Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine is specialized in disabilities and functioning of patients regardless of their diagnoses.

Research

The main research interest is in the effectiveness of rehabilitation (Finnish early and musculoskeletal rehabilitation programs and the implementation of ICF-classification by WHO).

Studying

A one-week course in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) is included in the final year of undergraduate training of Licenciate of Medicine curriculum (in Finnish). In addition, lectures on PRM are intergrated into other specialities’ courses, e.g. into seminars of Public Health, General Practice, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Neurology.

Contact information

Visiting address: Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Clinic, TO1G, Kirurginen sairaala, 5. floor, Luolavuorentie 2, Tyks, 20700 Turku

Postal address: Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, PO Box 28, FI-20701 Turku

Personnel

Mikhail Saltychev

Docents

Katri Laimi
Jouko J. Salminen
Marja Mikkelsson

Recent publications of the Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Physical activity as mediator between back pain and disability (2024)

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Karklins, Aleksandra E.; Pernaa, Katri I.; Saltychev, Mikhail; Juhola, Juhani E.; Arokoski, Jari P.A.

(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)

Concurrent changes in physical activity and physical functioning during retirement transition-a multi-trajectory analysis (2023)

PLoS ONE

Lintuaho Roosa, Saltychev Mikhail, Pentti Jaana, Vahtera Jussi, Stenholm Sari

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Change in functioning profile after cervical surgery (2023)

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Widbom-Kolhanen Sara S, Pernaa Katri I, Saltychev Mikhail

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Physical activity and self-rated health during retirement transition: a multitrajectory analysis of concurrent changes among public sector employees (2023)

BMJ Open

Lintuaho Roosa, Saltychev Mikhail, Pentti Jaana, Vahtera Jussi, Stenholm Sari

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Validation of the European Portuguese Language Version of the Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey (2023)

Facial Plastic Surgery

Machado André Sousa, Santos Mariline, Silva Ana, Saltychev Mikhail, Meireles Luis, Most Sam, Ferreira Miguel Gonçalves

(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))

Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Research

Studying

Contact information

Personnel

Docents

Recent publications of the Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Physical activity as mediator between back pain and disability (2024)

Concurrent changes in physical activity and physical functioning during retirement transition-a multi-trajectory analysis (2023)

Change in functioning profile after cervical surgery (2023)

Physical activity and self-rated health during retirement transition: a multitrajectory analysis of concurrent changes among public sector employees (2023)

Validation of the European Portuguese Language Version of the Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey (2023)

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