Spec. Dr. (Specialist Dr.) ERKAN KOLAK

"Dr. Erkan Kolak is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation specialist with clinical experience in musculoskeletal disorders, pain management, and rehabilitation practices. In his clinical practice, he applies current scientific evidence to develop individualized treatment programs aimed at improving patients’ functional capacity and quality of life.

He has experience in the management of musculoskeletal conditions, low back and neck pain, shoulder, knee, hip, hand, and ankle joint disorders, sports injuries, neurological and orthopedic rehabilitation, follow-up of hand rehabilitation processes, lipedema and lymphedema rehabilitation, as well as various joint and soft tissue injection procedures. He effectively utilizes modern rehabilitation approaches and adopts a multidisciplinary model of care.

Dr. Kolak supports his professional development through scientific meetings, specialized training programs, and academic activities. He integrates current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches into his clinical practice, providing evidence-based, patient-centered care focused on functional recovery and improved quality of life.

• Turkish Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association

•  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

•  Management of diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation processes for musculoskeletal diseases
•  Comprehensive evaluation and treatment of acute and chronic pain syndromes
•  Conservative treatment of pain originating from the lower back, neck, shoulder, knee, and hip
•  Planning and monitoring of neurological rehabilitation programs
•  Orthopedic and post-traumatic rehabilitation applications
•  Management of rehabilitation and functional recovery processes in sports injuries
• Creation of personalized exercise and rehabilitation programs
•  Use of musculoskeletal ultrasonography in diagnosis and treatment processes
•  Joint and soft tissue injection applications
• Patient evaluation and treatment planning with a multidisciplinary team approach
•  Patient-centered treatment planning in line with evidence-based medicine practices

•  Musculoskeletal system diseases
•  Neurological rehabilitation
•  Orthopedic rehabilitation
•  Lymphoedema rehabilitation

•  Kolak E, Ardıç F, Fındıkoğlu G. Effects of different types of exercises on pain, quality of life, depression, and body composition in women with fibromyalgia: A three-arm, parallel-group, randomized trial. Arch Rheumatol. 2022 May 7;37(3):444-455. doi: 10.46497/ArchRheumatol.2022.9190. PMID: 36589612; PMCID: PMC9791552.
•  Meral HB, Kolak E. Evaluation of ChatGPT-4o and Gemini for gout management: a comparative analysis based on EULAR guidelines. Sci Rep. 2026 Jan 7;16(1):4831. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-35166-5. PMID: 41495169; PMCID: PMC12873212.
•  Meral HB, Aliyeva T, Meral Obholzer Z, Kolak E. Psychosocial correlates of central sensitization and kinesiophobia: the role of Type D personality in fibromyalgia - a cross-sectional study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2026 Mar 3;27(1):296. doi: 10.1186/s12891-026-09687-z. PMID: 41772523; PMCID: PMC13067606.
•  Erkan KOLAK (2025). SUBACROMIAL IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME. Shoulder Pain in Clinical Practice.