Main Topics​

Main Topics

The 3rd International Rehabilitation Conference invites interdisciplinary papers and round tables on current rehabilitation themes. The theme of the Conference is “The critical role of the rehabilitation workforce in primary care and health system enhancement”. The Programme Committee is especially interested in (but not limited to) the following topics:

Neurological conditions

  • Peripheral nerve injuries: from trauma to function
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  • Cognitive retraining in people with brain damage
  • Brain remapping & re-organization
  • Therapeutic Interventions in Cerebral palsy
  • Infants early prevention
  • Early interventions programs for children with mental disabilities and relevant syndromes
  • Speech and Language Therapy
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Voice Pathology
  • Aphasia
  • Motor Speech Disorders
  • Swallowing
  • Developmental disorders and syndromes
  • Intellectual disabilities and sensory disabilities
  • Neuroscience

Musculoskeletal conditions

  • Sport injuries & psychology
  • Elderly population & fall prevention
  • Spine rehabilitation/ Scoliosis (conservative & surgical approach)
  • Hand rehabilitation (conservative & surgical approach)
  • Ankle foot complex (conservative & surgical approach)
  • Reinforcement of writing abilities for students with musculoskeletal

Cardiopulmonary conditions

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Exercises to accommodate children with special needs (balance, motor control etc)

Biomechanics and Motion Analysis

  • Assessment of Posture
  • Gait Analysis (Normal & Pathological)
  • Amputees orthotics and prosthetic limbs

Technological Advances in Rehabilitation Science

  • Augmented reality and virtual reality
  • Phantom limb pain
  • Targeted training of Posture & Gait
  • Training in daily life activities
  • Data mining
  • Alternative Communication

Psychology of Patients/Caregivers and Pain Management

  • Woman’s health
  • Oncology
  • Chronic pain management
  • Diabetes (Diabetes Type I nutritional management and rehabilitation)
  • Active and healthy aging
  • Parental Counselling in Special Education
  • Cognitive rehabilitation for people with neurodegenerative disorders
  • Management of the caregivers’ burden
  • People’s perceptions on disability
  • Parents/Caregivers support and perspective
  • Disability and family support (parents’ brothers and sisters)

Equal Treatment, Equal Access

  • Citizens with disabilities and their rights
  • Service development and early intervention
  • Disability associations and non-governmental associations
  • Community services and engagement for people with disabilities
  • Social policy of rehabilitation
  • Working with minority populations