Hamdi Kandemir, Physiotherapist

Hamdi Kandemir is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist at Acibadem Kozyatagi Hospital in İstanbul. He works within the hospital’s Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit, with a subspecialty focus on movement disorders treatment and on physical therapy and rehabilitation for pain. He has more than 11 years of experience in his field and sees both local and international patients.

He graduated in 2015 from the Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Faculty of Health Sciences. He has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2022. His clinical work centers on rehabilitation and pain-related concerns, with care planned around each patient’s symptoms, functional needs and treatment goals.

Clinical focus

Hamdi Kandemir’s areas of expertise include sports injuries and knee injuries, where rehabilitation is directed at restoring movement, strength and function after injury. He also treats pelvic pain and pelvic functional disorders, restless legs syndrome and fibromyalgia, conditions in which a structured physical therapy program may form part of the overall care plan. Movement disorder treatment is a further area of his practice, with rehabilitation aimed at supporting mobility and day-to-day function.

A significant part of his work relates to pain management, including facet joint syndrome. Physical therapy and rehabilitation for pain typically involves assessing the source and pattern of the patient’s symptoms, evaluating posture, movement and function, and building an individualized program of exercise and therapeutic measures. The suitability of any approach depends on the individual patient’s condition, prior treatments and examination findings, and is decided together with the wider clinical team where appropriate.

How Hamdi Kandemir works with international patients

Hamdi Kandemir 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, 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 itself. 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 options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their rehabilitation or pain-related concerns before deciding whether to travel, and this can help clarify whether an in-person assessment and treatment program at the hospital would be appropriate in their case.