Dr.  FARSHAD   OKHOVATIAN, Ph.D., PT.
Associate Professor in Rehabilitation Faculty of Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

EDUCATION
1983-87: B.Sc. in Physiotherapy (first class Honours); University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
1987-90: M.Sc.  In Physiotherapy (Distinction); University of Tarbiat  Modarres, Tehran, Iran.
Title of thesis: ''Investigation the effectiveness of various parameters on the energy expenditure during wheelchair propulsion''.
1987-1990: Teaching Degree in physiotherapy (Lecturing Qualification); University of Tarbiat  Modarres, Tehran.
1992-1995: Ph.D. in Physiotherapy, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, U.K.
Title of thesis: ''Assessment of energy expenditure during upper body exercise in paraplegics''.  External examiner, Professor J.P. Paul (Bioengineering Unit, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, U.K.).
1995:  Certification in Acupuncture from the Royal London Homoeopathic Hospital.

PUBLICATIONS
1. Okhovatian, F., Hashemi-Gholpygani, M.R., Efteghar-Hosseini, A. & Moradi, A.A. ''Shoulder pain in wheelchair users'',  Res. sci. Technol., 1992.
2. Okhovatian, F., Baxendale, R.H., Spurway, N.C. & Wilson, J. ‘‘the effect of posture on the cardio-respiratory responses in sports-trained paraplegics'', J. Sports Sci., 12(2): 148, 1994.
3. Okhovatian, F., Baxendale, R.H., Spurway, N.C. & Wilson, J. ''Cardio respiratory responses in sports-trained paraplegics to low and moderate intensities of seated arm crank ergometry'',  J. Physiol., 475: 23-24, 1994.
4. Okhovatian, F., Baxendale, R.H., Spurway, N.C. & Wilson, J. ''Energy cost of walking and arm cranking in paraplegics'', J. Sports Sci., 13(1): 39, 1995.
5. Okhovatian, F., Baxendale, R.H. & Spurway, N.C. ''Assessment of energy expenditure during seated and upright upper body exercise in sports-active paraplegics'', Sci.J.Shahed Uni., 7&8, 1-15, 1995.
6. Okhovatian, F., Baxendale, R.H. & Spurway, N.C. ''Responses of oxygen consumption, heart rate and perceived exertion to crutch walking'' Med.J.of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1997,11(3): 209-219.
7. Okhovatian, F., Baxendale, R.H. & Spurway, N.C. ''Douglas bag vs breath by breath technique for measurement of oxygen consumption'', Daneshvar, Sci.Research J. of Shahed Uni., 1997,no15 &16, 14-20.
8. Okhovatian, F., Baxendale, R.H. & Spurway, N.C. ''The effect of the type of exercise on the cardiovascular system in Scottish and English wheelchair basket ballast'', Internal Physiotherapy Journal, University of Medical Sciences,Iran, No.1, Spring 1996.
9. Okhovatian, F., Kahrizi, S. & Alaho-Doleh, A., ‘‘the effect of functional electrical stimulation & posture on the cardiovascular responses in paraplegics during arm ergometry'', J. of Pajohesh, Journal of Shaheed Beheshti University, 1997, 7(17-26).
10. Okhovatian, F., Baxendale, R.H. & Spurway, N.C. ''Effect of exercise in paraplegics: to investigate the simples methods for wheelchair prescription'', J.of Kohsar, Journal of Bagiolla University, 2:1 (59-67), 1997.
11. Okhovatian, F., Sarmadi, A., Hosseini, M. & Torkaman, Gh. ‘‘the effect of cardiovascular responses during walking with three kinds of crutches in spinal cord injury'', J. of Pajohesh in Medicine, Journal of Shaheed Beheshti University, 2000.
12. Okhovatian, F., Fagizadeh, S. & Haj-Ghambari, B. ''The effect of FNS and knee joint position on the cardiovascular responses during wheelchair propulsion in paraplegic and able-bodied subjects'', J.of Pejouhandeh,  Shaheed Beheshti University, Vol.6, No.5 (25), Winter 2001-2002.
13. Okhovatian, F., Fagizadeh, S. & Haj-Ghambari, B. Effect of two methods for decreasing heart rate of paraplegic subjects during wheelchair propulsion”, J.of Daneshvar, Journal of Shahed University, No 34, 8th year, Aug-Sep 2001.
14. Okhovatian, F. & Hosseini, M., '' the effect of changing wheel-axis position of a wheelchair on paraplegic patients- metabolism and electromyography'', J.of Rehabilitation, Shaheed Beheshti Uni. 2(3), 36.
15. Okhovatian, F., Dolat Abadi, A., “An investigation of the effective parameters on the lower back pain” J of Rehabilitation, University of Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Vol 2, No 4&5, 2001.
16. Okhovatian, F., “Sports versus non-sports persons with spinal cord injury” Saudi J of Disability & Rehabilitation, Vol 9, No.1, Jan-Mar 2003.
17. Okhovatian, F., Sarmadi, A., Hosseini, M. & Torkaman, Gh. “ Energy cost during ambulation with different crutches in patients with spinal cord injuries”, J. of the Faculty of Medicine in shaheed Beheshti University, Vol.25, No.3, þ2001.
18.þ Okhovatian, F., Rating of perceived exertion as an indicator of exercise intensity in paraplegics, Iranian J of Medical Sciences, Vol 27, No.1, March 2002.
19. Okhovatian, F., Samadipour, A., Kahrizi, R., Comparison between lumbar stabilisation exercises and common remedial exercises in pain score and percentage of disability of nurses with chronic mechanical low back pain, J of Rehabilitation, University of Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2004.
20. Samadipour, A., Okhovatian, F., Kahrizi, R., Role of lumbopelvic geometry in chronic mechanical low back pain, J.of Pejouhandeh  Shaheed Beheshti University, vol9, No.2(38)109-116, 2004.
21. Okhovatian, F., N.Zoubine, N., A Comparison Between Two Burn Rehabilitation Protocols, Burns, in press 2007. 

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. ''Shoulder pain in wheelchair users''
-Verbal presentation at in the Seminar of Research and Development in Medical Engineering, University of Amirkabir, Tehran, Iran, 1990. 
2. ''Lower back pain in paraplegics''
-Verbal presentation at the Conference of Rehabilitation, University of Zahedan, Zahedan, Iran, 1990.
3. ‘‘The effect of the wheel-axis on the energy expenditure and EMG during wheelchair propulsion in paraplegics''
-Verbal presentation at the Research and Development in Medical Engineering, Tehran, Iran, 1991.
4. ''The effect of posture on the cardio-respiratory responses in sports-trained paraplegics''
-Poster presentation at the Conference of British Association Sports Science and Physical Medicine, Manchester, U.K., 1993.
5. ''Cardiorespiratory responses in sports-trained paraplegics to low and moderate intensities of seated arm crank ergometry''
-Verbal presentation at the Physiological Society, Kings College, London, U.K., 1993.
6. ''Energy cost of walking and arm cranking in paraplegics''
-Verbal presentation at the Conference of British Association Sports Science, Aberdeen, U.K., 1994.
7. ''Energy cost of upper body activities in sports-trained paraplegics''
- Poster presentation at the first festival of Sports Medicine and Sports Science, Glasgow, U.K., 1994.
8. '' Walking energetics in sports-trained paraplegics''
-Verbal presentation at the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering , Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 1994 (invited as session chairman).
9. ''Energy cost of locomotion in sports-trained paraplegics''
-7th Annual Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, 1994.
10. ''Sports versus non-sports persons with spinal cord injury''
-The first sports Scientific congress in disable people, Behzisti and Rehabilitation University, Tehran, Iran, 2nd & 3rd December 1995.
11. The comparison of psycho-physiological parameter during seated arm crank ergometry in paraplegics and able-bodied subjects, 7th Scientific Congress of Physiotherapy in Iran, 13th to 15th May 1996, Behzisti and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran.
12. Ambulation versus seated arm crank ergometry in paraplegics, 8th Medical-Engineering Conference, Amir-Kabir University, Tehran, Iran, Autumn 1996.
13. The effect of functioanal electrical stimulation & posture on the cardiovascular responses in paraplegics during arm ergometry'', 8th Scientific Congress of Physiotherapy in Iran, May 1997, Behzisti and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran.
14. The effect of cardiovascular responses during walking with three kinds of crutches in spinal cord injury, 9th Scientific Congress of Physiotherapy in Iran, May 1999, Behzisti and Rehabilitation Sciences University, Tehran, Iran.
15. Physiotherapy in patient with LBP, 3rd symposium of LBP, University of Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, March 2003.
16.    Comparison between lumbar stabilisation exercises and common remedial exercises in patient with chronic mechanical low back pain, the 14th Iranian Physiotherapy Congress, 13-15 May 2003, Tehran.
17.    Comparison between lumbar stabilisation exercises and common remedial exercises in pain score and Vo2 max of nurses with chronic mechanical low back pain, 16th Physiology & Pharmacology congress, May 2003, Tehran.
18.    consider the efficacy of dynamic stabilization exercise on para vertebral muscle fatigability in mechanical chronic low back pain, 5th Mediterranean Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Sept.2004, Antalya, Turkey.
19.    Consider the efficacy of dynamic stabilization exercise on lumbopelvic geometry in LBP, 5th mediterranian congress of physical medicine & rehabilitation, 2004, Antalya, Turky.
20.    Comparison lumbopelvic geometry between normal and patients with mechanical CLBP ( a clinical trial), Orthopeadic congress, 2005, Tehran, Iran.
21.    The art of physiotherapy in burned injured patients, The third meeting of the Turkish burn and fire disaster society, 29-30 Sep 2005, Ankara, Turkey.
22.    Physiotherapy in burn patients, Iranian Association of Surgery, August 2006.