Derya DEMİRBAĞ KABAYEL

Derya DEMİRBAĞ KABAYEL is a Professor at Trakya University Medical Faculty, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation since 2015. She holds a Doctoral degree obtained in 2003 and has established herself as a prominent researcher in rehabilitation medicine with a focus on multiple specialized areas.

Her primary research interests include:

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation protocols
• Osteoporosis and bone mineral density assessment
• Joint hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Parkinson's Disease rehabilitation
• Pulmonary rehabilitation, particularly related to post-COVID-19 recovery
• Cardiac rehabilitation and exercise physiology

Her publication record demonstrates expertise in developing rehabilitation guidelines, particularly for post-COVID-19 patients, with numerous articles addressing pulmonary rehabilitation principles for acute, subacute, and long-term recovery phases. Her work on Parkinson's rehabilitation compares different exercise modalities including cycle ergometry versus body weight-supported treadmill training.

Her research on joint hypermobility spans genetic factors, cardiovascular associations like mitral valve prolapse, and potential biomarkers for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. She has also contributed significantly to understanding the relationship between exercise capacity and psychological factors in cardiac rehabilitation.

Professor Kabayel has served as a referee for multiple prestigious journals including Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Archives of Rheumatology, and Balkan Medical Journal. She has participated extensively in national and international conferences, often as a speaker, session chair, or course instructor on topics ranging from lymphedema management to cardiac rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients.

She has advised doctoral dissertations focusing on Parkinson's disease rehabilitation approaches and has participated in various research projects examining multifidus muscle relationships with postural sway, Parkinson's rehabilitation, and gene expression in joint hypermobility cases.