Istanbul Kultur University Movement Analysis Research and Application Center aims to prevent health problems in later ages by questioning the basic movement characteristics of the person. Established within the body of Istanbul Kultur University, the center draws attention by offering students the opportunity to practice as well as theoretical knowledge. Movement Analysis Research and Application Center , which was established to provide education, practice and research in all fields related to movement sciences and analysis, to define movement disorders and to develop the most effective treatment methods and recommendations for these definitions, to provide consultancy services, and to train qualified scientists and health personnel at all levels, aims to detect the cause of movement-related problems before the disease progresses.
Providing information about the center, Istanbul Kultur University Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Prof. Dr. Nazif Ekin Akalan said “It is the only center in Turkey that has all the departments related to movement problems intertwined. This center finds the cause of your movement problems. Before experiencing pain on movement, it tries to understand where this pain originates from. Currently, our students, who take this basic level of applied training, move from the second year to the third year. We understood that no matter how well we give the theoretical course, it is necessary to practice at the end. That's why we practice even our most basic lessons.”
“I Can Take Action Before I Have Knee Pain”
Reminding that besides the theoretical course, they also give practical application training to the students, Prof. Dr. Akalan said, “Student has a higher quality learning process because they know that they play a primary role in treating a patient when they come. The student learns how to act before the patient arrives. The aim is to prevent the problems that will be seen in people in later ages by questioning the basic movement characteristics and problems.
I can take most precautions before knee pain occurs. I can strengthen some muscles, I protect the knee from some movements. The name of the center we established to understand all of these is the Motion Analysis Research and Application Center.”
“Children started to move less, became obese”
Drawing attention to the issue of joint disorders, especially in children, with the pandemic, Prof. Dr. Akalan said, “There are overweight children who have spastic, neurological problems, have normal development, lack of movement, and decrease in activity levels. We can determine the problems in all these children with full, objective numbers in accordance with international standards. We had a pandemic period and children sat down during this period. Most of the sitting children lost their activity level. Children began to move less, became overweight or obese. At the same time, some of their muscles gradually became tense and shortened. Their mobility has decreased. We need to make a great effort to get these children back to their old activities."
“Our Main Goal is to be a Solution to the Problem of Society”
Explaining that the students had the opportunity to see patients together with people they could never reach while they were still studying, Prof. Dr. Nazif Ekin Akalan said, “Such a center will finally ease decision-making since it fully defines the problem in children. The orthopedist, physiotherapist and the whole team involved in the treatment protocol will create more objective goals for the patient. We can also help the doctor and physiotherapist to determine the injuries of the athletes in advance and to determine the injuries that may occur in the future. A group that is not present in Turkey and rarely met even in Europe, has now come together to determine the pain beforehand for movement analysis. Here, there is no separation like that group, this group, engineer, medical doctor, everyone is the same. Our main goal is to be a solution to the problem of society. We aim to run towards international goals together.”
