Dr. Adel Abdullah A Alhusaini

Name: Dr. Adel Abdullah A Alhusaini

Educational Qualification: BSc PT, M.Sc, PhD

Designation: Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

Department: Paediatric Neurorehabilitation

Email: aaalhusaini@ksu.edu.sa

Research Interests: 1. Assessment and treatment of babies, children and young people with movement difficulties (developmental disability) such as of children with cerebral palsy. 2. Early mobility in infants with and without disabilities. 3. biomechanics and motor control aspects of human motion in pediatrics & Modern technologies in the rehabilitation of children 4. the impact of Childhood overweight and obesity on functioning in children with and without disabilities 5. measurements of muscular and functional performance in pediatric with neuromuscular disease 6. fitness, Physical activity, sedentary behaviors and activity/participation restrictions in children with and without disabilities 7. Interrelationships between impairments, functional limitations and participation restrictions in pediatrics population. 8. handwriting performance in children 9. Health-related quality of life.

Biography: Dr. Adel Abdullah A Alhusaini is a Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University (Presently) and Chairman of the Committee on Graduate Studies and Research. Assessor for a number of master thesis for postgraduate students and scientific research in a number of research centers inside and outside the university, Member of Committee of examinations and interviews for the students of medical/health faculties for acceptance (University level). Membership in the number of committees and associations inside and outside the (department / college / university). He is a Chair, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Department, King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital (Former) and Chair, Department of Dental Health, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University (Former), Members of the first Board of Directors – SPTA chairman of the Membership Committee (formerly). He has completed his BSc PT, M.Sc. at Cardiff University, PhD at University of Sydney.