Practical Information
Information for Patients
Important information to make your visit as smooth as possible and answer all your questions.
Practical Information
What to bring
- Bring your ID card
- A photo of the doctor's request form
- You cannot come to us without first visiting your doctor
Note: Exceptionally, the doctor can give us instructions by phone at 09 233 08 93, or fax to 09 224 20 78 or email.
Clothing
Dress simply:
- Please wear regular underwear, without metal
- Ladies, also wear a top or undershirt
Abdominal Ultrasound
You must be fasting:
- No eating, drinking, or smoking 8 hours before the examination
Tip: Schedule your appointment in the morning to make fasting easier.
Ultrasound with Full Bladder
You must have a full bladder:
- Last urination two hours before the examination
- Then drink two glasses of water, and do not urinate again
Allergies and Diabetes
Always mention if you have allergies or diabetes:
- Especially when you need an injection in a joint or for back pain
It is important to mention all medications you are taking at your appointment.
After an Injection
If you need an injection:
- Please be accompanied after the treatment
- You should not drive a vehicle for the first few hours after an injection
(For example, FACET or SHOULDER infiltration, PRP treatment, Knee injection, etc.)
Frequently Asked Questions
Below you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions by our patients.
- Your health insurance covers most of it, if you are in order.
- Your contribution can be paid in cash or by bancontact.
- Please bring €40 (more for back and joint treatments).
- Bancontact or cash (no credit card).
- ID card and doctor's request form, with your health insurance sticker.
- Comfortable clothes, simple underwear, without metal or rhinestones.
- Ladies: tank top or top.
The report will be available the next morning in your doctor's file. After 48h, the report is visible to you on cozo.be, mijngezondheid.be or helena.be
- Car: paid parking on Groot-Brittanniëlaan 28, 9000 GENT (and around Bijlokeparkje).
- At 200m, free parking at the end of BIJLOKEMEERS (GPS: MARTELAARSLAAN 11).
- Tram-Bus: at 20m: stop 'Bijlokehof'
- On foot: intersection Martelaarslaan and Groot-Brittanniëlaan.
- Difficulty walking?
There is a Kiss and Ride spot at the door.
There is one drop-off parking spot right in front of the practice (first parking spot of the street). - For people with reduced mobility, at 150m. Three special parking spots at the beginning of BIJLOKEMEERS, side street of Martelaarslaan no.9.
- X-rays are ionizing and can be harmful. The risk is reasonable if the examination is appropriately requested and performed. Not performing a necessary examination carries much more risk.
- We work according to the ALARA principle (As Low As Reasonably Achievable).
- Radiation is only proven dangerous from 100 mSv/year. A classic examination with X-rays rarely exceeds 2 mSv. An abdominal CT scan in the hospital: 2-10 mSv, sometimes more.
- We use the most advanced equipment on the market (Luminos DR remote table and Mammo Inspiration DR from SIEMENS, with dose recording).
- Difficulty walking?
There is one drop-off parking spot right in front of the practice (first parking spot of the street). - For people with reduced mobility, at 150m. Three special parking spots at the beginning of BIJLOKEMEERS, side street of Martelaarslaan no.9.
- Cortisone is a powerful anti-inflammatory. It is used for asthma, allergies, joint inflammation, and for a range of other conditions.
- In the previous generation, cortisone was sometimes used for wrong reasons. It actually helps for a whole range of common tendon and joint conditions.
- However, the disadvantages of cortisone (injections and pills) in the longer term were not negligible: weight gain, vascular disorders, diabetes, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, infections, etc.
- That's why a derivative product was created, which compensates for most of the disadvantages: 'depot steroids'. These are microcrystals that are injected at the site of inflammation. These products work longer and more targeted.
- Compare classic cortisone to a sugar cube in hot coffee: it dissolves quickly and is very sweet. Depot steroids are like rock sugar in cold tea. It sweetens more slowly, longer, more locally, and with a smaller dose.
- Platelet Rich Plasma is blood plasma with a rich concentration of platelets. Autologous (own body) PRP can be used for the treatment of tendon injuries, including acute or chronic tendonitis (e.g. tennis elbow, Achilles tendon and patellar tendon inflammation) and small to medium tears in these tendons.
- PRP can also be used for mild to moderate osteoarthritis (joint wear) of e.g. knee, hip, shoulder. Often used in combination with hyaluronic acid injection in the same procedure.
- How does a PRP treatment proceed?
A small amount of blood (20 cc) is drawn and centrifuged. During centrifugation, the different blood components are separated and platelets are selectively isolated from own blood. The platelets contain 'granules' with active substances, better known as growth factors. - Cost: The treatment costs 180 euros. This amount is fully at the expense of the patient, as there is no reimbursement from health insurance.
In Belgium, MRI examinations can only be performed in a hospital.
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