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Physiotherapy

The Department of Physiotherapy provides therapeutic care for a wide range of conditions for all age groups, both outpatients and inpatients. We work with all clinical disciplines and provide physiotherapy care for indicated patients. The aim of physiotherapy is to maintain, restore or replace optimal function of the musculoskeletal system. Movement, as one of the basic attributes of the concept of health, affects other functions of the organism, including psychological functions.

The department provides physiotherapy in all departments of the hospital.
In theoutpatient part we provide care to patients of all ages, including paediatric rehabilitation from newborn age.

  • Outpatient clinics - Exercise rooms I - IV for individual exercise, Exercise room for paediatric physiotherapy
  • Electrotherapy - application of physical procedures: diadynamic currents, interference currents, galvanic currents, therapeutic ultrasound, laser therapy, instrumental lymphatic drainage, magnetotherapy, thermotherapy
  • Gym
  • Paraffin and hydrotherapy - whirlpools for lower and upper limbs
  • Outpatient clinic for pelvic floor disorders and incontinence every Tuesday 12:30- 15:30. Examinations and therapies are carried out only on the recommendation of your attending physician (gynaecologist, urologist or rehabilitation doctor)

Techniques and methodologies used:

  • Individual therapeutic physical education on a neurophysiological basis:
    PNF, Bobath, Vojt's Reflex Therapy, Moses Method, McKenzie, R. Brunkow, Sensomotor exercises, ACT
  • Individual therapeutic physical education - analytical exercises
  • Exercise for children with postural defects and scoliosis
  • Mobilization and soft techniques
  • Kinesiotaping
  • Reflexology massage
  • Vestibular rehabilitation
  • Issues of incontinence and pelvic floor disorders, gynaecological physiotherapy
  • Special respiratory physiotherapy
  • Therapy of spastic paresis according to Graciés
  • Lymphatic drainage, manual and instrumental lymphadema treatments

Ordering

tel. no. 311 555 503
Monday - Friday I 07:00 - 15:30

E-mail recepce.rhb@nemocnice-horovice.cz

  • high power laser, laser
  • BTL lymphatic drainage
  • BTL multifunctional devices
  • magnetotherapy
  • whirlpool baths for lower limbs
  • whirlpool baths for upper limbs
  • liquid paraffin
  • unstable surfaces - post-romed
  • myofeedback device
  • posturomed

Working hours of the rehabilitation doctor:

Day Morning Afternoon
Monday 7:00 - 12:00 12:30 - 15:30
Tuesday 7:00 - 12:00 12:30 - 15:30
Wednesday 7:00 - 12:00 12:30 - 15:30
Thursday 7:00 - 12:00 12:30 - 15:30

According to booked dates

 

Working hours of physiotherapists:

Day Office hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 07:00 - 15:30
Tuesday, Thursday 07:00 - 19:00

 

Patient appointments are made through the reception:

Monday - Friday 07:00 - 15:30 by calling 311 555 503

Alena Gärtnerová, DiS.

/ Physiotherapist

Highest education attained

  • 2000 Diploma in Physiotherapy at the Higher Medical School in Pribram

Practice

  • 2000 - 2020 - physiotherapist in RcR Rokycany Mudr. Vlasta Rudolfová
  • Since 2020 has a private massage and regeneration clinic
  • 1/2021 - physiotherapist in NH Hořovice. General physiotherapy, respiratory physiotherapy, physiotherapist in the children's ward DIOP (long-term intensive care)
  • 1/2023 - part of the Palliative team of NH Hořovice

Completed professional courses:

  • 2001 - Treatment of some types of functional female sterility using the method of L. Mojžíšová
  • 2001 - Internship at FN Plzeň - children's rehabilitation, reflex exercises according to Vojta
  • 2002 - Soft and Mobilization Techniques, Information Course Spiral Dynamics (Lenka Kazmarová), Foot Reflexology
  • 2003 - Brüger concept - Brüger therapist
  • 2004 - Work with neural structures based on Maitland's concept,
  • 2004 - Internship at FN Pilsen - Reflexology in children's rehabilitation
  • 2005 - Functional dynamic stabilization and its training (Špringová), Internship FN Motol: RHC in pediatrics, respiratory rehabilitation
  • 2006 - Sedative massage of the face and head (Monáda Clinic, Ingrid Špringrová), Projection of pain in the musculoskeletal system (Ingrid Špringrová )
  • 2007 - Therapeutic procedures used in shoulder joint therapy
  • 2010 - System of SMS exercises for the cervical spine and large joints, System of SMS exercises for the lumbar spine
  • 2012 - Reflex Therapy - Reflex Exercises according to Vojta (part A-E, RHT Prague)
  • 2014 - FIT in pregnancy and FIT after childbirth (Physiop)
  • 2015 - Modern knee joint surgery and physiotherapy (Mudr. Marek Reichl,Fyziop), Podology and children's foot problems
  • 2016 - Modern surgery and physiotherapy of the cervical spine, Modern surgery and physiotherapy of the lumbar spine (Fyziop, Mudr. Slavomír Žídek), Taping and kinesiotaping of the foot (Fyziop, Stanislav Flandera), Synergic reflex therapy (Spirála centre, Renata Vodičková)
  • 2022 - Mulligan concept course, Physiotherapy of functional breathing disorders in outpatient practice, Introduction to pediatric palliative care, certified course icpcn, Pallium Institute, National Conference of Palliative Medicine Ostrava
  • 2023 - Physiobeskyd - Handling as therapy
  • 2023 - Advanced Course in Pediatric Palliative Care,certified course
  • 2023 - Basal Stimulation Course
  • 2023 - Music therapy
  • 2024 - Snoezelen MSE basic and advanced course
  • 2025 - Flower Therapy in Paediatric Palliative Care