Gönül Zervent, Physiotherapist

Gönül Zervent is a physiotherapist working in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit at Acibadem Eskisehir Hospital in Eskişehir. Her professional focus includes pediatric rehabilitation and spine health, and she provides care within the Pediatric Rehabilitation and Spine Health units of the hospital. She has more than 41 years of experience in physical therapy and rehabilitation, spanning private clinics, a training and research hospital and hospital-based rehabilitation units.

She graduated from Hacettepe University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in 1985. Her early career included work at a Private Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Clinic from 1985 to 1988 and at Ankara Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital from 1986 to 1998. She then worked at Eskişehir Hospital from 1998 to 2007 and at Acar Physical Therapy Private Branch Center from 2007 to 2010, before joining Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2010. She is a member of the Türkiye Fizyoterapistler Association and the Sablon Sports and Healthy Living Club.

Clinical focus

The clinical work of Gönül Zervent centers on three related areas:

• Pediatric rehabilitation – pediatric physical therapy for children whose movement, posture or daily function is affected, planned around the individual child and involving the family in setting and reviewing goals.
• Spine health – physiotherapy assessment of posture, mobility and function, followed by an individualized program of exercises and physical rehabilitation.
• Physical rehabilitation – supervised therapy aimed at restoring or maintaining functional abilities, with progress monitored over time.

Her approach is assessment-oriented: a physiotherapy evaluation informs the rehabilitation plan, and the program is adjusted as the patient’s functional needs change. She works within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation team of the hospital, so that patients whose care involves other disciplines can be reviewed jointly. Expectations about the pace and extent of functional improvement are discussed openly, since outcomes in rehabilitation depend on the underlying condition and on each patient’s participation in therapy.

How Gönül Zervent works with international patients

Gönül Zervent speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who need support in other languages. Before travel, the Acibadem 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, as well as any previous physiotherapy records – arranges appointments and organizes 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 rehabilitation options that may be suitable. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before deciding whether to travel; it is used for an initial exchange of information and does not replace the in-person assessment on which a rehabilitation program is based.