VAMED Rehabilitation Clinic Hagen-Ambrock

VAMED Rehabilitation Clinic Hagen-Ambrock is in the middle of a fantastic forest with its park and pond. Beautiful nature and coniferous air contribute to a pleasant rest and exercise outside. Also, it diversifies the stay with numerous excursions and activities. The rehabilitation clinic serves 2,000 patients on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The general rehabilitation and intensive care units accommodate 194 beds provided by 700 employees. A long time ago, in 1903, the clinic building was opened as a lung sanatorium. The constant development and expansion of services allowed the center to become a pioneer in treating sleep apnea with the largest sleep laboratory in Europe. Cooperation with the Ruhr University of Bochum and the University of Witten/Herdecke guaranteed the institution's further prosperity. Hagen-Ambrock VAMED Rehabilitation Center currently has one of the largest intensive care units for neurology and pneumology in Germany. In 2006, the medical center was recognized by the German Multiple Sclerosis Society. Although the disease cannot be cured, doctors influence the progression and psychological support at the highest level. The multidisciplinary treatment includes physical and sports therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy (including FEES endoscopic swallowing study), neuropsychology, social and nutritional counseling, and art/music therapy. Such methods improve movements, reduce pain, and return to self-care. Special functional tests for walking and fine motor skills (9-hole peg test), the PASAT test, and a detailed neuropsychological test allow an even more careful selection of individual remedies.  In addition to standard rehabilitation, the intensive care unit offers care for patients with severe brain damage or mechanical ventilation.  Doctors provide patient management training and assistive devices such as a baclofen pump or myoelectric splints for severe aches. The TENS method also reduces pain intensity by stimulating nerve cells.  Considering the profile of the hospital, it is also possible to carry out the rehabilitation of sexual disorders medically and conservatively.  Pulmonary diseases are another critical area of ​​the clinic. Pulmonologists and rehabilitators help the patient restore independent breathing, overcome the complications of allergic conditions, such as bronchial asthma, and increase breathing volume. Additional functional diagnostics and CT allow for finding additional causes of the disorder and monitoring progress.  Thanks to cooperation with the hospitals of the HELIOS network, it is possible to quickly organize surgical intervention and cure in case of lung cancer detection. Doctors offer rehabilitation in the neurourological, neurosurgical, and neurological departments, as well as in the pulmonary dispensary and intensive care. A functional laboratory (electrophysiology, ultrasound), radiology department, specialists from other disciplines (psychiatry and psychotherapy, general medicine and diabetology, pain therapy, sleep medicine), and consulting doctors are also available. In addition, speech and music therapy change the ability to speak (voice strength, articulation, breathing).