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LONDON: Cleveland clinic London is expanding its comprehensive neurorehabilitation care to include a specialised service for individuals who have lost upper or lower limbs. The service will include plastic and orthopaedic surgeries, selection and bespoke fitting of sophisticated prosthetics, as well as intensive rehabilitation therapies to ensure individuals reach their full recovery potential.
“Our focus is on enhancing patients' quality of life with this new service,” explains consultant neurologist Dr Paul Jarman.“With a team of experts across multiple fields collaborating on each case, we are able to meet patients' plastic and orthopaedic surgery needs, provide full prosthetic support and deliver all necessary therapies using the latest equipment and robotic solutions, while also meeting the psychological needs of the patients and their families.”
There are many considerations to take into account when choosing a prosthesis, Dr Jarman says, and many patients will have more than one, designed for different functions such as running or aesthetic purposes.“It is also important to make the most appropriate selection from a clinical perspective, and to get the fit just right, so that it is comfortable, performs well and looks pleasing, and our team of surgeons and other experts have extensive experience in this field,” he adds.
The new amputee service is one of many offered by Cleveland Clinic London's neurorehab unit. According to Dr Jarman, stroke is the most prevalent diagnosis treated, while other common conditions seen include traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease.
“We are able to treat a diverse range of conditions as we have large, multidisciplinary team, purpose-built facilities that include a dedicated neurosurgical theatre with iMRI, and access to advanced rehabilitation technologies such as exoskeletons,” says Dr Jarman.“With 42 beds, the neuro-rehabilitation unit is one of the largest in the UK's private healthcare sector, and has two specialised physiotherapy gyms and an ICU.”
With relatively few of centres globally capable of providing such specialised neuro-rehabilitation, Dr Jarman says many of the patients visiting the Cleveland Clinic London for complex care are from overseas, including the Middle East.
“We are very used to treating patients from the Gulf region, and we have Arabic language interpreters on site,” says Dr Jarman.
“Our Global Patient Services team is also on hand to oversee and support patients' care before, during and after their visit. With a thorough understanding of cultural needs, they provide a single point of contact and can schedule appointments, find hotel accommodations, help with transportation services, and coordinate follow-up care in the home country, among other things.”
About Cleveland Clinic:
Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. Cleveland Clinic is consistently recognized in the U.S. and throughout the world for its expertise and care. Among Cleveland Clinic's 77,000 employees worldwide are more than 5,658 salaried physicians and researchers, and 19,000 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties. Cleveland Clinic is a 6,699-bed health system that includes a 173-acre main campus near downtown Cleveland, 23 hospitals, more than 275 outpatient facilities, including locations in northeast Ohio; southeast Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; Toronto, Canada; Abu Dhabi, UAE; and London, England. In 2022, there were 12.8 million outpatient encounters, 303,000 hospital admissions and observations, and 270,000 surgeries and procedures throughout Cleveland Clinic's health system. Patients came for treatment from every state and 185 countries. Visit us at clevelandclinic. Follow us at twitter/ClevelandClinic. News and resources available at clevelandclinic.
About Cleveland Clinic London:
Cleveland Clinic London is the latest location in Cleveland Clinic's expanding global footprint, allowing Cleveland Clinic to extend its model of care to more patients than ever. Cleveland Clinic London hospital opened on March 29, 2022. It has 184 inpatient beds, including 29 ICU beds; eight operating rooms; a full imaging suite; endoscopy and cardiac catheterization laboratories; day case rooms for surgery; and a full neurological suite with rehabilitation. In addition to comprehensive cardiovascular and thoracic services, it offers orthopedics, digestive diseases, urology, neurosciences, ear, nose and throat, general surgery, general practice, and executive health. Cleveland Clinic London consists of a hospital and an outpatient center. Cleveland Clinic Portland Place Outpatient Centre, a six-story, 28,000-square foot building at Portland Place, in the Harley Street Medical Area.
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