Gizem Adlı, Physiotherapist

Gizem Adlı is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation professional at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul, where she works within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit. Her subspecialty areas are movement disorders treatment and physical therapy and rehabilitation with a focus on pain treatment. She has more than ten years of experience in the field and provides assessment and rehabilitation planning for musculoskeletal, pelvic floor, and movement-related conditions.

She completed her undergraduate education at İstanbul Gelişim University Faculty of Health Sciences between 2016 and 2020 and went on to complete a master’s degree at İstanbul Gelişim University Graduate Education Institute from 2020 to 2023. Alongside her academic studies, she has undertaken a series of practice-oriented courses: a Kinesiotape Taping Course with the Kinesio Taping Association in 2019, a Myofascial Release Course (level 1) and Lipedema & Lymphedema Training in 2020, Pilates Training with the Clinical Pilates Federation in 2022, and Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Training in 2023–2024. Her professional experience includes a position at İstanbul Aydın University Medicalpark Florya Hospital from 2021 to 2022, after which she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2022.

Clinical focus

Gizem Adlı’s clinical work covers a range of conditions seen in physical therapy and rehabilitation. She provides lipedema treatment and lymphedema treatment, and she works with patients recovering from sports injuries and knee injuries. Her practice also includes pelvic floor rehabilitation and the management of pelvic pain and dysfunction, as well as piriformis syndrome and frozen shoulder syndrome.

In the area of pain and movement, she is involved in pain management, fibromyalgia care, restless legs syndrome, and movement disorder treatment. Her approach draws on the techniques covered in her training, including myofascial release, kinesio taping, and clinical Pilates, applied according to each patient’s assessment, symptoms, and functional goals. The specific rehabilitation plan is determined after a clinical evaluation and may be adjusted as the patient progresses.

How Gizem Adlı works with international patients

Gizem Adlı speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem 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. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination focused on pain, movement, and function, and a discussion of the rehabilitation options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling or as part of follow-up.