Ece Burçak Özuyguntaş, Physiotherapist

Ece Burçak Özuyguntaş is a physiotherapist in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit at Acibadem Kent Hospital (Izmir) in İzmir, Turkey. Her work is centered on spine health and on physical therapy and rehabilitation with a particular focus on pain management. She has more than three years of professional experience and works with patients presenting with spinal, musculoskeletal and sports-related complaints.

She completed her education at Celal Bayar University in 2023. In the same year she worked at Fizyopol Physiotherapy and Clinical Exercise and began practicing at Medicana International İzmir Hospital, where she remained from 2023 to 2026. In 2026 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services and now sees patients in İzmir.

Clinical focus

A large part of Ece Burçak Özuyguntaş’s practice concerns the spine. She assesses and treats patients with neck, back and disc pain, as well as postural changes of the spinal curves such as lumbar hypolordosis and loss of cervical lordosis. Manual therapy is one of the techniques she uses, and rehabilitation programs are planned around the individual patient’s symptoms, mobility and functional goals. Pain management within rehabilitation is a consistent theme of her work, including in patients with chronic muscle pain and fibromyalgia, where treatment is typically directed at reducing symptoms and maintaining daily activity.

Her other areas of expertise include frozen shoulder syndrome, muscle and nerve disorders, and sports medicine and sports traumatology, in particular knee and joint injuries. In these conditions, physiotherapy generally aims to restore range of motion and strength and to support a gradual return to everyday or sporting activity, with the pace of progression adjusted to how the patient responds. As a physiotherapist, she works alongside the physicians of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit, and where a medical or surgical opinion is needed the patient is referred accordingly.

How Ece Burçak Özuyguntaş works with international patients

Ece Burçak Özuyguntaş 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, for example MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory results, operative notes and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and current symptoms, a review of existing imaging and any previous treatments, a clinical and functional examination, and a discussion of the rehabilitation options that may be suitable. Video consultation is available for international patients, which can be used for an initial review of the case or for follow-up discussion, although a hands-on physical assessment can only take place in person.