Fatmanur Yıldırım, Physiotherapist

Fatmanur Yıldırım works in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit at Acibadem International Hospital in İstanbul. Her practice centers on spine health, neuromuscular diseases, and physical therapy and rehabilitation with a focus on pain management. She has more than eight years of experience in medicine and works with patients who have neck and lower-back conditions, muscle disorders, and nerve-related conditions that affect movement and daily function.

She graduated from Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Faculty of Health Sciences in 2018 and joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2019. Her clinical work is connected with the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spine Health, Neuromuscular Diseases, and Rehabilitation Pain Management units, and she works alongside other members of these teams in a coordinated clinical setting.

Clinical focus

A large part of Fatmanur Yıldırım’s work relates to the spine. She sees patients with cervical disc herniation and lumbar disc herniation, as well as alignment changes such as loss of cervical lordosis and lumbar hypolordosis. Assessment typically looks at posture, mobility, muscle function, and the way symptoms affect everyday activities. Rehabilitation plans are developed according to the individual findings and are adjusted over time as the patient’s condition and functional goals change. Where imaging or records of previous treatments are available, these are reviewed as part of the assessment. Her areas of expertise include:

• Spine health
• Cervical disc herniation
• Lumbar disc herniation
• Loss of cervical lordosis
• Lumbar hypolordosis
• Myopathy
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Rehabilitation pain management

Her second area of focus is neuromuscular disorders, including myopathy. Patients with muscle and nerve conditions may present with weakness, fatigue, reduced endurance, or difficulty with movement, and rehabilitation aims to support function and independence within the limits of the underlying condition. Related information on neurorehabilitation is available on this site. Rehabilitation-based pain management is the third component of her practice. This involves physical therapy approaches directed at the sources of persistent pain, with the aim of improving comfort and function; the specific approach depends on the clinical assessment and is discussed with the patient.

How Fatmanur Yıldırım works with international patients

Fatmanur Yıldırım consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the hospital’s international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as 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 symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination, and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling or to follow up after a period of treatment.