Region Branch and Medical Rehabilitation Hospital, were concluded in Madinah. Dr. Nizar Hamdan Al-Nazari, Director of the Hospital, honored the members of the Organizing Committee: Dr. Ayman Al-Hammad, Senior Physiotherapist for Sports Injuries, Head Hospital rehabilitation services. Dr. Ahmed bin Yassin Barhamin, moderator and presenter of the workshop, is a consultant of physiotherapy, orthopedics and elderly diseases at Al Noor Specialist Hospital.

Dr. Nizar praised the efforts of the Saudi Society for Physical Therapy, the Western Region Branch, headed by Dr. Ahmed Barhamin, for their efforts and cooperation with the hospital, as Dr. Nizari revealed the agreement with the Saudi Society on an annual program that includes holding a series of workshops totaling six continuing medical education workshops that are considered these The workshop is the second in a series of these scientific workshops, as it was preceded by a workshop entitled Diagnostic Analysis of Walking Paths.

Dr. Nizar Al-Nizari affirmed the hospital administration’s keenness to pay attention to continuous medical education through holding scientific seminars, lectures and workshops because of their positive impact in developing the health cadre for health practitioners by enriching the knowledge side of developments and modern techniques in physical therapy, increasing the scientific balance and developing competencies to become at a high level of readiness. This will positively affect the services provided to patients in need of rehabilitative care.

Dr. Ayman Al-Hammad, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, expressed his happiness for the workshop''s achievement of the goals set for it, as indicated by the result of the questionnaire prepared by the committee for the participants in the workshop and extended his thanks and appreciation to the hospital administration for its full support for such activities, as well as the efforts of the Saudi Society for Physical Therapy, Western Region Branch. Joint cooperation also extended his thanks to all participants who are interested in the field of medical rehabilitation and expressed his happiness for the presence of a large number of participants from different regions of the Kingdom

Dr. Al-Hammad emphasized that the workshop came within a package of activities provided by the association in cooperation with Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Rehabilitation Hospital during this year and serves those interested in the field of medical rehabilitation in general and health practitioners of physical therapy in particular.

The workshop lasted for three days, during which the latest effective treatment methods for knee pain and problems and solutions for each problem were discussed in the lecture and conference hall of the Medical Rehabilitation Hospital in Madinah. Simulation of the symposium participants through the workshops.

The scientific program of the workshop included many axes. On the first day, he gave an anatomical and detailed explanation of the sophisticated and complex knee joint movement, the injuries that could inflict the knee joint and the surrounding muscles and ligaments, and the most vulnerable groups to knee problems and injuries. The theoretical lectures were followed by practical workshops of what was explained. ,

Dr. Ahmed Barhamin contacted the participants on the second and third days with lectures and workshops, where the clinical evaluation of the knee was discussed. Dr. Barhamin focused on the importance of the theoretical examination of the patient and the clinical evaluation, and Dr. Barhamin emphasized that there are deficiencies in the theoretical examination process due to the lack of suitable spaces for the dynamic examination process in the departments. natural therapy .

The scientific activities of the workshop were concluded with lectures by Dr. Ahmed Barhamin on rehabilitation solutions for knee joint pain programs, how to care for knee joint pain, therapeutic intervention and modern techniques, and he explained that knee pain ranges from osteoarthritis, torn cartilage or ligaments in the knee due to wrapping or bruising, and the presence of dissolved parts of the callus (Knee Soap) or cartilage floating around the joint, the presence of a cystic protruding and painful behind the knee (an ovarian cyst or Baker''s cyst, etc.). Then the lectures were followed by a group of physical therapy workshops for treating knee joint pain.

Dr. Ahmed stated that the workshop comes within the annual activities of the Society, and it has achieved a set of goals set for it, and many specialists, specialists, physiotherapy practitioners, and medical rehabilitation personnel have benefited from it, and it comes within the framework of the continuing education programs that the Saudi Society for Physical Therapy is working on, the Western Region Branch, where it was approved by the Commission Health majors twenty four hours of continuing education.

On the other hand, Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Amir stated that the workshop was distinguished and useful, and that the lecturer was distinguished and able to communicate information in an easy and fast way using the auxiliary tools such as visual displays, models, etc., and Abdul Aziz wished to increase such doses, which are considered a link in continuous medical education and contribute to The development of professional performance on the practical, skills and knowledge levels, as such seminars include in their entirety the modern developments of the professional side.

The opinion of the physiotherapist Nihal Khadrawi agrees and emphasizes the great role of such scientific activities in retrieving information and knowing more details, especially that the years of study do not allow us to know everything and therefore these activities represent the real opportunity to increase the knowledge aspect by making use of the experiences and experiences of others and seeing the latest developments Modern.