Symposium On Rehabilitation And Walking Held At Toros University

The “Innovation in Rehabilitation-2: Walking” symposium, organized in collaboration between Toros University and Hasan Kalyoncu University, brought together the academic community on March 28, 2026, at the Bahçelievler Campus. The program, consisting of five main sessions and oral presentations, covered a wide range of topics from clinical applications to virtual reality-assisted therapies.

Session and Scientific Program Details

Opening and Session 1: Fundamental Approaches The first session, chaired by Prof. Dr. Yavuz Yakut and Prof. Dr. Serkan Taş, featured the following presentations:

• Prof. Dr. Kezban Yiğiter: Walking studies in Turkey.
• Prof. Dr. Engin Şimşek: Current evidence in objective assessment.
• Dr. Gönül Ertunç Gülçelik: The neural organization of walking.

Session 2: Surgical and Clinical Assessment The session, moderated by Prof. Dr. Kezban Yiğiter, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serkan Usgu, and Dr. İdil Esin Ünlü, addressed clinical cases:

• Prof. Dr. Feza Korkusuz: Gait analysis following ACL surgery.
• Prof. Dr. Hasan Hallaçeli: Muscle and torque values during walking in stages of knee osteoarthritis.
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Orhan Güvener: The role of ultrasound (US) evaluations in walking.
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Ali Çınar: Gait in amputees.

Session 3: Biomechanics and Analysis The session, chaired by Prof. Dr. Zübeyir Sarı and Dr. Deniz Kocamaz, focused on technical analyses:

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veysel Alcan: Kinematic analysis.
• Prof. Dr. Serkan Taş: Foot pressure analysis.
• Prof. Dr. Ümit Tuhanoğlu: Analysis of foot and ankle problems.
• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Figen Dağ: Gait economy in pes planus (flat feet).

Session 4: Pediatric and Neurological Approaches In the session chaired by Prof. Dr. Nuriye Özengin and Prof. Dr. Ümit Tuhanoğlu, special groups were examined:

• Prof. Dr. Devrim Tarakçı: Pediatric education using a technological approach.
• Prof. Dr. Melek Sezgin: Gait disorders in cerebral palsy.
• Prof. Dr. Naciye Vardar Yağlı: Gait in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

Session 5: Geriatrics and New Technologies Under the chairmanship of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şebnem Avcı and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Günseli Usgu, current technologies were discussed:

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yasin Yurt: Gait assessment in diabetes.
• Dr. Mehmet Eroğlu: Clinical assessment of walking in geriatrics.
• Dr. Fatma Kübra Çokok: Use of virtual reality in geriatrics.

At the end of the program; the Oral Presentations session, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Ali Çınar, Dr. Tuğba Gönen, Dr. Elif Dinler, Dr. Özlem Barutçu, Dr. Erkin Oğuz Sarı, and Dr. Karya Polat, contributed new research findings to the literature.