Fzt. Dilara Nur Kara

Fzt. Dilara Nur Kara is a physiotherapist working in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye. She has more than seven years of experience in medicine, and her work centers on the rehabilitation of patients with musculoskeletal conditions and neurological conditions, including those whose main complaints are pain or impaired mobility.

Fzt. Kara graduated from Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Faculty of Health Sciences in 2019. In 2021 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where she has continued to practice as a physiotherapist. Her current clinical work takes place at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital, where she is part of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation team.

Clinical focus

Fzt. Kara treats musculoskeletal conditions, which may involve the joints, muscles, tendons and spine, as well as neurological conditions that affect movement, strength, balance or coordination. Pain and mobility impairment are listed among her areas of expertise, and these symptoms are often the reason a patient is referred for physiotherapy in the first place. For patients with neurological conditions, her work sits within the broader field of neurorehabilitation, in which a physiotherapist works alongside the treating physician to support function and daily activity.

The methods listed in her profile are manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, patient education and individualized rehabilitation planning. Manual therapy refers to hands-on techniques applied to joints and soft tissue; therapeutic exercise is a structured program of movements chosen for the individual patient’s condition and goals. Patient education is part of this approach, so that patients understand their condition, learn how to carry out exercises correctly at home and know which activities to modify. Rather than following a fixed protocol, Fzt. Kara prepares an individualized rehabilitation plan based on the clinical examination and the patient’s own priorities. The suitability of any of these methods depends on the diagnosis, the stage of recovery and the recommendations of the treating physician, and a plan may be adjusted as the patient progresses.

How Fzt. Dilara Nur Kara works with international patients

Fzt. Kara speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who prefer another language. Before a visit, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit itself. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the rehabilitation options that may be appropriate. Video consultation is available for international patients, so a patient travelling from abroad can speak with Fzt. Kara in Turkish or English before deciding whether to travel for treatment, and can use that conversation to clarify what a rehabilitation program at the hospital would involve.