Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) Career:

– 2000: Basic course, Croatia, Marcel Grzebellus 
– 2001: Advanced course, Croatia, Marcel Grzebellus
– 2002: Clinical topic in Orthopaedics, Poland, Marcel Grzebellus
– 2003: PNF 5, Germany, Math Buck
– 2004: Assistantship Qualification course, Germany, Verena Jung
– 2005: PNF 1 – 4 equivalent: 6 months in California, USA; Neurological rehabilitation
– 2010: PNF 4: Clinical topic in Neurology, Croatia, Marianne Heidmann
– 2011 to 2016: Assistantships in Croatia, BiH, Slovenia, Brasil, South Korea Instructors assisted: Marcel Grzebellus, Carsten Schäfer, Kitty Hartmann, Shigeyuki Ichikawa, Jose Vicente Martins, Zdenka Šefman, Savvas Mavromoustakos
– 2017: Instructor course, Japan; Committee: Bettina Lang, Shigeyuki Ichikawa
2017 up today: IPNFA® Basic Instructor; Instructed in Croatia, Montenegro, Poland, Bulgaria, Russia, Qatar, South Korea
2021 up today: IPNFA® Advanced Assistant

Professional development:

– 2000: College of Health Studies, Zagreb, Croatia, 2 years;
– 2003: BSc. in Physiotherapy, College of Health Studies, Zagreb, Croatia, 1 year;
– 2016: MSc. in Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Studies, Rijeka, Croatia, 2 years

Job:
– 2000 to 2017: Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh – Department of Physical Medicine and Rehab.,
Clinic of Neurology, Clinic of Surgery;
– 2018 to 2022: Private practitioner
2023 up today : owner of the private polyclinic: Poliklinika Reha Pro d.o.o. – physiotherapy and
rehabilitation and neurology
– 2023 up today : owner of the postgraduate educational centre for PTs: Reha Smart d.o.o.

Clinical experience:
– 23 years as a physiotherapist;
– 17 years at the university hospital, rest private practice and patients visits at home 

Field of interest:
– Neurological rehabilitation, orthopaedic nonoperated and postoperated patients – outpatients and inpatients, movement facilitation, motor control, manual therapy 

Scientific papers published in peer reviewed journals:

1. Shacklock, M., Rade, M., Poznić, S., Marčinko, A.: Treatment of sciatica and lumbar
radiculopathy with an intervertebral foramen opening protocol. Pilot study in a hospital
emergency and in – patient setting. Physiotherapy theory and practice, 2022.

Most important Congresses:

– 2002: European congress about pain prevention with physiotherapy, Austria
– 2006: IPNFA meeting, Slovenia
– 2008: IPNFA meeting, Netherlands
– 2010: IPNFA meeting, Austria
– 2010: Kaltenborn/Evjenth meeting, Italy
– 2012: IPNFA meeting, Hungary
– 2014: IPNFA meeting, Greece
– 2015: Kaltenborn/Evjenth meeting, Spain
– 2016: IPNFA meeting, Germany
– 2017: Kaltenborn/Evjenth meeting, Poland
– 2017: IPNFA meeting, Poland
– 2018: IPNFA meeting, Croatia – co-organizer
– 2019: Kaltenborn/Evjenth meeting, USA
– 2020: IPNFA Online Congress
– 2021: IPNFA Online Congress
– 2022: IPNFA meeting, Germany
– 2023: IPNFA meeting, Bulgaria

IPNFA® related activities: 

– 2004 – today: Member
– 2018 to 2022: Research committee member
– 2023 – : Education committee member

Croatian Society of Physiotherapists Activities

– 2000 up today: Active member
– 2007 to 2022: President of Orthopaedic Manual Physiotherapy Society