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- Vishwa S. Raj - Chair
- Krystal Song - Co-Chair
- Fary Kahn - PC Liaison
- Ji Hye Hwang
- Christina Moran de Brito - Secretary
- Evren Atbas - Communications Officer
- Jesuel Padro Guzman
- Raquel Salinas Gonzalez
- Fatema Newaz
- Mazatulfazure Salim
- Raktim Swarnakar
- Andrew Tom
Advocacy
- Cynthia Bennet
- Swatee Jena
Clinical Practice
- Abderrazak Hajjioui
- Kristal Song
Education
- Brigit Leibbrand
- Chris Custodio
Research
- Monica Pinto
- Jae Jong Yong
Team
- Anas Zahran
- Zubair Khowaja

Mission: To facilitate the continuous development and implementation of ClinFIT, ISPRM’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)-based clinical functioning information tool in physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) and rehabilitation at large.
Julia Engkasan - Co-Chair (2025-2027)
Xiaolei Hu - Co-Chair (2025-2027)
Gerold Stucki -
Masahiko Mukaino
Melissa Selb - Assistant to Group
Fary Kahn - PC Liason
Merce Avellanet - Ex-Officio WHO-ISPRM Liasion Committee
Maria Gabriella Ceravolo - Ex-Officio Education Committee
Abderrazak Hajjioui
Adrian Martinez de la Torre
Alessandro de Sire
Alia Alghwiri
Aydan Oral
Bhasker Amatya
Carolina Toro
Catarina Aguiar Branco
Dominique Van de Velde
Fary Khan
Jianan Li
John Melvin
Julia Engkasan
Mario Giraldo-Prieto
Marta Imamura
Mauro Zampolini
Sinforian Kambou
This SIG was created given the importance of sarcopenia in the aging population, and the need for a
musculoskeletal approach to its holistic management.
- Levent Özçakar - Chair (2022-2024)
- Gerard Francisco - PC Liaison
- Ayşe Merve Ata
- Bayram Kaymak
- Der-Sheng Han
- Eva Maria Strasser
- Franco Franchignoni
- Farha Ikramuddin
- Jae Young Lim
- Jonathan Bean
- Ke-Vin Chang
- Murat Kara
- Walter Frontera
- Xanthi Michail
Mission statement:
The pain special interest group of the ISPRM is committed to improving the health status of people who suffer with pain through leadership and excellence in education, delivery of evidence based clinical care, expanding the horizons of medical knowledge through advancing research. We also plan to drive transformation and innovation in care delivery by engaging with and inspiring PRM practitioners to provide evidence based care in a multidisciplinary model. Using the ISPRM conferences we plan to attract and enhance relationships with physiatrists, scientists and researchers as well as other health care professionals. We also plan to promote the rights and choices of individuals who suffer from pain.
- Marta Imamura - Chair (2022-2024)
- Reynaldo Rey-Matias - PC Liaison
- Antonio Stecco
- Areerat Suputtitada
- Amit Bhargava
- Belgin Erhan
- Cesar Fernandez de las Penas
- Dinesh Kumbhare
- Elisa Moreira
- Felipe Ermida
- Heakyung Kim
- Ines Mendes andrade
- Jay Shah
- Jean de Dieu Nshingu
- José Luis Carvalho
- João Fonseca
- John Srbely
- karla Concepción Miranda
- Krasimira Boteva
- Kimia Zarabian
- Lars Arendt-Nielsen
- Levent Özçakar
- Mafalda Cunha
- Maria João Andrade
- Naomi Lynn Gerber
- Pinar Borman
- Rashid- Al-Mahmood
- Rosario Luca Furnari
- Secili De Stefano
- Shi-Uk Lee
- Siddhartha Sikdar
- Umer Younas
Maya Newman - Chair (2024-2026)
Reynaldo Rey-Matias - PC Liaison
- Autumn Atkinson
- Jia Hui Teo
- Phei Ming Chern
- Vera Tsetlina
Rajiv Reebye - Chair (2024-2026)
Klemen Grabljevec - Co-Chair (2024-2026)
Gerard Francisco - PC Liaison
- Alaeldin Elmalik
- Alberto Esquenazi
- Alessandro Picelli
- Alessandro Specchia
- Alessio Baricich
- Alex Dennis
- Alto Lo
- Anas Hassan
- Andrea Santamato
- Ann Winkler
- Anton Pick
- Aoife Murray
- Areerat Suputtitada
- Audrey Weaver
- Camille Heslot
- Catherine Dziri
- Celso Vilella Matos
- Chloe Haldane
- Chueh-Hung Wu
- Davide Dalla Costa
- Djamel Bensmail
- Elisa Grana
- Ema Marinescu
- Emilie Croteau
- Erhan Belgin
- Etienne Allar
- Etienne Ojardias
- Eve Boissonnault
- Fabienne Schillebeeckx
- Flavia Coroian
- Franco Molteni
- Francois Genet
- Gerard Francisco
- Gonzalo Quiero
- Gwenael Cornec
- Haidir Suleiman
- Ian Baguley
- Ibrahim Ali
- Jennifer Yao
- Jimena Quinazanos
- Joerg Wissel
- Jonathan Bemporad
- Jorge Jacinto
- José Luis Bacco
- Lorena Berna
- Lucy Ramon
- Macarena Menares Koppe
- Marco Battaglia
- Marjorie Salga
- Marta Imamura
- Mary Elizabeth Nelson-Biersach
- Meena Nayar
- Michael Munin
- Mirko Filippetti
- Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez
- Nathalie Draulans
- Nitesh Gonnade
- Omar Khan
- Philippe Marque
- Phei Ming Chern
- Pierre Decavel
- Ranita Manocha
- Raphael Gross
- Roger De La Cerna
- Romain David
- Salvatore Facciorusso
- Samia Karkouri
- Serdar Kocer
- Sinforian Kambou
- Stefania Spina
- Stefano Carda
- Tariq Alkhatib
- Ted Wein
- Thierry Deltombe
- Vincent Carpentier
- Vitriana Biben
- Warren Jennings-Bell
- Yannis Dionyssiotis
- Eleftheria Antoniadou - Chair (2025-2027)
- Francesca Gimigliano - PC Liaison
- Anne Felicia Ambrose
- Eleftheria Antoniadou
- Paolo Capodaglio
- Walter Frontera
- Francesca Gimigliano
- Dersheng Han
- Mooyeon OhPark
- Christopher Poulos
- Marta Supervia
- Carmen Terzic
- Matthew Bartels Co-Chair (2025-2027)
- Marta Supervia Co-Chair (2025-2027)
- Reynaldo Rey-Matias - PC Liaison
- Carmen Terzic
- Monica Rincon
- Milica Lazovic
- Catarina Aguiar Branco
- Jonathan Whiteson Jonathan
- Gerrold Ebenbichler
- Zaliha Omar
- Areerat Suputtitada
- Rey-Matias
- Zolzaya Batdavaajav
- Gerold Ebenbichler - Co-Chair (2022-2024)
- Catarina Branco - Co-Chair (2022-2024)
- Mauro Franceschini
- Alessandro Giustini
- Aydan Oral
- Bong Ok Kim
- Chang-il Park
- Christoph Schmitz
- Dinesh Kumbare
- Eleftheria Antoniadou
- Francesca Cecchi
- Gita Handa Thukral
- Henk J. Stam
- Jorge Lains
- Levent Ozcakar
- Marc Lissens
- Marta Imamura
- Marta Supervia Pola
- Mauro Zampolini
- Mohammad Guermazi
- Mouwang Zhou
- Nasim A. Chowdhury
- Nino Basaglia
- Olivier Remy Neris
- Paolo Capodaglio
- Philippe Marque
- Richard Wilson
- Roxana Ramona Onofrei
- Seong Woong Kang
- Toshiyuki Fujiwara
- Yang (Ted) Teng Yun-Hee Kim
- Yusef Sorhan
- Levent Özçakar - Chair
- Dong Rak Kwon
- Gi-Young Park
- Henry Lew
- Ke-Vin Chang
- Murat Kara
- Nuray Akkaya
- Wen-Shiang Chen
Operational Guidelines
The aim of the ISPRM SIG on Physical Activity for Persons with Disabilities is to use a human rights-based approach to study and disseminate up-to-date knowledge related to physical activity in this population. Leveraging broad global expertise and experience, the task force examines issues such as accessibility, affordability, cultural considerations and sustainability of physical activity for the millions of persons living with disabilities.
- Yetsa A. Tuakli-Wosornu - Chair (2022-2026)
- Andrei Krassikov
- Angela Palomba
- Bo Young Hong
- Deorishi Tripathi
- Hajjioui Abderrazak
- Joseph Balikuddembe
- Mark Peterson
- Paulina Muñoz
- Rory Cooper
- Uma Pandiyan