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Dr.Ahmad Mohamad Abdulraheem Osailan

دكتوراه في تأهيل أمراض القلب Associate Professor Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation College of Applied Medical Sciences in Alkharj

Kharj
011-588-6320
a.osailan@psau.edu.sa

Curriculum Vitae
Publications

Education

2013-01 - 2017-02 Ph.D.: Rehabilitation Science (cardiac Rehabilitation) University of Birmingham - United Kingdom 2009-10 - 2010-11 Master of Science: Cardiac Rehabilitation University of Essex - United Kingdom 1999-01 - 2005-02 Bachelor of Science: Physical Therapy King Saud University - Riyadh

Research Interests

Cardiac rehabilitation
Exercise training for primary prevention and secondary prevention from CVD
Exercise physiology in healthy individuals
Early Detection of autonomic dysfunction

Experience

2021 - until now - Associate Professor - Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz Univeristy
2017 - 2021 - Assistant Professor - Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz Univeristy
2012 - 2017 - Lecturer - Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Univeristy
2006 - 2012 - Physical therapist - King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research centre

Responsibilities

Chief of alumni unit at the University 2017-2018 Vice dean for postgraduate studies 2018-2019 Chief of Academic mentoring unit 2019-2021 Head of physical therapy and health rehabilitation 2021 until now

Publications

1- Elnaggar, Ragab K., Ahmad M. Osailan, Saud F. Alsubaie, Samah A. Moawd,
and Walaa A. Abd El-Nabie. "Graded aerobic exercise (GAEx): An effective
exercise regimen to improve cardio-respiratory fitness and physical and
psychosocial functioning in children with burn sequelae of the chest." Burns
(2021).
2-Osailan, Ahmad. "Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in people with type 2
diabetes mellitus; investigation of its association with classical cardiovascular risk
factors using cardiovascular autonomic reflex tests: a cross-sectional study." The
Egyptian Heart Journal 73, no. 1 (2021): 1-10. 3-
3- Osailan, Ahmad M., Ragab K. Elnaggar, Saud F. Alsubaie, Bader A. Alqahtani,
and Walid Kamal Abdelbasset. "The Association between Cardiorespiratory
Fitness and Reported Physical Activity with Sleep Quality in Apparently Healthy
Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study." International Journal of Environmental Research
and Public Health 18, no. 8 (2021): 4263..
4- Walid Kamal Abdelbasset, Shereen H. Elsayed, Gopal Nambi , Bader A.
Alqahtani , Ahmad M. Osailan, Alshimaa R. Azab, Samah A. Moawd, Zeinab A.
Ali, Anju Vermaa, Ramadan S. Husseinh, Marwa M. Eid. "Optimization of
pulmonary functions, functional capacity, and quality of life in adolescents with
chest burns subsequent to 2-month arm cycling exercise: A randomized
controlled study". Burns. In press (2021).
5- Mahmoud, Waleed S., Ahmed Osailan, Ahmed S. Ahmed, Ragab K. Elnaggar,
and Nadia L. Radwan. "Optimal parameters of blood flow restriction and
resistance training on quadriceps strength and cross-sectional area and pain in
knee osteoarthritis." Isokinetics and Exercise Science Preprint (2021): 1-10.
6- Alqahtani, Bader A., Aqeel M. Alenazi, Mohammed M. Alshehri, Ahmed M.
Osailan, Saud F. Alsubaie, and Mohammed A. Alqahtani. "Prevalence of frailty
and associated factors among Saudi community-dwelling older adults: a crosssectional study." BMC geriatrics 21, no. 1 (2021): 1-8.
7- Osailan, Ahmad, Abdulaziz Jamaan, Khalid Talha, and Mshari Alhndi.
"Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) versus stretching: a comparison
in effectiveness on hip active range of motion, muscle torque and power in
people with hamstring tightness." Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
(2021).
8- Osailan, Ahmad. "The relationship between smartphone usage duration (using
smartphone's ability to monitor screen time) with hand-grip and pinch-grip
strength among young people: an observational study." BMC Musculoskelet
Disord 22, 186 (2021).
9- Van Zanten, Jet Jcs Veldhuijzen, Sally AM Fenton, Peter C. Rouse, Nikos
Ntoumanis, Ahmad Osailan, Chen-an Yu, George S. Metsios, George D. Kitas, and
Joan L. Duda. "Autonomous motivation, cardiorespiratory fitness, and exercise in
rheumatoid arthritis: randomised controlled trial." Psychology of Sport and
Exercise (2021): 101904.
10- Abdelbasset, Walid Kamal, and Ahmad Osailan. "Sleep quality and ventilatory
efficiency in elderly heart failure patients: a pilot study on the short-term effect of
4-week low-intensity aerobic exercise." KARDIOLOGIYA 60, no. 6 (2020): 938-938.
11- Alqahtani, Bader A., Aqeel M. Alenazi, Jeffrey C. Hoover, Mohammed M.
Alshehri, Mohammed S. Alghamdi, Ahmad M. Osailan, and Kamlesh Khunti.
"Incidence of stroke among Saudi population: a systematic review and metaanalysis." Neurological Sciences (2020): 1-6.
12- Osailan, Ahmed M., Badr Alqahtani, and Ragab Elnaggar. "Obesity and
parasympathetic reactivation of the heart following exercise testing in young
male adults: a pilot study." Annals of Saudi medicine 40, no. 2 (2020): 113-119.
13- Osailan, Ahmad, and Walid Kamal Abdelbasset. "Exercise-based cardiac
rehabilitation for postcoronary artery bypass grafting and its effect on
hemodynamic responses and functional capacity evaluated using the
Incremental Shuttle Walking Test: A retrospective pilot analysis." Journal of the
Saudi Heart Association (2020).
14- Osailan, Ahmad, George S. Metsios, Peter C. Rouse, Nikos Ntoumanis, Joan L.
Duda, George D. Kitas, and Jet JCS Veldhuijzen Van Zanten. "Factors associated
with parasympathetic activation following exercise in patients with rheumatoid
arthritis: a cross-sectional study." BMC cardiovascular disorders 16, no. 1 (2016): 1-
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