Bangladesh Open University (BOU)

Dr. Samena Akter Kakuli
Lecturer
Physiotherapy, SST

Profile of Dr. Samena Akter Kakuli

Samena Akter Kakuli is a disability management and rehabilitation expert with a strong background in Physiotherapy. She has wide range of clinical experience in adult and child neurological physiotherapy area. She passed Bachelor of Science (Hon’s) in Physiotherapy from Bangladesh Health Professions Institute (BHPI), the academic institute of Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) under Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka in 2006 and completed one-year internship in 2007. She completed Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science in 2016, an Inter-professional SAARC development funded program conducted in the BHPI, CRP under Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka. Before joining to BOU, she served CRP’s adult and child neurological Physiotherapy unit from 2008-2019 and her last designation was junior consultant of Physiotherapy in CRP, Savar.

Kakuli joined Bangladesh Open University (BOU) in August 11, 2021 as a Lecturer of Physiotherapy. She is conducting tutorial classes in different courses and supervising thesis of MDMR and MPH program learners. He has published 16 scholarly articles in the field of physiotherapy, disability and rehabilitation in national and international journals from 2011-2023.

Year	Title of Degree
2016	Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka
2006	Bachelor of Science (Hon’s) in Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka
2000	HSC, Science group (First Division)
1998	SSC, Science group (First Division with star marks)

1. Pain management for osteoarthritis in the knee: A comparative study between the applications of exercise program combined with tapping and exercise program alone. Bangladesh Physiotherapy Journal, vol.5, no.1, January 2011, ISSN: 1727-6748

2. A comparative study between conventional Physiotherapy with soft tissue massage and conventional Physiotherapy alone for mechanical low back pain patient at CRP. Bangladesh Physiotherapy Journal, Vol.5, no. 2, July 2011, ISSN: 1727-6748

3. Towards an Inclusive World: A guide for the patients of Children with Cerebral with Cerebral Palsy. IPODMCH, Dhaka, February 2014, ISBN: 978- 984- 33- 6347.

4. Management of an Atypical Ankle Sprain Patient Through Hypothetico Deductive Reasoning Model of Clinical Reasoning Implemented By International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: A Case Study. International Journal of Physiotherapy. Vo. 3, no. 3, June 2016, ISSN: 2348 – 8336.

5. A comparative study: Effectiveness of exercise program with soft tissue massage and exercise program alone for pain management in adhesive capsulitis of shoulder. Bangladesh Physiotherapy Journal. vol. 7, no. 2, December 2016.

6. Physiotherapy for a 38 years old man with Bell's palsy: A case report. Edorium Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation. vol.3, no.01, March 2017.

7. Characteristics of gross motor function among children with spastic cerebral palsy aged between 2–4 years. Edorium Journal of Pediatric. vol. 1, May 2017.

8. Characteristics of Pain and Disability among Patients with Chronic Neck Pain Attended at Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP). International Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Journal. vol. 1, no. 2, May 2017.

9. Cranio-Cervical Exercise Combined with Usual Care: An Effective Physiotherapy Treatment to Minimize Pain and Increase Range of Motion among Patients with Chronic Neck Pain. EC Orthopaedics. vol. 8, no. 2, October 2017.

10. Effectiveness of physiotherapy treatment for post chikungunya arthralgia. Edorium Journal of Public Health. vol. 4, November 2017.

11. Effectiveness of Cranio-cervical exercise combined with usual care among patients with chronic neck pain. Journal of Preventive & Social Medicine. Vol. 38, no.1, January 2019.

12. Characteristics of Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. Journal of Scientific and Technological Research. Vol. 4, issue. 1, 2022

13. Interpretation and Therapeutic Intervention of Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra (LSTV). Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technological Research. Vol. 5, No. 1, 2023, DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.47.007569.

14. Association between BMI and plantar fasciitis among hospital staff in a selected hospital of Dhaka city. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2023. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20230903.

15. Quality of life of workers with disabilities in readymade garments factories in Bangladesh. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 5, 2023. 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20231303.

16. Barriers of Rehabilitation Services among the Stroke Patients in the Selected Community area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of Scientific and Technological Research. Vol. 5, issue. 1, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.59738/jstr.v5i1.23(43-48).tmih4644.

Musculoskeletal conditions, Adult and Child neurological conditions, Physiotherapy, Disability, and Rehabilitation.

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