Физикална и рехабилитационна медицина

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

At the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of AVIS Medica, we diagnose and treat a wide range of conditions affecting:

The musculoskeletal system due to inflammatory, degenerative, and metabolic causes: osteoarthritis of various locations, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and other types of arthritis.
Bones and muscles affected by traumatic, occupational, toxic, or infectious conditions: post-fracture states, dislocations, sprains; osteitis, osteomyelitis, myalgia, myositis, tenosynovitis, tendomyositis, fibromyositis, bursitis; contractures and deformities; vibration disease; post-fracture conditions; post-joint replacement states; arthroscopies.
The peripheral nervous system due to infectious, toxic, or traumatic causes: herniated discs, discopathies, neuralgias, neuritis, radiculitis, plexitis, polyneuritis, polyneuropathies, and more.

For treatment, we utilize state-of-the-art equipment, including low-frequency therapy, high-frequency therapy, laser therapy, magnetotherapy, light therapy, paraffin therapy, and collagen mesotherapy.

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Dr. Eli Kichukova
Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy, Balneology, and Rehabilitation

Graduated from the Medical Academy in Sofia in 1984. Specialized in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation in 1993. Additional specializations include acupuncture, reflexotherapy, and moxibustion therapy (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 1991), laser therapy (1995), and collagen mesotherapy (Milan, 2011).

Dr. Elena Zlatanova
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Specialized in 2003. Worked in the Physiotherapy Department of the Military Hospital in Kuwait for the past 15 years. Joined Clinic Avis Medica and MBAL Avis Medica – Pleven on January 2, 2025.

She holds certifications in:

Electrodiagnostics and Electrotherapy
Laser Therapy
Post-Isometric Relaxation Techniques
Specialized Techniques for Children with Cerebral Palsy
Evaluation, Management, and Specialized Techniques for Vertigo (American Association of Vestibular Rehabilitation & Vertigo)
Ultrasound Diagnostics of Soft Tissues, Tendons, Muscles, and Bones (Canadian Association of Ultrasound Diagnostics)
Dry Needling Therapy for Trigger Points (David G Simons Academy)