Instituto di Riabilitazione Riba - Torino - Italy
Riba Rehabilitation Institute - Istituto delle Riabilitazioni Riba
The Centre is structured as follows:
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Sports Medicine Unit, fully equipped to carry out all the clinical tests for the pre-participation screening, laboratory and field testing to individuals and teams, prevention, injury and illness management and control of performance for the elite athlete population.
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The Sports Traumatology and Rehabilitation Unit deals with the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries and the return to sports of injured athletes. It provides a comprehensive range of services including the assessment of musculoskeletal disorders, physical therapy, hydrotherapy, strength and flexibility exercise programmes, sport-specific training, pharmacological treatments including the ultrasound-guided interventional procedures for management of joint, muscle and tendon disorders. All these activities are carried out thanks to a strong interaction between the different professionals involved in the athletes management, leading to an optimisation of the performance through a multidisciplinary approach.
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Musculoskeletal Imaging Unit deals with the use of well-stablished imaging modalities for musculoskeletal disorder assessment, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and UltraSonography (US).
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Neuro-motor Rehabilitation Unit deals with the rehabilitation of patients affected by cerebrovascular disorders. It provides a comprehensive range of services including the assessment of the disorders and their impact on neuro-motor performance, physical therapy, hydrotherapy, pharmacological treatments including the ultrasound-guided interventional procedures for spasticity and/or pain management.
Your contact at Riba: Claudia Merlin, merlin@cidimu.it
Direttore Sanitario: Dr. Luigi Molino
Riba Rehabilitation Institute - Istituto delle Riabilitazioni Riba Address: Corso Francia 104/3 – 10143 Torino, Italy
Website: http://www.irriba.it/