Private Rehabilitation Doctor in Herzliya
The specialty that asks a different question: not only "what is the diagnosis" - but "how do we get your function back"
After an injury, a surgery, a neurological event or a long illness, many patients discover a gap no one owns: the acute problem was treated, the discharge letter was written - and the road back to actual functioning was left to figure out alone.
Rehabilitation medicine (physiatry) is the medical specialty built for exactly that road. Its currency is function: walking, using your hand, working, sleeping, living with less pain - measured, planned and led by a physician.
At Team Clinic 360° in Herzliya, private rehabilitation medicine means a physician-led plan, without waiting lists, integrated with pain treatment under the same roof.
What does a rehabilitation physician do?
A rehabilitation physician (physiatrist) diagnoses and treats conditions that impair movement and function. In practice this means:
- Assessing what exactly limits you - strength, range of motion, balance, pain, endurance, cognition
- Setting concrete functional goals - not "improvement," but "climbing the stairs at home," "returning to work," "gripping a fork"
- Building and leading the plan - physical therapy, occupational therapy, exercise prescription, braces and aids, medications
- Treating the pain that blocks progress - because you cannot rehabilitate what hurts too much to move
- Adjusting the plan based on measured progress
Who benefits from private rehabilitation care?
- After orthopedic surgery - joint replacement, spine surgery, fracture fixation - when recovery is slower or harder than promised
- After injury - sports, work or road accidents that left lingering limitation
- Persistent pain with declining function - back, neck, shoulder, knee
- Neurological conditions - stroke recovery, Parkinson's disease, neuropathy - where structured functional work changes daily life
- Fibromyalgia and chronic pain - where paced, graded return to activity is the core of treatment
- Deconditioning after prolonged illness or hospitalization
- Anyone who received excellent acute care - and then was left without a plan
Why rehabilitation and pain medicine belong together
Pain and function are two sides of one coin. Pain that is not controlled blocks rehabilitation; function that is not rebuilt perpetuates pain.
This is the core advantage of our model: the same clinic that builds your functional plan can also treat the pain standing in its way - ultrasound-guided injections, nerve blocks, dry needling - each timed to open a window for the next stage of the rehabilitation.
First we make movement possible; then we build it back.
What happens at the first evaluation?
- A thorough review of your medical story - surgery reports, imaging, treatments to date
- A functional examination: strength, range of motion, gait, balance, and what specifically limits you at home and at work
- Identification of the barriers - pain, stiffness, weakness, fear of movement, sleep
- Definition of concrete goals with you - what you most want back
- A written plan: treatments, exercise framework, follow-up points, and who does what
You leave with something most patients have never had: one physician who owns the road back, and a plan you can actually follow.
Who leads the care
Rehabilitation care at Team Clinic 360° is coordinated by Dr. Natalie Siegel, specialist in family and pain medicine who leads the clinic's coordinating-care model, together with Dr. Lior Shem Tov, specialist in anesthesiology and pain medicine, who treats the pain barriers along the way. Where needed, the plan integrates physical therapists and additional professionals around your goals.
Recovery should have an owner
If you were treated, discharged - and left to find the way back to function on your own, that gap is exactly what rehabilitation medicine exists to close.
To schedule a private rehabilitation evaluation in Herzliya - contact us by phone or WhatsApp.
Frequently asked questions
How is a rehabilitation physician different from a physical therapist?
They work together, at different levels. The physiatrist is the physician who diagnoses, sets the medical plan, prescribes treatments and medications, and leads the process; the physical therapist executes central parts of that plan hands-on. Rehabilitation works best when someone medical owns the whole picture.
When should rehabilitation start after surgery or injury?
Usually far earlier than people think - in many cases within days to weeks, in coordination with the surgeon. Late starts are one of the most common reasons recovery stalls; but it is also almost never too late to gain function back.
I finished my allotted physical therapy sessions and I am still limited. Is that it?
No. A plateau after a fixed quota of sessions is extremely common and usually reflects the framework, not your potential. A physician-led reassessment often finds untreated barriers - pain, a wrong loading strategy, an overlooked problem - and reopens progress.
Do you treat the pain too, or only the function?
Both - that is the point. Pain control opens the window; graded functional work walks through it. The two arms of the clinic work on the same plan.
Do I need a referral?
No. As a private clinic you can book directly, and after the evaluation we coordinate with your other treating physicians as needed.
Medical sources for further reading
The information on this page is intended as general background and does not replace personal medical advice.
The information on this page is general in nature and does not replace a personal medical diagnosis, consultation or treatment. Any treatment is tailored only after a medical evaluation, at the physician's discretion.