Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist
Dr Adlyn Adnan
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Dr Adlyn Adnan
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Available at 2 Brisbane locations
About Dr Adlyn
"No 2 people fit the same mould. I want to really know my patients...their lives, their stories, their goals and aims. And then I want to help them achieve their best possible lives."
Dr Adlyn Adnan is an Irish-trained medical doctor who completed her speciality training in Rehabilitation Medicine in Queensland.
Dr Adnan has been practising Rehabilitation Medicine for 10 years and has been involved in both public and private practice during her training. Her post graduate qualifications include FAFRM (Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine) accredited by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP).
She completed her rehabilitation medicine specialty training in several major Queensland hospitals including Redcliffe Hospital, Brighton Rehabilitation Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital in the Spinal Injuries Unit (SIU), The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) in the Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Unit (GARU) & St Vincent’s Kangaroo Point.
Dr Adnan completed her pre-university studies in the United Kingdom before attending medical school on a full government scholarship at the renowned Royal College Of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) in Dublin. She graduated in 2008 with Honours and went on to complete her housemanship in the city’s largest teaching hospital, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin. She relocated to Australia in 2009.
As part of her junior training, Dr Adnan worked in Emergency Medicine for 3 years at The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) and Mount Isa Base Hospital.
Dr Adnan has experience with all areas of rehabilitation including stroke rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation, orthogeriatric rehabilitation, musculoskeletal medicine, amputee rehabilitation, brain and spinal injury rehabilitation, pain rehabilitation and reconditioning.
Her special interests include stroke/neurorehabilitation, amputee rehabilitation, orthogeriatric rehabilitation and reconditioning.
Dr Adnan currently works as a Rehabilitation Medicine consultant at the North West Private Hospital in Everton Park. She consults from suites at the hospital and works closely with the multidisciplinary allied health team at the North West Private Hospital Rehabilitation Day Unit. Dr Adnan also works with Queensland Health at the Brighton Brain Injury Service (BBIS) 2 days a week and has a general rehabilitation clinic bi-monthly. She also runs a monthly MDT amputee-specific clinic in Redcliffe.
Dr Adnan enjoys taking the time building relationships with her patients and strives to provide comprehensive and individualised holistic health care to improve her patients’ quality of life.
“When I used to work in Emergency medicine, I found myself always going back to patients records to find out how a patient I’d seen was doing, how they were recovering. I wanted to follow up with them and I would celebrate (quietly) with them when I saw they’d been discharged home. That’s when I knew I had to work in a specialty where I could be part of this process; not just dealing with them acutely and never seeing them again, but helping them get home, back to their lives, help their recovery from all aspects. This is why I chose rehabilitation medicine.”
Services / Specialties
Consulting
Dr Adnan consults privately from the North West Private Hospital Specialist Centre (Suite 6), seeing a wide variety of outpatients with rehabilitation needs.
Rehabilitation
Dr Adnan is connected with the North West Day Rehabilitation Unit and can refer appropriate persons for multidisciplinary Day Hospital programs inclusive of a number of allied health disciplines.
FAQs
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What is physical rehabilitation?
Physical rehabilitation is a medical specialty that involves enhancing and restoring function, and quality of life, for a person who has been disabled as a result of a disease, disorder, or injury.
These physical impairments and disabilities may affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Physical rehabilitation provides integrated, multidisciplinary care aimed at recovery of the whole person by addressing the individual’s physical, emotional, medical, vocational, and social needs.
What can rehabilitation do for me?
What will be included in my rehabilitation program?
Rehabilitation medicine is designed to meet each person’s specific needs; therefore, each program is different. Some general treatment components for rehab programs include:
– Treating the basic disease and preventing complications
– Treating the disability and improving function
– Providing mobility aids, adaptive tools/equipment and altering the environment to maximise function and safety
– Teaching the patient and family, and helping them adapt to lifestyle changes
– Assistance with financial and social issues
– Navigating application for community services
– Nutritional support
– Psychological support and counselling.
What is the process of attending the North West Private Hospital Rehabilitation Day Unit and will I see all the allied health specialists?
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What are some medical conditions that are commonly seen in rehabilitation?
Many injuries or medical conditions can affect your ability to function, including:
– Brain disorders, such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral palsy
– Long-term (chronic) pain, including back and neck pain
– Major bone or joint surgery
– Severe burns
– Limb amputation
– Arthritis becoming worse over time
– Weakness (deconditioning) after recovering from a serious illness (such as infection, heart failure or respiratory failure)
– Spinal cord injury or brain injury
Who is part of the Rehabilitation Team?
● Rehabilitation Specialist
● Physiotherapist
● Exercise Physiologist
● Occupational therapist
● Speech therapist
● Dietician
● Psychologist
Do you offer any specialised rehabilitation programs for specific conditions?
Yes, we have specially designed programs for:
– Cancer rehabilitation- CancerCare ACTIVATE
– Chronic Pain rehabilitation- EMPOWER
– Cardiac rehabilitation
– Pulmonary rehabilitation
For further information, please see the North West Private Hospital Day Rehabilitation Services and Programs
Will I improve after my rehab program?
The success of rehabilitation depends on many variables,
including:
– The nature and severity of the disease, disorder, or injury
– The type and degree of any resulting impairments and
disabilities
– The overall health of the patient
– Family support
Contact Details
Consulting From:
North West Specialist Suites, Suite 6
North West Private Hospital
137 Flockton Street, EVERTON PARK QLD 4053
