DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION
Operating under the Pamukkale
University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, the Department
of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation aims to educate physiotherapists
who adhere to ethical principles, adopt a problem-based learning system,
embrace evidence-based practice, and are committed to lifelong
learning. Through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches,
the Department actively contributes to preventive rehabilitation,
patient assessment, and treatment processes to enhance individuals’
well-being and, consequently, their quality of life. By closely
following current literature and promoting evidence-based practice, it
continues its educational activities with the objective of training
researchers who produce scientific knowledge and contribute to the
advancement of the field.
Faculty members of the Department
conduct educational and research activities within the Spinal Pain and
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Units, as well as in units affiliated
with the Pamukkale University Health Practice and Research Center,
thereby contributing to physiotherapy and rehabilitation services. In
the Spinal Pain Unit, preventive and therapeutic physiotherapy and
rehabilitation interventions are provided for individuals with
musculoskeletal disorders referred by the Department of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University.
This unit delivers physiotherapy and rehabilitation services to
individuals experiencing spinal pain–related musculoskeletal problems,
including low back and neck pain, disc herniation, fibromyalgia, spinal
deformities, and postural disorders.
In the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
Unit, physiotherapy and rehabilitation interventions—primarily including
respiratory physiotherapy and exercise programs—are provided to
patients deemed in need of such services in the Departments of Chest
Diseases, Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery, and Intensive Care of the
Faculty of Medicine. Within this context, rehabilitation approaches are
implemented for conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD), bronchiectasis, postoperative respiratory complications and
functional limitations, respiratory failure, and acquired muscle
weakness. Undergraduate and graduate-level education is offered within
the Department, and physiotherapists who complete their theoretical and
practical training are educated as specialized expert physiotherapists
and physiotherapists with doctoral degrees in their respective fields.
All academic staff members affiliated
with the Department actively participate in professional courses,
seminars, and congresses, as well as in international academic staff
exchange programs. In this way, current scientific developments in
physiotherapy and rehabilitation are closely monitored. The Department
provides both undergraduate and graduate education and aims to achieve
high standards of quality in rehabilitation services by keeping pace
with technological advancements in the field.