Necla Aleyna Yiğit, Physiotherapist

Necla Aleyna Yiğit is a physiotherapist working in the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye. She has 8 years of experience in her field. Her work centers on physical medicine and rehabilitation, with particular attention to movement disorders and functional recovery, and she supports patients through the process of regaining movement and everyday function after illness, injury or a period of reduced mobility.

Necla Aleyna Yiğit graduated from Yeditepe University in 2018. She joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services in 2024 and now sees patients at the hospital in İstanbul, where she works within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation team. Her clinical background is in physiotherapy, and her daily practice is built around assessing how a condition affects a patient’s movement and then planning rehabilitation accordingly.

Clinical focus

Necla Aleyna Yiğit works in physical medicine and rehabilitation, an area concerned with restoring function and reducing the impact of physical limitations on daily life. Within this field, she treats patients with movement disorders, which may affect balance, coordination, walking or the control of voluntary movement. Rehabilitation in these situations generally begins with a careful assessment of posture, gait, strength and range of motion, followed by a program of exercises and guided activity adapted to the individual patient. Progress is monitored over time and the plan is adjusted as needed.

A further area of her work is functional recovery, which refers to helping a patient return to activities that matter to them, such as walking, transferring, self-care or returning to work. The goals of a rehabilitation program are set together with the patient and depend on the underlying diagnosis, the stage of recovery and the patient’s general condition. Because outcomes vary between individuals, Necla Aleyna Yiğit approaches each case as a gradual process rather than a fixed course, and she works alongside the physicians and other members of the rehabilitation unit where a patient’s care involves several disciplines.

How Necla Aleyna Yiğit works with international patients

Necla Aleyna Yiğit speaks Turkish and English, so patients from abroad can communicate with her in either language, and interpreters can be arranged for 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 rehabilitation options that may be appropriate. Video consultation is available for international patients, which allows a patient to speak with Necla Aleyna Yiğit and discuss their situation before deciding whether to travel to İstanbul.