Education
2021 - Present
2021 - PresentDoctorate
Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Turkey
2018 - 2020
2018 - 2020Postgraduate
Dokuz Eylul University, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Turkey
2013 - 2017
2013 - 2017Undergraduate
Manisa Celal Bayar University, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Turkey
Dissertations
2020
2020Postgraduate
Comparison of the effects of static and PNF hamstring stretching exercises in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Dokuz Eylul University, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Foreign Languages
C1 Advanced
C1 AdvancedEnglish
Certificates, Courses and Trainings
2024
2024First Level - SEAS Scientific Exercise Approach to Scoliosis
Health&Medicine
ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE
Research Areas
Health Sciences
Physical therapy and rehabilitation
Academic Positions
2021 - Present
2021 - PresentResearch Assistant
Dokuz Eylul University, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
2020 - 2021
2020 - 2021Research Assistant
Bitlis Eren University, Health Academy, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
2019 - 2020
2019 - 2020Research Assistant
University Of Eurasia, Faculty Of Health Scıences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Articles
All (16)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (9)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (11)
ESCI (3)
Scopus (10)
TRDizin (2)
Other Publications (4)
2025
20251. Effects of combined supervised and telerehabilitation exercise programs on pain and disability in dentists with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial
Alkan E., Gelecek N., Oz İ., Akcalı A.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
, vol.26, no.1, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2025
20252. Quantifying thenar muscle biomechanical properties: Sex-based variations and implications for grip strength
Saldıran T. Ç., Schleip R., Tanhan A., ÖZTÜRK Ö., KARA ÖZ İ.
Journal of Hand Therapy
, vol.38, no.3, pp.594-604, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2025
20253. Kırılgan ortogeriatrik hastaların rehabilitasyonu: Güncel yaklaşımlar
YALÇINKAYA ÇOLAK G., KARA ÖZ İ.
TOTBİD Dergisi , vol.24, no.2, pp.214-221, 2025 (Non Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2025
20254. Technology-Assisted Physical Activity Interventions for Older People in Their Home-Based Environment: Scoping Review
Dubbeldam R., Stemplewski R., Pavlova I., Cyma-Wejchenig M., Lee S., Esser P., et al.
JMIR Aging
, vol.8, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
20245. Muscle Tone and Stiffness Comparison in Ambulatory Children With Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: Implications for Postural Balance and Functional Mobility
Akdıkan M., Kara Öz İ., Çevik Saldıran T.
PEDIATRIC EXCERCISE SCIENCE
, pp.1-11, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
20246. Determinants of upper extremity functions in dentists with chronic neck pain
ALKAN E., GELECEK N., KARA ÖZ İ., AKCALI A.
Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi
, vol.12, no.3, pp.10-14, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2024
20247. Interaction Between Physical Performance and Health Metrics in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
ÇEVİK SALDIRAN T., KARA ÖZ İ., KUTLUTÜRK YIKILMAZ S., DURĞUN M.
JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
, vol.8, no.3, pp.590-602, 2024 (ESCI)
2024
20248. The Effects of a Cerebrospinal Fluid Tap Test on Gait, Balance and Turning in Elderly Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
YEŞİL Ü., GELECEK N., KAYA D., KARA ÖZ İ., IŞIK A. T.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY
, vol.18, no.3, pp.173-178, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2024
20249. COMPARISON OF GAIT CHARACTERISTICS BEFORE AND AFTER CEREBROSPINAL FLUID TAP TEST IN IDIOPATHIC NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS PATIENTS AND HEALTHY CONTROLS
Yeşil Ü., Gelecek N., Kaya D., Kara Öz İ., Işık A. T.
Selçuk Sağlık Dergisi , vol.5, no.2, pp.164-173, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2024
202410. Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected injury in football? Example of a professional football team
DOĞAN F. E., KORKMAZ N., KARA ÖZ İ., GÜZEL N. A.
Journal of Orthopedics Research and Rehabilitation
, vol.2, no.2, pp.38-41, 2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
2024
202411. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Diabetes Quality of Life Brief Clinical Inventory in Turkish patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Saldiran T. C., Kara İ., Dincer E., Ozturt O., Cakici R., Burroughs T.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
, vol.46, no.5, pp.995-1004, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
2023
202312. Plantar fascia stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Stiffness effect on fall risk and gait speed
Çakici R., Saldiran T. Ç., Kara İ., Açik H.
Foot
, vol.56, 2023 (Scopus)
2023
202313. Effects of Ageing and Vitamin D Level on Plantar Fascia Stiffness
ÇEVİK SALDIRAN T., KARA İ., ÖZTÜRK Ö.
JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES
, vol.7, pp.765-772, 2023 (ESCI)
2023
202314. The Effects of Vibration Exposure on Lower-Limb Extensor Muscles? Stiffness, Elasticity, and Strength Responses in Untrained Young Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Basol F., KARA İ., Saldiran T. C.
JOURNAL OF SPORT REHABILITATION
, vol.32, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
202215. Quantification of the forearm muscles mechanical properties using Myotonometer: Intra- and Inter-Examiner reliability and its relation with hand grip strength
Çevik Saldıran T., Kara İ., Kutlutürk Yıkılmaz S.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY
, vol.67, pp.1-8, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
2022
202216. Influence of Body Posture and Apnea Severity on the Tone and Elasticity of Upper Airway Muscles in Awake Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Cross-Sectional Study
Saldiran T. Ç., Kara İ., Yikilmaz S. K., Durgun M.
JOURNAL OF MANIPULATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS
, vol.5, no.5, pp.365-377, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2025
20251. The effects of static and PNF hamstring stretching exercises in patients with knee osteoarthritis
KARA ÖZ İ., GELECEK N.
2nd European Symposium on Interprofessional Collaboration on Osteoarthritis Management, Porto, Portugal, 11 September 2025, pp.12, (Summary Text)
2025
20252. Exploring Barriers to Implementing Telerehabilitation:Experiences from Caregivers in Rural Turkey
KARA ÖZ İ., İPEK ERDEM F., ELMAS İ., ÖZCAN KAHRAMAN B., TOSUN C., GENÇ A., et al.
4th Triennial Meeting of the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability (IAACD) and the 37th Annual Meeting of the European Academy Of Childhood-onset Disability (EACD), Heidelberg, Germany, 26 June 2025, (Summary Text)
2025
20253. Gait analysis comparison between 2D pose estimation algorithms and inertial measurement unit-based G-walk system: a pilot study
YALÇINKAYA ÇOLAK G., KARA ÖZ İ., ÇOLAK U. C., ÖZYÜREK S.
PhysAgeNet & EGRAPA Conference 2025, Trabzon, Turkey, 07 May 2025, pp.107, (Summary Text)
2024
20244. Recruitment Strategies for Engaging Older Adults in Physical Activity and Technology Based Health Programs: A Systematic Review Protocol
Cyma-Wejchenig M., Lee S., Pavlova I., Morais A. I., ALCAN V., KARA ÖZ İ., et al.
EGRAPA (The European Group for Research on Aging and Physical Activity ) Conference 2024, Kaunas, Lithuania, 19 April 2024, (Summary Text)
2023
20235. UNİLATERAL SPASTİK TİP SEREBRAL PALSİ TANILI ÇOCUKLARDA ALT EKSTREMİTE KASLARI BİYOMEKANİK ÖZELLİKLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ: SAĞLIKLI KONTROL KARŞILAŞTIRMA SONUÇLARI
AKDIKAN M., KARA ÖZ İ., ÇEVİK SALDIRAN T.
7. ULUSLARARASI KATILIMLI PEDİATRİK REHABİLİTASYON KONGRESİ, Ankara, Turkey, 17 - 19 March 2023, pp.36, (Summary Text)
2023
20236. LOMBER SPİNAL EKSTANSÖR KAS BİYOMEKANİK ÖZELLİKLERİNİN GÖVDE KONTROLÜ ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ: SPASTİK TİP HEMİPLEJİK SEREBRAL PALSİ ÖRNEĞİ
AKDIKAN M., KARA ÖZ İ., ÇEVİK SALDIRAN T.
7. ULUSLARARASI KATILIMLI PEDİATRİK REHABİLİTASYON KONGRESİ, Ankara, Turkey, 17 - 19 March 2023, pp.355-35, (Summary Text)
2023
20237. ÖZEL GEREKSİNİMLİ ÇOCUĞU OLAN EBEVEYNLERDE TELEREHABİLİTASYON UYGULAMASININ AĞRI, DİSABİLİTE, ANKSİYETE VE DEPRESYON ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ
ŞENGÜL Y., ÖZCAN KAHRAMAN B., KARA ÖZ İ., ELMAS İ., İPEK ERDEM F., TOSUN C.
1. ESKİŞEHİR FİZYOTERAPİ VE REHABİLİTASYON KONGRESİ, Eskişehir, Turkey, 05 October 2023, pp.51, (Summary Text)
2023
20238. DESCRIBING EXERCISE WITH CHATGPT IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC SPINAL PAIN AND ASYMPTOMATIC PARTICIPANTS: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY PROTOCOL
ÇOLAK G., KARA ÖZ İ., ÖZYÜREK S.
13th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC - Pain in Europe XIII, Budapest, Hungary, 20 - 22 September 2023, (Summary Text)
2022
20229. Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Bünyesinde Çalışan Öğretim Elemanlarının Çalışma Özelliklerine Göre Kas İskelet Sistemi Problemleri ve Algılanan Stres Durumlarının İncelenmesi: Pilot Çalışma
KARA İ., BAKIR Ö., GELECEK N., ERDEN A.
1. Doğu Karadeniz Fizyoterapi Günleri, Trabzon, Turkey, 04 November 2022, (Summary Text)
2022
202210. Tip 2 Diyabetli Bireylerde Gastrocnemius Kasının Mekanik Özellikleri
ÇAKICI R., ÇEVİK SALDIRAN T., KARA İ., AÇIK H.
ULUSLARARASI KAPADOKYA SAĞLIK VE YAŞAM KONGRESİ (UKSAY 2022), Çevrimiçi, Turkey, 24 August 2022, pp.66-67, (Summary Text)
2022
202211. TİP 2 DİYABETLİ BİREYLERDE DÜŞME KORKUSU VE YAŞAM KALİTESİ İLİŞKİSİ
ÇEVİK SALDIRAN T., KARA İ.
7. ULUSLARARASI BESLENME OBEZİTE VE TOPLUM SAĞLIĞI KONGRESİ, 29 May 2022, pp.577, (Summary Text)
2021
202112. COVİD-19 PANDEMİSİ FUTBOLDA YARALANMALARI ETKİLEDİ Mİ? PROFESYONEL BİR FUTBOL TAKIMI ÖRNEĞİ
DOĞAN F. E., KARA İ., KORKMAZ N., ATALAY GÜZEL N.
XI. ULUSLARARASI KATILIMLI SPOR FİZYOTERAPİSTLERİ KONGRESİ, Turkey, 4 - 07 November 2021, vol.8, pp.34, (Summary Text)
2021
202113. OBSTRÜKTİF UYKU APNE SENDROMUNDA VÜCUT KOMPOZİSYONU İLE SERVİKAL EKSTANSÖR KAS TONUSUNUN HASTALIK ŞİDDETİNE GÖRE İNCELENMESİ
KARA İ., ÇEVİK SALDIRAN T., DURGUN M.
6. ULUSLARARASI SAĞLIKLI YAŞAM KONGRESİ, Turkey, 26 November 2021, pp.224, (Summary Text)
2021
202114. OBSTRÜKTİF UYKU APNE SENDROMUNDA HASTALIK ŞİDDETİNE GÖRE BİYOPSİKOSOSYAL PARAMETRELERİN KARŞILAŞTIRILMASI
KARA İ., ÇEVİK SALDIRAN T., DURGUN M.
6. ULUSLARARASI SAĞLIKLI YAŞAM KONGRESİ, Turkey, 26 November 2021, pp.223, (Summary Text)
2021
202115. FARKLI FİZİKSEL AKTİVİTE SEVİYESİNDEKİ SAĞLIKLI BİREYLERİN PANDEMİ DÖNEMİNDEKİ FONKSİYONEL DURUM VE STRES DÜZEYLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ- PİLOT ÇALIŞMA
KORKMAZ N., KARA İ., COŞKUN G.
4. ULUSLARARASI SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ VE YAŞAM KONGRESİ, Burdur, Turkey, 8 - 10 April 2021, pp.154, (Summary Text)
2021
202116. ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE İNTERNET BAĞIMLILIK DÜZEYİ VE SAĞLIKLI YAŞAM BİÇİMİ DAVRANIŞLARININ CİNSİYET FARKLILIKLARINA GÖRE İNCELENMESİ
KARA İ., KORKMAZ N., ÇEVİK SALDIRAN T.
4. ULUSLARARASI SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ VE YAŞAM KONGRESİ, Burdur, Turkey, 8 - 10 April 2021, pp.67, (Summary Text)
2019
201917. GEBELİK DÖNEMİNDE YAPILAN FİZİKSEL AKTİVİTE VE EGZERSİZİN UYKU KALİTESİ İLE YORGUNLUK DÜZEYİ ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİ: LİTERATÜR DERLEMESİ
KARA İ., KORKMAZ DAYICAN D., ÇATAL İ.
3. ULUSLARARASI KADIN ÇOCUK SAĞLIĞI VE EĞİTİMİ KONGRESİ, Trabzon, Turkey, 18 - 19 April 2019, pp.662, (Summary Text)
Books
2021
20211. Sarkopeni ve Egzersiz
GELECEK N., KARA İ.
in: Geriatrik Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon, ERBAHÇECİ FATİH, ÜN YILDIRIM NECMİYE, Editor, Hipokrat Yayınevi, Ankara, pp.759-769, 2021
Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications
October 2023
October 2023WOMEN & HEALTH
Journal Indexed in SSCI
October 2023
October 2023JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES
Journal Indexed in ESCI
May 2023
May 2023GERIATRIC NURSING
SCI Journal
January 2023
January 2023JOURNAL OF SPORT REHABILITATION
Journal Indexed in SCI-E
Congress and Symposium Activities
11 September 2025 - 12 September 2025
11 September 2025 - 12 September 20252nd European Symposium on Interprofessional Collaboration on Osteoarthritis Management
Working Group
Porto-Portugal
24 June 2025 - 28 June 2025
24 June 2025 - 28 June 2025EACD & IAACD Conference 2025
Attendee
Heidelberg-Germany
07 May 2025 - 09 May 2025
07 May 2025 - 09 May 2025PhysAgeNet & EGRAPA Conference 2025
Invited Speaker
Trabzon-Turkey
11 February 2025 - 11 February 2025
11 February 2025 - 11 February 2025CA21110 - Building an open European Network on OsteoArthritis Research Working Groups Meeting
Working Group
Brussels-Belgium
16 October 2024 - 17 October 2024
16 October 2024 - 17 October 2024CA20104 - Network on evidence-based physical activity in old age WG3 meeting
Working Group
Olomouc-Czech Republic
25 September 2024 - 27 September 2024
25 September 2024 - 27 September 2024CA21110 - Building an open European Network on OsteoArthritis research WG2 Training School
Working Group
Thessaloniki-Greece
16 April 2024 - 19 April 2024
16 April 2024 - 19 April 20243rd PhysAgeNet & EGRAPA Meeting/Conference
Working Group
Kaunas-Lithuania
16 November 2023 - 19 November 2023
16 November 2023 - 19 November 2023XII. Uluslararası Katılımlı Spor Fizyoterapistleri Kongresi
Invited Speaker
İstanbul-Turkey
20 September 2023 - 22 September 2023
20 September 2023 - 22 September 202313th Congress of the European Pain Federation EFIC - Pain in Europe XIII
Attendee
Budapest-Hungary
26 April 2023 - 27 April 2023
26 April 2023 - 27 April 2023COST Action CA20104 - 2nd PhysAgeNet Conference in Riga
Working Group
Riga-Latvia
24 January 2023 - 24 January 2023
24 January 2023 - 24 January 2023Cost Action CA21110 - Kickoff Conference NetwOArk
Working Group
Barcelona-Spain
06 June 2022 - 10 June 2022
06 June 2022 - 10 June 2022