Dr Rois Gnecco is a Rehabilitation Medicine Physician and Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFRM) dedicated to helping people regain independence, mobility, and quality of life after illness or injury.
He has strong interests encompassing stroke and neurological rehabilitation, spasticity management, orthopaedic, cardiac and cancer rehabilitation, and post-acute functional reconditioning following complex medical and surgical illness.
Trained in Australia and admitted as a Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dr Rois Gnecco delivers comprehensive rehabilitation services across inpatient and outpatient settings. He also offers ultrasound-guided Botulinum toxin injections to support management of spasticity and cervical dystonia.
Q&A with Dr Juan
What do you wish referring GPs knew about your specialty that might not be obvious?
Rehabilitation Medicine is all about patient’s goals and function, not necessarily medical stability. Aim is to restore or compensate for their function. The rehabilitation needs of the patients change as they recover, and goals are dynamic across the rehabilitation journey.
What is the most common misconception about your specialty?
That once patient’s reach medical stability they have completely recovered. Also, that people with spasticity always have a contracture and do not require any treatment.
What part of your work do you find most rewarding?
Working closely with patients to help them rebuild their lives after medical or surgical events, and getting to know them on a more personal level while they are going through their rehabilitation journey.
What do you particularly enjoy about working in this specialty?
Seeing people get back to their usual activities and roles in life. Being able to work alongside a multidisciplinary team in a coordinated effort to attain the best outcome for a patient.
What inspired you to choose your specialty?
I am always inspired by getting to know people’s stories and journeys through life and adversity.
What do you enjoy doing outside the hospital?
I enjoying running, and am currently doing 5K, 10K and 21K charity runs. I finished my first ever marathon this year.
Favourite way to unwind after work?
Going to the gym, or going for a run, having a go at learning Italian.
Best holiday destination?
Colombia.
Hidden talent colleagues might not know about?
I sing in a Colombian latin band.
If you weren’t a doctor, what career might you have chosen?
Not sure, I always wanted to help people. At some stage I considered IT, however it was very short lived!
