Physiotherapy always emphasises preventive and health promotion therapies for the maintenance of locomotive power. Eira Hospital’s trained physiotherapists offer a wide range of rehabilitation and therapy.

Severe obesity is a common and chronic disease, the symptoms of which develop gradually. The disease makes everyday life more difficult and reduces quality of life in many ways. Obesity is associated with increased blood pressure and high cholesterol values and also increases the risk of suffering from, for example, myocardial infarction, diabetes and cancer. Bariatric surgery is one of the most effective forms of treatment for severe obesity.

Alcohol detoxification patients are always treated with respect for the patient’s privacy at Eira Hospital. Our services include detoxification treatment in the in-patient unit, consultations with doctors specialising in addiction, psychiatrist who specialise in addiction and therapists. They also include a rehabilitation course and guided self-help group.

It is now possible to examine almost all joints, and to perform surgical procedures on them, with an arthroscope. The most common arthroscopies are those of the hip, knee, ankle and shoulder.