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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation service assesses and treats adults who have activity limitations as a result of neurological or musculoskeletal conditions. Its objective is to prevent and reduce the physical, cognitive, psychological and social functional consequences of these various conditions.

Patients are seen during hospitalization in other departments of the CHU (support care) , in outpatient consultations in the department or in the rehabilitation day hospital ( HDJ SSR ) for neurological pathologies.

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation service assesses and treats adults who have activity limitations as a result of neurological or musculoskeletal conditions. Its objective is to prevent and reduce the physical, cognitive, psychological and social functional consequences of these various conditions.

Patients are seen during hospitalization in other departments of the CHU (support care) , in outpatient consultations in the department or in the rehabilitation day hospital ( HDJ SSR ) for neurological pathologies.

  • Consulting & Team

    Polyvalent Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Dr Alexis Ruet, Dr Vincent Benard, Dr Antoine Desvergée, Dr Joffrey Drigny, Dr Pierre Meunier, Dr Adèle Sainsily-Cesarus

    Treatment of spastic hypertension

    Dr Alexis Ruet, Dr Pierre Meunier, Dr Constance Sayegh
    Consultation schedule

    Treatment of spastic hypertension

    Dr. Vincent Benard, Dr. Joffrey Drigny
    Consultation schedule

    Equipment and Disability Assessment

    Dr Alexis Ruet, Dr Vincent Benard, Dr Antoine Desvergée, Dr Joffrey Drigny, Dr Pierre Meunier,
    Consultation schedule

    Neuromuscular Diseases

    Dr. Pierre Meunier, Dr. Stéphane Schaeffer, Dr. Maxime Fournier

    Neuro Urology and Urodynamic Exploration

    Dr Antoine Desvergee
    Consultation schedule

    University Institute of the Spine

    Dr Joffrey Drigny, Dr Pierre Meunier
    Consultation schedule

      Composition of service

      • 3 hospital practitioners
      • 1 hospital assistant
      • 3 practitioners attached
      • 1 senior health manager
      • 1 paramedical health officer
      • 1 clinical psychologist
      • 1 state-certified nurse
      • Physiotherapists
      • Occupational therapists
      • Speech therapists
      • Teachers in Adapted Physical Activity
    • Our support

      Activities

      The professionals of the MPR invest themselves on a daily basis for hospitalized patients as well as patients received for consultation and care on the technical platform.

      With hospitalized patients

      Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists work at the bedside of patients in the various care departments of the University Hospital. Patients can also benefit from rehabilitation care and/or Adapted Physical Activity ( APA ) on the technical platform.

      The MPR can be called upon to assess rehabilitation needs, promote the organization of rehabilitation and optimize patient orientation upon discharge from hospital.

      Outpatient care

      External care is carried out by physiotherapists, occupational therapists, APA and Health teachers, the consultation nurse and the clinical psychologist. They preferentially concern patients with complex pathologies or requiring specific rehabilitation.

      Rehabilitation care in partnership with other CHU departments:

      • Hand SOS for the rehabilitation part and manufacture of hand orthoses with the ortho-traumatology department
      • Pediatrics
      • ALS competence center …

      Access to this care is through the doctors of the service or the CHU.

      Medical consultations of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
      • Assessment of disability situations
      • Neuromuscular diseases (Regional Competence Center)
      • Spinal Pathologies (University Spine Institute)
      • Evaluation and treatment of spastic hypertension
      • Bladder and sphincter disorders of obstetrical or neurological origin and urodynamic assessments
      • Equipment and podiatry consultations
      • Multidisciplinary consultations for Scleroderma ( COSMA : Consultation Scleroderma MAIN)
      • Consultation of Adapted Physical Activity in the context of chronic illnesses

       

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    Locate / contact service

    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Côte de Nacre Hospital

    Avenue de la Côte de Nacre
    CS 30001
    14033 Caen cedex 9


    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

    Service Secretariat

    from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Level GPS accessCar park Hall E-mail
    Consulting
    Côte de Nacre Tower
    Level : 1
    GPS Access: Main
    Car Park: Car Park 1
    Main Entrance of Caen Normandy University Hospital
    HDJSSR Neurology
    Côte de Nacre Tower
    Level : 1
    GPS Access: Main
    Car Park: Car Park 1
    Main Entrance of Caen Normandy University Hospital