Dr. Hilla Sarig Bahat BPT, MPhty (Manip), PhD
Dr. Hilla Sarig Bahat is a senior lecturer at the Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of welfare and health sciences, University of Haifa, Israel. Hilla also clinically practice as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist. She completed her Masters and specialty at the University of South Australia, Adelaide. In her PhD (University of Haifa), and Post-doc (University of Queensland, Brisbane) Hilla developed a VR based system for analysis and training of neck kinematics. Since she has studied chronic neck-shoulder pain and movement, developed a balance testing app, and recently completed a large clinical trial investigating a hybrid training program for fall prevention in older adults.
Research Interests:
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Fall risk and prevention in older adults
- Movement kinematics
- Functional testing and training
- Rehabilitation
Keywords:
Physiotherapy; Clinical trials; Spine; Falls; training
SDG Keywords: Well-being; Healthcare; Good health
She can be contacted at: hbahat@research.haifa.ac.il
