Ali Demir, Physiotherapist

Ali Demir is a pediatric rehabilitation specialist who sees patients at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye, where he works within the Pediatrics unit. He graduated from Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Faculty of Health Sciences in 2020 and has more than six years of experience in his field. Since qualifying, his clinical work has been with children who need rehabilitation support.

In 2023 he took up his current position with Acıbadem Healthcare Services. His day-to-day practice is built around assessing each child’s physical function and planning rehabilitation according to that child’s individual needs rather than a fixed program. He works with children and their families over the course of treatment, adjusting the plan as the child’s condition and abilities change.

Clinical focus

Ali Demir’s primary area is pediatric rehabilitation. This begins with a physiotherapy assessment, in which he evaluates the child’s movement, strength, posture and functional abilities and identifies the areas that need attention. Based on this assessment he plans a program that may include therapeutic exercise, manual therapy and functional rehabilitation, with the aim of supporting the child’s ability to carry out everyday activities. Musculoskeletal rehabilitation is also within his scope, covering children whose movement or function is affected by problems of the muscles, bones and joints.

Pain management is a further field named on this profile. In the context of pediatric rehabilitation, this involves considering how pain affects a child’s movement and participation and taking it into account when planning exercises and hands-on treatment. The specific approach depends on the individual child, the findings of the assessment and the treatment goals agreed with the family. Where a child’s care involves other specialists, the rehabilitation plan is coordinated with the wider clinical team.

How Ali Demir works with international patients

Ali Demir speaks Turkish and English, so families from abroad can communicate with him in either language, and interpreters can be arranged for other languages. The international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the child’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and any previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available for international patients, which allows a family to speak with Ali Demir before deciding whether to travel; a video call can be used to discuss the child’s situation and the information that would be needed for a fuller assessment, although a physical examination in person remains part of the standard evaluation.