Scientific research is an integral part of the department’s activities. Annually, a departmental scientific research plan is approved, encompassing: publishing activities, article submissions, organization of congresses, educational masterclasses and conferences, peer-reviewing of academic materials, and professional development of faculty at national and international levels. Department faculty supervise resident doctors’ research projects annually. Residents actively participate in national and international conferences, winning awards in competitions. Joint publications with resident doctors are regularly produced. Faculty members consistently participate in scientific-practical conferences nationally and internationally.

In 2023, within the framework of the 1st International Asfen.Forum “New Generation – 2023,” the department organized the “Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine” section, with participation from first- and second-year residents, young scientists from KazNMU, MUA, Samarkand State Medical University, Tashkent Medical Academy, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, and experts in adaptive physical culture and sports medicine.

In 2025, within the “ANaMed Forum – New Generation 2025,” the department organized the section “Artificial Intelligence Opportunities in Medical Rehabilitation” involving residents, young scientists, and medical institutions from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

The department staff have participated in the following conferences:

• III Republican Congress on Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention with international participation “Heart Protection in New Realities” – Oral presentation: “ESC Consensus 2020: Outpatient Rehabilitation of Patients” – Assistant Ibraeva O.Sh., October 2020.
• International Scientific and Practical Conference “Angioneurology: Innovations and Prospects” – Oral presentation: “Organization of Rehabilitation Assistance for Patients with Neurological Profiles” – Assistant Seidanova A.B., March 2021.
• X International Scientific and Practical Conference “Topical Issues of Medicine” – Oral presentation: Acting Head of the Department Myrzabaeva N.A., April 2022, Baku, Azerbaijan.
• Scientific and Practical Conference “Topical Problems of Clinical, Experimental Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neurophysiology” – Oral presentation: “Algorithm for Providing Rehabilitation Assistance in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Organization, Routing, and Formation of Rehabilitation Treatment within Legal Acts” – Assistant Seidanova A.B., May 2022.
• VI International Conference “Sustainable Development and Heritage in Sports: Issues and Prospects” – Oral presentation: “Improving the Organization of Medical Support for Physical Culture and Sports in Kazakhstan” – Head of Department Andassova Zh.M., November 16–17, 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine.
• First International Scientific and Practical Conference dedicated to the establishment of the Kazakhstan Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialists (KAFMR) – Oral presentation: “Overview of the Kazakh Rehabilitation Medicine System Compared to the Korean System” – Assistant Seidanova A.B., November 2022, Almaty.
• I International Congress “NeuroRehabilitation.KZ” – Oral presentation: “Experience in Using Robotic Systems in Stroke Rehabilitation” – Assistant Ibraeva O.Sh., November 2022, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
• I International Congress “NeuroRehabilitation.KZ” – Oral presentation: “Current Situation and Development Prospects of Neurorehabilitation Services for Adults in the Republic of Kazakhstan” – Assistant Seidanova A.B., November 2022.
• Medical Korea 2023 – 13th Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism Conference – Oral presentation: “Comparative Analysis of Rehabilitation Medicine Systems in South Korea and Kazakhstan” – Assistant Seidanova A.B., March 23, 2023, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
• International Scientific and Practical Conference “Stroke: Interdisciplinary Problem” – Oral presentation: “Status and Prospects for the Development of Neurorehabilitation in the RK. Pain Control as a Factor of Successful Rehabilitation” – Seidanova A.B., April 27–28, 2023, Shymkent.
• 1st International Asfen.Forum, New Generation – 2023 – Oral presentation: “Improving the Organization of Medical Support for Physical Culture and Sports in Kazakhstan” – Head of Department Andassova Zh.M.
• International Conference “Modern Rehabilitation Technologies” – Oral presentations:

“Rules for Filling Out Rehabilitation Cards According to the RK Regulatory Acts. Pharmacological Correction Methods in the Early Rehabilitation Period” – Assistant Seidanova A.B.

• “Robotic Systems in Early Post-Stroke Rehabilitation”
• “Clinical Case of Rehabilitation of a Female Patient After Severe TBI with Comorbid Condition During Pregnancy” – Assistant Seidanova A.B., September 2023.
• International Conference “Topical Issues of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation” – Oral presentations:

“Neurorehabilitation Algorithm Based on Evidence-Based Medicine: Latest Review”

“Robotic Therapy in Early Upper Limb Post-Stroke Rehabilitation” – Assistant Seidanova A.B., August 2024.

• III International Conference “Topical Issues of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation” – Oral presentation: “Cardiac Rehabilitation Algorithm Based on Evidence-Based Medicine” – Acting Assistant Professor Ibraeva O.Sh., August 2024.
• International Scientific and Practical Conference “Topical Issues of Sports Medicine, Physical Culture and Sports” – Oral presentation: “Physical Rehabilitation: A Modern Approach to Therapeutic Exercise and Medical Supervision” – Head of Department Izbasarova A.Sh., March 2025, Bishkek.
• International Scientific and Practical Conference “Medical Rehabilitation in Neurology, Traumatology, Cardiology: From Theory to Practice” – Oral presentation: “Cardiocerebral Syndrome: Solving Rehabilitation Problems” – Head of Department Izbasarova A.Sh., March 2025, Karaganda. • International Scientific and Practical Conference “Modern Approaches in Medical Rehabilitation” – Oral presentations:

“Virtual Rehabilitation in Athletes” – Head of Department Izbasarova A.Sh.

“Effectiveness of Plasma Therapy in Treating Pain Syndromes” – Acting Associate Professor without academic title Bekmuratov A.Ya.

“Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises in Post-Stroke Patients” – Assistant Mombieva Zh.T., May 2025, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

• International Scientific and Practical Conference “Topical Issues of Sports Medicine, Physical Culture and Sports” – Oral presentation: “Effectiveness of PRP Therapy in the Treatment of Knee Joint Pathologies in Athletes” – Acting Associate Professor without academic title Bekmuratov A.Ya., March 2025, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

In the 2024-2025 academic year, the department’s staff is actively engaged in research activities:

– Monograph “The Role of a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Cerebral Ischemia”, authored by Izbassarova A.Sh.

– Monograph “Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Thyroid Diseases: From Hypothyroidism to Normal Functioning”, authored by Nurlybaeva G.A.

– Study Guide “Medical Rehabilitation: Modern Methods and Individual programs”, author Izbassarova A.Sh.

– textbook in the kazak language ” Medical Rehabilitation: Modern Methods and Individual programs”, authors Izbassarova A.Sh., Nurlybayeva G.A., Ybraeva O.Sh., Kozhanova A.M.

There are publications of articles in international peer-reviewed publications and KKSON.

The department has patents, certificates.