Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, Ergotherapy and Sport

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Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, Ergotherapy and Sport was founded in 2006 as a successor to the activities of other departments at MU - Pleven.

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The Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy and Sports at the Medical University of Pleven was established in 2006 as a continuation of the former divisions of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation and Sports, which were a part of other departments at MU–Pleven.

The Sector “Sports”, formerly known as the Centre for Physical Education and Sports, was established in 1974 and has been part of the Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy and Sports since 2006.

Courses taught in the Faculty of Medicine:

• Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation – for students in Medicine (Bulgarian- and English-language programmes)
• Physiotherapy – for students in Nursing (Bachelor’s degree)
• Physiotherapy – for students in Midwifery (Bachelor’s degree)

Courses taught in the Faculty of Public Health:

• Kinesitherapy – Fundamentals and Means
• Functional Diagnostics of the Musculoskeletal System
• Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System
• Medical Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
• Medical Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy in Neurology
• Medical Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy in Internal Diseases
• Medical Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy in Paediatrics
• Medical Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy in Surgery, Obstetrics, and Gynaecology
• Occupational Therapy for Injuries and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System, Central and Peripheral Nervous System, and for Geriatric and Paediatric Conditions and Dysfunctions
• Therapeutic Massage
• Fundamentals of Functional Assessment in Medical Rehabilitation and Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation for Injuries and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System, CNS, and PNS
• Clinical and Practical Training in Kinesitherapy, Therapeutic Massage, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy

Main Research Areas of the Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation, Occupational Therapy and Sports

• Development and validation of contemporary therapeutic approaches for the treatment of musculoskeletal and neuromuscular dysfunctions in the rehabilitation of socially significant diseases.
• Modernisation and implementation of advanced methods for functional diagnostics, rehabilitation, and prevention of pathological and preclinical conditions of the musculoskeletal and central and peripheral nervous systems.
• Highly specialised rehabilitation techniques following arthroscopic interventions on large and small joints of the musculoskeletal system.
• Manual therapy for joint dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system.
• Application and implementation of advanced therapeutic techniques for the treatment and prevention of soft-tissue dysfunctions and preclinical musculoskeletal conditions.
• Habilitation and rehabilitation in congenital and acquired paediatric pathologies.
• Neurorehabilitation for socially significant and rare diseases.

Textbooks and Teaching Aids Published by the Academic Staff of the Department

• Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 2nd revised and expanded edition
• Fundamentals of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation (including Occupational Therapy and Medical SPA), 2011
• Algorithms for Physical Prevention, Therapy, and Rehabilitation of Common and Socially Significant Diseases, 2nd revised and expanded edition, 2007
• Modern Methods of Neurorehabilitation, 2nd revised and expanded edition
• Principles of Modern Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2007
• Repetitorium Physiotherapeuticum (Basic Principles of Modern Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine), 2006
• Physiotherapy for Soft-Tissue Injuries of the Knee Complex
• Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
• Kinesitherapy and Occupational Therapy after Upper Limb Injuries

The department is located on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Rectorate 1 building, Medical University - Pleven. There is also where large part of the basic courses for specialty "Medical rehabilitation and ergotherapy" are held.