Hakan Sazak, Physiotherapist

Hakan Sazak is a physiotherapist in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit at Acibadem Dr. Sinasi Can (Kadikoy) Hospital in İstanbul. He works within the hospital’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spinal Health, and Movement Disorders Treatment units, providing physiotherapy and rehabilitation support to patients with musculoskeletal and movement-related concerns. His professional interests include sports injuries, knee injuries, spine health, movement disorder treatment, frozen shoulder syndrome, and lumbar and cervical disc herniation.

Hakan Sazak graduated from Dokuz Eylül University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in 2011. From 2011 to 2013, he worked at BORFİZ PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION CENTER. In 2014 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where he has practised since. He has more than 15 years of experience in physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

Clinical focus

A substantial part of Hakan Sazak’s work concerns spine health. He provides physiotherapy for patients with lumbar disc herniation and cervical disc herniation, conditions in which a spinal disc presses on nearby nerve structures and may cause back or neck pain, radiating limb pain, numbness or weakness. Rehabilitation in these cases is planned according to the individual patient’s findings, symptoms and overall condition, and is coordinated with the treating physicians in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit.

He also works with patients recovering from sports injuries and knee injuries, where physiotherapy is used to support the restoration of movement, strength and function during recovery. His areas of expertise further include frozen shoulder syndrome, a condition marked by pain and progressive stiffness of the shoulder joint, and movement disorder treatment, in which rehabilitation aims to support mobility, balance and daily functioning. In all of these areas, the content, intensity and duration of a physiotherapy program depend on the patient’s diagnosis, examination findings and response to treatment, and are reviewed as the patient progresses.

How Hakan Sazak works with international patients

Hakan Sazak works with patients in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for other languages. 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 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 available rehabilitation options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before travelling or to follow up after a visit. The suitability of any physiotherapy or rehabilitation program is determined individually after clinical assessment.