Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation - UCFM

07/09/2025

කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ “භෞත චිකිත්සක සුබසාධක සංගමය” විසින්,
ලෝක භෞත චිකිත්සක දිනය 2025 සමගාමීව සංවිධානය කරන 'වයස්ගත අයගේ වැටීම් සහ දුර්වලතා වැළැක්වීම' සඳහා මහජන දැනුවත් කිරීමේ වැඩමුළුවට ඔබට ආරාධනා කර සිටින්නෙමු.

📆දිනය - 2025 සැප්තැම්බර් 7 වැනි ඉරිදා
⏰වේලාව - සවස 4.30 සිට 5.30 දක්වා
Zoom තාක්ෂණය ඔස්සේ
https://learn.zoom.us/j/95593809319
Passcode- Fall@*07

සම්පත් දායකත්වය:
👩‍බුද්ධි සසංකා පෙරේරා මිය,
ප්‍රධාන භෞතචිකිත්සක, මෙල්ස්ටා රෝහල, රාගම.
පශ්චාත් උපාධි අපේක්ෂක, සම සෞඛ්‍ය විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, වෛද්‍ය පීඨය, කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය.

මෙහෙයවීම:
B. D. රෙහානි නටාෂා පෙරේරා
අවසන් වසර භෞතචිකිත්සක උපාධි අපේක්ෂක, වෛද්‍ය පීඨය, කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය.

වයස් ගත අයගේ වැටීම් වැළැක්වීමේ උපාය මාර්ග පිළිබඳ ඔබේ දැනුම වැඩි දියුණු කිරීමට සහ ප්‍රජාව තුළ සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න වයසට යාම ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීමට අප හා එක්වන්න.

06/09/2025

Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2025 – Closing Ceremony & Expert Session

We are honored to present the final session of Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2025:

Topic: Exercise for Fall Prevention in Older Adults: Evidence, Impact, and Implementation
Speaker: Prof. Anne Tiedemann
Professor of Physical Activity and Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Australia

Moderator: Ms. Fazrina Fizer
Assistant Lecturer in Physiotherapy
Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

📅 Date: 8th September
⏰ Time: 12.00 PM (SLT) | 4.30 PM (Sydney Time)
📍 Platform: Zoom

This session will highlight the latest evidence and practical approaches for reducing fall risk in older adults, followed by the official closing ceremony of Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2025.

05/09/2025

You are cordially invited to join a free international webinar as part of Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2025:

🗓 Date: 6th September
🕛 Time: 5:45 PM onwards (Sri Lanka Time)
💻 Platform: Zoom
Zoom Link :- https://learn.zoom.us/j/94982311476
Passcode :- Ger@06_12

Speakers:
• Prof. Monica Christova – Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, FH Joanneum, University of Applied Sciences, Austria
• Prof. Barbara Billek-Sawhney (PT, EdD, DPT) – Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist, USA

Moderator:
Ms. Heshani Hasintha, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo

This session will provide valuable insights into global perspectives on geriatric physiotherapy, healthy aging strategies, and wellness models, supporting evidence-based practice and interdisciplinary collaboration.

03/09/2025

Preventing Falls and Promoting Independence in Older Adults

Join us for a Multidisciplinary Panel Discussion during Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2025 as leading experts share insights on medical, rehabilitation, nursing, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and social work perspectives in fall prevention and independence promotion among older adults.

📅 Tomorrow
🕜 1.30 PM – 3.30 PM
📍 UCFM Tower | 💻 Also via Zoom

Refer the comments for the zoom link…

Open to Doctors, Physiotherapists, Nurses, Physiotherapy Undergraduates, and Allied Health Professionals.

Let’s work together towards healthy aging and improving the quality of life for older adults. 🌿✨

02/09/2025

Take a step towards better health this Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2025!

We are offering FREE Tymo Balance Assessment, Visbody Body Composition & Posture Assessment exclusively for you.

📅 Date: 3rd September
🕘 Time: 9.00 am – 4.00 pm
📍 Venue: UCFM Tower

Only 25 FREE slots available!

👉 Register now and secure your slot through the form below!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXvmBPDP4fPMubOcAinFWvaftr_Rxk3T1-E93eLjcEtEdIXg/viewform?usp=header

02/09/2025

Colombo Physiotherapy Week – 2025 is organized by the Physiotherapy Students’ Welfare Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, in celebration of World Physiotherapy Day 2025.

As part of the programme, a workshop on Fall Prevention and Frailty Management in Older Adults will be conducted specially for physiotherapy undergraduates, focusing on clinical understanding and practical approaches to elderly care.

👩‍⚕ Resource Persons:
Dr. HPM Dabare – Senior Lecturer & Head, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University.
Ms. Amara Perera – Senior Lecturer,Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University.

📆 Date: 2nd September 2025
⏰ Time: 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
📍 Venue: 11th Floor Skill Lab, UCFM Tower

This interactive session aims to strengthen clinical reasoning and practical skills in geriatric physiotherapy.

01/09/2025

කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ “භෞත චිකිත්සක සුබසාධක සංගමය” විසින්, ලෝක භෞත චිකිත්සක දිනය 2025 සමගාමීව සංවිධානය කරන “භෞතචිකිත්සක සායනය” 🩺✨

📆 2025 සැප්තැම්බර් 3 වැනි බදාදා
⏰ පෙරවරු 9.00 සිට පස්වරු 4.00 දක්වා
🏣 කොළඹ වෛද්‍ය පීඨයේ UCFM Tower II වන මහලේ දී

මෙහිදී,
වයස්ගතවීම හා සම්බන්ධ සංකුලතා සඳහා
මාංශ පේශි හා අස්ථි සම්බන්ධ සංකුලතා
ස්නායු රෝගී තත්ත්ව සඳහා
හෘද හා පෙනහලු සම්බන්ධ ආබාධ සඳහා
ළමා රෝගී තත්ත්ව සඳහා
භෞතචිකිත්සක පරීක්ෂණ හා උපදේශන සේවාවන් ලබා ගත හැක.

සියලුම සායනික සැසි, ප්‍රවීණ භෞතචිකිත්සකවරුන් සහ විශ්වවිද්‍යාල ආචාර්යවරුන්ගේ මඟපෙන්වීම යටතේ පැවැත්වේ.

📌 ප්‍රතිකාර සඳහා පෙර ලියාපදිංචි වීමෙන් ඔබට පහසුවෙන් සහ නිසි ලෙස සේවාවන් ලබාගැනීමට හැක.
ඒ සදහා පහත Google පෝරමය පුරවන්න.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoIF5pqxAvi2yuG_KkvPbkIdd3Ze7YqdQczk1aKRSxJ9d47A/viewform?usp=header

30/08/2025

Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2025 | World Physiotherapy Future Network – AWP Region Collaboration Event ✨

Join us for an insightful webinar on Geriatric Physiotherapy for Healthy Aging, focusing on Post-Stroke Musculoskeletal Health and Fall Prevention.

This event is organized in collaboration with the World Physiotherapy Future Network – Asian Western Pacific (AWP) Region, as part of Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2025.

◾ Topics & Speakers

🔹 Sarcopenia and Osteoporosis in Older People with Stroke – Prof. Marco Pang
🔹 Falls in Community-Dwelling Older People – Prof. Freddy Lam

Moderator: Mr. Kaveera Senanayaka

📅 Date: 2nd September 2025
🕕 Time: 6.00 p.m. (Sri Lanka Time) | 8.30 p.m. (Hong Kong Time)
📍 Platform: Zoom
👉 Join here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GbNiAcJ1xjUEOLMz1m2q8y?mode=ac_t

Let’s learn, share, and promote healthy aging through physiotherapy this World PT Day!



_ Physiotherapy
Physio




Rehabilitation

30/08/2025

𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 : 𝐎𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

We are pleased to announce the Inauguration Ceremony of the Colombo Physiotherapy Week - 2025, which will take place on September 2, 2025 in the New Building Lecture Hall from 8.30 a.m to 10.00 a.m.

This year’s Colombo Physiotherapy Week will be centered around the theme of Healthy Aging, with a focus on Preventing Falls and Frailty. The program aims to bring together students, professionals, and enthusiasts to foster collaboration, exchange knowledge, and explore the latest advancements in physiotherapy. Through a series of engaging sessions, workshops, and discussions, this initiative will provide a platform to enhance understanding, promote innovation, and highlight the transformative impact of physiotherapy in supporting healthy aging.

Join us as we embark on this meaningful journey to shape the future of physiotherapy and empower healthier living for all.







Physiotherapy

21/08/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆…
Zoom Link:
https://learn.zoom.us/j/92477632727
Passcode .A2tgp$K

🔷 Free Webinar Alert!🔷

🔸Join us for “Digital Wearables and Smart Skins in Physiotherapy Care”– an informative session by:

Professor Dharshana L.Weerawarne,Professor in Physics, Department of Physics,University of Colombo

🔸This insightful session will focus on,

*️⃣Introduction to innovative wearable technology in physiotherapy.
*️⃣Fabrication of skin-conformable sensors using accessible printing methods.
*️⃣Applications in real-time monitoring of movement, strain, and temperature.
*️⃣Advancing personalized rehabilitation through technology-driven solutions.

📅 Date: August 21, 2025
⏰ Time: 7.00 PM onwards
📍 Via Zoom

🔸The session is Open to: 2nd, 3rd & 4th year physiotherapy undergraduates and Physiotherapists.

🔗 To register, use the QR code on the flyer or the link ⬇️ :
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4OTNaZtanXc2quzheFVovpq2yL-b8jWFB0-urzVA2uswRjg/viewform?usp=dialog

🔸For more details, contact the numbers on the flyer.

20/08/2025

𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

The Physiotherapy Students’ Welfare Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, proudly presents Colombo Physiotherapy Week 2025 in celebration of World Physiotherapy Day.

From 2nd to 8th September, we invite you to take part in a week of enriching,
📚Physiotherapy Workshops
🩺Physiotherapy Clinics
🌐International Webinars
👥Public awareness programs
focusing on the theme “Healthy Ageing – Preventing Falls & Frailty.”

Join us as we highlight the vital role of physiotherapy in promoting independence, resilience, and quality of life across the lifespan.✨