Multiple sclerosis rehabilitation at Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center in Ra’anana, Israel, combines neurological assessment with personalized therapy. Founded in 1958, it is Israel’s largest rehabilitation center and has two neurological rehabilitation departments. Dr. Svetlana Yupatov, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, has over 25 years of experience.
Assessment options, including LOTCA
On admission, a multidisciplinary team assesses functional potential and uses the findings to plan rehabilitation. Available assessments include:
- Memory clinic assessment. This covers neurological memory problems over 2–4 sessions of about 45 minutes.
- LOTCA cognitive assessment. LOTCA is an assessment tool developed at Loewenstein and used worldwide.
- Urodynamic evaluation. This checks bladder function and urinary continence.
- Functional potential evaluation. A multidisciplinary rehabilitation assessment takes place at admission.
Day-hospital and inpatient rehabilitation
- Day-hospital rehabilitation for neuromuscular diseases. This program includes people with multiple sclerosis. After assessment, patients follow a structured plan with at least three treatments each day. They return home after treatment, with no overnight stay. The schedule and length of stay are set for each patient.
- Inpatient rehabilitation. Full hospitalization is available for MS-related functional decline requiring round-the-clock rehabilitation. The length of stay is personalized.
- Multidisciplinary therapy program. A rehabilitation physician and nurses coordinate physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and swallowing therapy, psychology, social work, and nutrition care.
Spasticity, bladder, and cognitive care
Dr. Yupatov manages the neuromuscular service in the Day Hospital department and has expertise in botulinum toxin injections and neuromuscular blockade.
- Spasticity management. Options include botulinum toxin injections, neuromuscular blockade, and intrathecal baclofen pump therapy.
- Neuro-urological rehabilitation. The unit provides urodynamics and rehabilitation for urinary continence, bladder, and bowel control problems.
- Cognitive and memory rehabilitation. After memory clinic assessment, patients may join a 10-session memory improvement group with about 10 participants. The program practices memory strategies for daily life, work, and study.
Remote rehabilitation
Online consultations and tele-rehabilitation offer assessment and therapy for people unable to travel. Patients can request a consultation through Bookimed to discuss suitable rehabilitation options.
Individual treatment program and cost estimate
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