‘Heart and Brain’ Pleven and Burgas celebrate the International Day of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

November 13 has been declared International Day of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. On this day, 25 years ago, in 1999, the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) was born.

Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) is a major clinical specialty providing theoretical and clinical education for medical professionals and patients, health promotion, prevention, medical diagnosis, functional assessment, therapy and rehabilitation for major and comorbid conditions for patients of all age groups. The clinic in the high-tech hospital complexes ‘Heart and Brain’ in Pleven and Burgas has a total of 36 beds and a team of 30 people. Under the leadership of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilia Todorov, M.D. the treatment of patients is organized according to state-of-the-art standards, based on constantly upgraded expertise of the staff and modern material and technical base of the hospital. The priority is the rehabilitation of patients with diseases of the central nervous system, as well as patients after surgical interventions in the fields of neurosurgery, orthopedics and traumatology, cardiac surgery, etc. The majority of patients are admitted for treatment immediately after their stay in the respective surgical clinic, thus the hospital ensures continuity, follow-up and coordination of the healing process. Patients with structural and functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system, diseases of the nervous system, sports injuries, etc. are consulted and treated on an outpatient basis. The equipment includes top models, allowing maximum acceleration of the therapeutic process at short exposure times. The clinic is a training base for medical students, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, rehabilitation therapist, etc.