Kenan Kesgin, Physiotherapist

Kenan Kesgin works in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye. He has more than 23 years of experience in the field. His subspecialty areas are the treatment of lymphedema, neuromuscular diseases, movement disorder treatment, and physical therapy and rehabilitation for pain. He sees patients with musculoskeletal and soft-tissue pain conditions as well as patients who need rehabilitation for neuromuscular and movement disorders.

Kenan Kesgin graduated from Dumlupınar University School of Health in 2003. From 2003 to 2006 he worked at Kütahya Private Akdemir Special Education and Rehabilitation and at PRIVATE AKDEMİR SPECIAL EDUCATION COURSE CENTER. Between 2006 and 2007 he was at the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of Edremit Asker Hospital. In 2007 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where he has practised since.

Clinical focus

A large part of Kenan Kesgin’s work concerns pain and movement problems of the musculoskeletal system. The conditions listed on this profile include fibromyalgia, myalgia, frozen shoulder syndrome, piriformis syndrome, facet joint syndrome, and sports and knee injuries. He performs manual therapy as part of physical therapy and rehabilitation programs for pain. The choice of techniques depends on the individual assessment, the stage of the condition and the patient’s overall situation, and a rehabilitation plan is generally reviewed and adjusted over the course of treatment.

He also treats lymphedema and works with patients who have neuromuscular diseases, myopathy and movement disorders, as well as restless legs syndrome. In these conditions, physical therapy and rehabilitation are usually one component of care alongside the management provided by other specialties, and the goals of a program are set together with the patient according to the findings of the examination. Lymphedema treatment in particular is an ongoing process in which the response to therapy is followed over time.

How Kenan Kesgin works with international patients

Kenan Kesgin 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 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 options that may be suitable. Video consultation is available for international patients, so a patient abroad can discuss his or her situation with Kenan Kesgin in Turkish or English before deciding whether to travel. Whether a rehabilitation program is appropriate, and how long it may need to last, can only be judged after the individual assessment.