PROFESSIONAL STATUS

 

· Director, Jerusalem Sports Medicine Institute, Lerner Sports Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel

 

· Director, Jerusalem Physiotherapy Clinic, Ezra Umarpe, Mekor Baruch, Jerusalem

 

· Physiotherapy Editor, Israeli Journal of Arthroscopy Orthopedic & Related Sports Injuries

 

· Consultant Physiotherapist , American Flag Football League in Israel

 

· Reviewer: Journal of Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy,

                        Journal of Physiotherapy Theory and Practice , SPORTSHEALTH

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    Physiotherapist: Maccabi Maaleh Adumim basketball team

 

·   International editorial board:  Journal of orthopedic Sports Physiotherapy (JOSPT)

                                                      International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine (IJSEM)

                                                      International Journal of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation 

 

 

 

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

                                

2007- 2015      · PhD, Ghent University, Belgium

2010- 2011      ·  Year course, Epidemiology/ Biostatistics,  Tel-Aviv University, Israel

1989              ·  1-Year course in Orthopedic Medicine, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

1987-1990      ·  MSc. (Med): University of Witwatersrand, South Africa

1982-1986      ·  BSc.(Physiotherapy)(Hons): University of Cape Town, South Africa

 

 

SOCIETIES

 

• Israeli Society of Physiotherapy

• Israeli Society of  Sports Medicine

• Australian Society of Physiotherapy

• Elected member: European Board of Sports Rehabilitation

 

 

LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

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2021: Participant, IOC Advanced Team Physician Course, Istanbul, Turkey  

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2021: Presenter: World congress of sports injury prevention, Monte Carlo

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2021: Co-organiser:   ISAKOS Congress 2021: Sports Rehabilitation Concurrent Course

November 27-28, 2021

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  Lectures: What we learnt from our post-Doc studies

               Rehab After PF Instability Surgery

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2019:             Presenter, ISAKOS congress, Mexico

 

2018              Invited panel participant, Physiotherapy course, ESSKA conference, Glasgow

                       

                      Presenter, Australian Congress of Sports Medicine, Perth - Australia

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2017              Participant, IOC Advanced Team Physician Course, Anatalya, Turkey  

 

                      Presenter, World congress of Physiotherapy, Cape Town

 

2016              Participant, First World Congress in Sports Physical Therapy, Bern

                     

                      Presenter, Australian Sports Medicine Congress

                       

                      Chairman: 1st Israeli Return to Sport Symposium

 

                      Presenter ESSKA conference, Barcelona, Spain

                        

                      Presenter Israeli Physiotherapy conference

 

                      Presenter, Israeli Sports Medicine Conference

 

2015              Presenter, Israeli Physiotherapy Conference

 

                       Presenter, ISAKOS conference, Lyon, France

 

2014               Presenter,   ESSKA congress, Amsterdam, Holland

 

                       Workshop Presenter, World congress of sports injury prevention, Monte Carlo

 

                       Invited lecturer, Universities of Sydney and Melbourne, Australia

 

                       Presenter, Israeli Orthopedic Conference                       

                    

                       Presenter, Israeli Rehabilitation Conference

                                           

                        Presenter, Israeli Physiotherapy Conference

 

2013                Presenter, Israeli Hip and Knee society  Congress, Eilat 

 

                        Presenter, ISAKOS Conference, Toronto, Canada

                        Presenter, Israeli Physiotherapy, Sports Medicine,

                        Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Conferences

 

                        Presenter, Australian Congress of Sports Medicine, Thailand

 

2012                Presenter, World Sports Trauma Congress, London

 

                        Presenter, Israeli Orthopedic Congres

 

                        Presenter, ESSKA Conference, Geneva, Switzerland

 

                        Presenter, Israeli Physiotherapy Conference

 

 2011                Presenter, ISAKOS conference, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

 

                        Presenter, World Conference of Physical Therapy, Amsterdam, Holland

 

                        Workshop presenter, World congress of Sports Injury Prevention, Monaco

 

                         ·  Invited Guest Lecturer, Groningen Sports Medicine Symposium, Holland

                         · Co-Chair, Lecturer, 27th Jerusalem International Sports Symposium

 2010               · Co-chairman: 26th  Jerusalem International            Sports Medicine Symposium

                         · Session Chairman and Presenter. ESSKA, 2010 

 2009              · Scientific Committee, Panel Chairman and Presenter: 25th Jerusalem

                         · International Sports Medicine Symposium 

                         · Presenter, World Rehabilitation Conference (ISPRM), Istanbul,  Turkey  

                         · Elected National Committee Member and Spokesperson, Israeli Society of Sports                                    Medicine 

                         · Presenter, Australian Congress of Science and Medicine in Sport

2008               · Presenter, ESSKA Conference, Portugal

                         · Presenter, IFOMT Conference, Holland

                         · Presenter, World Sports Prevention Congress, Norway

                         · Presenter, European Society for Movement Analysis, Sept, Turkey

                         · Presenter, Australian Congress of Science and Medicine in Sport

                         · Invited lecturer, European Federation of Sport Traumatology (EPOST)

                         · Invited lecturer, European Conference of Sports Rehabilitation

                         · Elected member, European Board of Sports Rehabilitation

2007               · Workshop Presenter, World Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM), S. Korea      

                           Panel Chairman, and Presenter, World Congress Physical Therapy, Canada          

                          · Presenter, World Congress of Science in Soccer and Football (WCSF),  Turkey

2006                · Presenter, European Congress of Sports Medicine ( ESSKA), Austria           

                         · Best Poster Prize, Israeli-International Orthopedic Association Conference

2005               · Conference Organizer, Physiotherapy section, Jerusalem International Sports                                        Medicine Congress, Israel                              

                         · Lecturer, Israeli National Physical Therapy Congress.           

                         · Lecturer,International Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine,Tel-aviv                             

                         · Lecturer, Israeli Evidence-Based Physiotherapy Practice                             

                         · Presenter, Israeli-International Orthopedic Association Conference.         

                         · Presenter, World Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine (ISPRM),  Sao Paulo, Brazil          

                         · Invited lecturer: Week–long course -"Sports Medicine Update – from research

                           to clinical practice", Clinical Solutions Ltd, South Africa          

                         · Presenter, World Congress of Sports Medicine (FIMS), Beijing, China. 

2003                · Presenter, World Congress of Physical Therapy (WCPT), Barcelona, Spain          

                          · Presenter, International Federation of Manipulative Therapists (IFOMT), Cape                                     Town, South Africa  

 

 

PUBLISHED FULL ARTICLES/BOOK CHAPTERS

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Kaplan Y. Kinesiotaping: Does it really work? BJSM, 2021

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Kaplan Y, Witvrouw E. When is  it Safe to Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction? Reviewing the Criteria.   Sports Health. 2019 Jul/Aug;11(4):301-305. doi: 10.1177/1941738119846502. Epub 2019 May 28.

 

Kaplan Y et al. Return to sport after injury: Guidelines for shared decision making. Israeli Physiotherapy Journal, 2018:24(8)

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Kaplan Y, Lipp B. The effectiveness of aquatic vertical traction on lower back pain: A narritive literature review. J Am Aquatic Association, July, 2015

 

kaplan Y, Brown J. Barefoot running vs. shoe running: Are there clinical implications? Israeli Physiotherapy Journal. 2015;17:(1)

 
Kaplan Y, Myklebust G, Nyska M, Palmanovich E, Victor J, Witvrouw E. Injuries can be prevented in contact flag football!  Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Sep 11.

                                                                                                                                                     
Kaplan Y, Spieler N. The Use of a Weight-bearing Biofeedback System as an Adjunct in Rehabilitation Following a Simultaneous Bilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Case Study Report”.  J Sports Med Doping Stud 4:145

 
Kaplan Y, Nyska M, Palmanovich E, Shanker R. Clinical Implications of Changing Parameters on an Elliptical Trainer. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine 2014 2: DOI: 10.1177/2325967114535553

Kaplan Y. Barefoot versus shoe running: from the past to the present. Phys Sportsmed. 2014 Feb;42(1):30-5. doi: 10.3810/psm.2014.02.2045.

Kaplan Y. Return to sport following total hip arthroplasty(THA): do we all agree? Br J Sports Med. 2014 Apr;48(7):615. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.150.  

   
Kaplan Y, Witvrouw E, Myklebust G, Nyska M, Plamanovich E, Victor J. Injuries can be prevented in contact flag football! Br J Sports Med. 2014 Apr;48(7):615-6. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093494.151.

Kaplan Y, Barak Y, Palmonovich E, Nyska M, Witvrouw E. Referent body weight values in over ground walking, over ground jogging, treadmill jogging, and elliptical exercise. Gait Posture. 2014 Jan;39(1):558-62. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.09.004. 

Kaplan Y. Myklebust G. Nyska M. Palmanovich E. Victor J. Witvrouw E. The prevention of injuries in contact flag football. Knee Surg Traumatol Arthrosc, 2012;1-7.

Kaplan Y. Myklebust G. Nyska M. Palmanovich E. Victor J. Witvrouw E. The epidemiology of Injuries in contact flag football . Clinical J Sport Medicine 2013; 23(1):39-44

 

Thomee R. Kaplan Y. Werner S. Wondrasch B. Witvrouw E. Tsepis I. Risberg MA. Myklebust G. Melegati G. Kvist J. Muscle function recommendations for return to sports after  ACL  reconstruction. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc, 2011.

  
Kaplan Y. A narrative literature review of individuals with ACL deficient knees identified as copers and non-copers.  J Orthop Sports Phys Ther,2011;41(10):758-766. 

 

Kaplan Y.  Sports Injuries: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation.  ACL Injured Copers and Non-Copers: A differential response to Injury: Springer-Verlag      Berlin Heidelberg 2011.Pg. 53-60. 

Kaplan Y, Barak Y, Spieler N. Anterior cruciate ligament tear. Copers VS non-copers: Different attitudes to the injury. Israeli J Arthr Ortho & related Sports Injuries.    Dec 2010, 1:30-35.

Kaplan Y. The use of a new biofeedback insole weight-bearing measuring device in the assessment and rehabilitation of soccer players: A case study review. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 2007, Suppl. 10 S30-S43.

Kaplan Y. The prevention of non-contact injuries in soccer: A systematic literature review. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 2007 Suppl. 10.

 

Kaplan Y. Deep vein thrombosis and the athlete: A case study. Int J Disabil Hum Dev. 2008;7(1):107-9.
Kaplan Y. Ankle sprain update, S.A. Journal of Sports Medicine. Oct 1998, 3 :3,18-21.