,Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, Tel Aviv Universit
Head, Spinal Research Lab, Tel Aviv University
Chairman, Steering Committee for Arabs Integration, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Youssef Masharawi
Department of Physical Therapy
חוג לפיזיותרפיה
סגל אקדמי בכיר
Email: yossefm@tauex.tau.ac.il
Phone: 03-6405428
Fax: 03-6405428
Office: School of Dental Medicine, מרתף
Positions
Biography
Youssef Masharawi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Tel Aviv University. He is a an active physiotherapist, clinically specialized in the orthopedic domain in general and in the spine disorders in parrticularly, as a manipulative physiotherapist. In his Ph.D., he analyzed the morphometry of the vertebral column with biomechanical implications. Prof. Masharawi established the Spinal Research Lab for clinical and functional research projects concerning the spine and related conditions. He Published more than 70 studies in leading peer-reviewed international Journals related to the Spine and musculoskelatal disorders.He teaches undergraduate physical therapy students about the clinical reasonning process and physiotherapy in the movement system as well graduate students in the Spinal Form and Function course. Prof. Masharawi Youssef is a reviewer and a member in the Associate Board of Spine Journal and an active member in the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.
Education
| 1986-1990 | B.P.T., Physical Therapy | Tel Aviv University |
| 1995-1996 | M.APP.Sc. Manual Therapy | University of South Australia |
| 1999-2003 | Ph.D., Anatomy and Anthropology | Tel Aviv University |
Research
Research areas include:
- Efficiency of group-exercising of the lumbar spine, in sitting, in individuals with non-specific chronic low back pain.
- Effect of community ballet classes on the thoracic and lumbar curves in standing in young girls.
- Effect of group-exercising of the lumbar spine in lying on sensorimotor parameters in individuals with non-specific chronic low back pain.
- Kinematical evaluation of lumbar rotation in neutral position and full flexion in sitting and standing in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain.
- The effect of group exercising with directional specificity into rotation on sensorimotor and functional parameters in individuals with non-specific chronic LBP.
- Morphometrical Characterization of the lumbar spine in degenerative spondylolisthesis: A CT study.
- Mechanical aspects in the human spine. A finite Element Analysis
