Our departments 

At the Villa Melitta private healthcare facility, the following rehabilitation departments are available to patients:

• Orthopaedics and traumatology
  • treatment following a surgical operation on the motor system (e.g. joint replacement)
  • treatment of degenerative joints and spinal column, discopathy, swollen arteries, posture problems in children, adolescents and adults
  • treatment following wounds to soft tissue and bones
    
    
• Surgery
  • treatment of patients who have undergone operations in the thorax or abdomen areas, including organ transplants, and patients with multiple traumas
    
    
• Internal medicine
  treatments for
  • cardiovascular and circulatory diseases
  • bronchial and pulmonary diseases
  • rheumatoid illnesses
  • metabolic and endocrinal illnesses
    
    
• Neurology and neurosurgery
  • treatment for strokes and spastic-type motor problems
  • treatment for Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, paresis, paraplegia
  • treatment following craniocerebral lesions or brain surgery
  • treatment following spinal disc replacement
  • treatment following nerve repair
    
    
• Geriatrics
  • treatment of patients suffering from the most common motor, cardiovascular and respiratory problems found in the elderly
  • support for the elderly to improve self-sufficiency, incentivise movement and avoid damage to organs and systems due to inactivity
    
    
• Sports medicine
  • assisting healthy athletes and helping injured athletes recover the functions they have lost during their free time and competitive, professional sport
    
    
• Work medicine
  • analysis of working practices from an ergonomic perspective
  • consultancy on corrective movements in the workplace
  • preparation of a programme of movements to compensate for excessive strain
  • exercise sessions at the workplace during breaks
  • information on the correct methods for lifting and carrying heavy loads
    
    
• Prevention
  • individual and group sessions geared towards preventing strain-induced damage to the motor system, particularly the spinal column (‘back school’), preventing damage due to inactivity of the circulation and minimising the risk factors caused by lack of movement
  • advice on healthy living

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