İrem Derici Akgüç, Physiotherapist

İrem Derici Akgüç is a physiotherapist at Acibadem Kartal Hospital in İstanbul, where she works within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit. Her clinical practice covers physical medicine and rehabilitation, physiotherapy and the treatment of pelvic pain. She has more than four years of experience in medicine and works as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team.

She completed her training in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Trakya University, graduating in 2022. In her current position she contributes to structured rehabilitation programmes that are planned around each patient’s condition, functional goals and pace of recovery. Her work is guided by evidence-based physiotherapy methods, with attention to the individual circumstances of every patient.

Clinical focus

A central part of İrem Derici Akgüç’s practice is the treatment of pelvic pain, an area of rehabilitation that calls for a sensitive, individualised and patient-centred approach. Pelvic pain can affect daily comfort, mobility and quality of life, and physiotherapy is one of the approaches that may be considered as part of its management. Her role involves assessing the patient’s presentation, agreeing on realistic functional goals and applying physiotherapy methods that are adjusted over time according to how the patient responds.

More broadly, she provides physiotherapy within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit, supporting patients through structured programmes and follow-up. Rehabilitation is generally a gradual process, and the pace and content of a programme depend on the underlying condition, the patient’s general health and their personal goals. İrem Derici Akgüç explains the purpose of each stage of therapy so that patients understand what they are doing and why, and she works alongside the wider team when input from other disciplines is needed. The suitability of any rehabilitation approach is determined individually after clinical assessment.

How İrem Derici Akgüç works with international patients

İrem Derici Akgüç consults in 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, for example 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 and a discussion of the available options, including how a rehabilitation programme might be structured. Video consultation is available for international patients, which may be helpful for an initial review of a case or for follow-up during rehabilitation, although a clinical examination in person may still be required before treatment decisions are made.