Associate Professor
Pt, PhD
Researcher
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Bachelor of Physical Therapy (BPT)
PhD (direct program) |
Department of Physical Therapy, The Stanley Steyer School of Health Professions, Tel-Aviv University, Israel. 1995
Department of Anatomy and Anthropology, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. 2005
Thesis: Intrinsic factors in development of hand osteoarthritis.
Advisors: Prof. Zvi Livshits, Prof. Yair Ben David (Eugene Kobyliansky). |
- Myofascial pain
- Manual therapy
- Musculoskeletal medicine
- Spinal disorders
- Musculoskeletal imaging
- Role of myofascial pain in musculoskeletal disorders.
- Spinal pathologies: association between imaging and clinical symptoms.
- Physical therapy of common musculoskeletal disorders.
- Role of telomere length in skeletal ageing.
Publications and funding summary / representative publications and grants
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Kalichman L, Li L, Kim DH, Guermazi A, Berkin V, O’Donnell CJ, Hoffmann U, Cole R, Hunter DJ. Facet joint osteoarthritis and low back pain in the community-based population. Spine 2008; 33(23):2560-5.
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Kalichman L, Cole R, Kim DH, Li L, Suri P, Guermazi A, Hunter DJ. Spinal stenosis prevalence and association with symptoms: The Framingham Study. The Spine Journal 2009; 9(7):545-560.
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Kalichman L, Vered E, Volchek L. Relieving Symptoms of Meralgia Paresthetica with Kinesio Taping Application: Pilot study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2010; 91:1137-1139.
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Sahshua A, Flecher S, Avidan L, Ofir D, Malayev A, Kalichman L. The Effect of additional ankle and midfoot mobilizations on plantar fasciitis: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 2015; 45(4): 265-272
- Deborah Alperovitch-Najanson, BGU/TAU - Work related musculoskeletal disorders in nurses.
- Aharon Finestone TAU - Myofascial pain: evaluation and treatment.
- Eugene Kobyliansky, TAU - Telomere length and skeletal ageing.
- Ella Been, K. Ono College - Spinal curves in norm and pathology.
Suggested multi-disciplinary research project / research focus topics
- Methods of evaluation and treatment of myofascial pain.
- Pathoanatomical and pathophysiological basis of myofascial pain.