Rehabilitation &Therapy
Restoring movement, function, and independence — training rehabilitation therapists who help patients recover and rebuild their lives.
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Rehabilitation & Therapy
The Department of Rehabilitation and Therapy prepares students for careers in physical therapy, occupational rehabilitation, and allied health — disciplines dedicated to restoring function, reducing pain, and improving quality of life for patients affected by injury, illness, disability, or chronic conditions.
The curriculum covers human anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, therapeutic exercise, manual therapy techniques, electrotherapy, occupational therapy principles, and rehabilitation technology — providing graduates with the broad clinical toolkit needed to treat patients across diverse healthcare settings.
With Iraq's growing population of trauma patients, stroke survivors, elderly people, and individuals with chronic musculoskeletal conditions, the demand for qualified rehabilitation therapists is expanding rapidly. Our graduates work in hospitals, rehabilitation centres, community clinics, and private practice.
Vision & Mission
Vision
To be Iraq's leading rehabilitation therapy department — producing graduates who restore function and independence to patients through evidence-based therapeutic practice, and who contribute to the development of rehabilitation services across the Iraqi healthcare system.
Mission
To deliver a comprehensive rehabilitation and therapy education that combines anatomical knowledge, clinical assessment skills, and therapeutic techniques — preparing graduates to provide effective, patient-centred rehabilitation care that improves outcomes and quality of life across the communities they serve.
Objectives & Goals
A Message from the Head of Department
Rehabilitation is the quiet heroism of healthcare. When a stroke survivor takes their first independent steps, when a child with cerebral palsy learns to hold a pencil, when a worker injured on the job returns to their family — a rehabilitation therapist made that possible. Our department trains students to be those people: patient, skilled, persistent, and genuinely committed to restoring function and independence. Iraq needs rehabilitation therapists urgently, and I am proud that our graduates are answering that call every day across the country.
Research & Specialisations
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Assessment and treatment of orthopaedic conditions, sports injuries, post-surgical rehabilitation, and chronic pain.
Neurological Rehabilitation
Stroke recovery, brain injury rehabilitation, spinal cord injury management, and Parkinson's disease therapy.
Electrotherapy
Therapeutic ultrasound, TENS, interferential therapy, LASER, and neuromuscular electrical stimulation.
Paediatric Therapy
Developmental delay management, cerebral palsy rehabilitation, and early intervention programmes for children.
Occupational Therapy
Activities of daily living assessment, adaptive equipment, workplace rehabilitation, and functional capacity evaluation.
Gait & Balance Rehabilitation
Gait analysis, balance training, falls prevention programmes, and assistive technology for mobility impairment.
Career Paths
Graduates are equipped for rewarding careers across Iraq's hospitals, specialist clinics, and healthcare institutions — as well as opportunities in research and academia.
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