Contact information
Postal address
1126 Budapest, Királyhágó u. 1-3., I. em. 128.
Telephone number
+36-1-18877900/5675
E-mail: julia.szita@bhc.hu
Professional experience
- 2011- National Center for Spinal Disorders – Research & development
- 2011- Revita Rheumatology Practice – Physiotherapist
- 2011. Péterfy Sándor Utcai Hospital-Clinic and Trauma Centre – Department of rehabilitation after traumatic injury
- 2009-2011. Schön Klinik Vogtareuth – Spinal pain center, multimodal pain therapy team
Studies
- 2015-2021 Semmelweis University Doctoral School – Clinical Medicine PhD
- 2005-2009 Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences, Physiotherapy MSc
- 2001-2005 Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences, Physiotherapy BSc
Further professional education
- 2023 EuroSpine EDISC certification
- 2020 Introduction of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- 2019 Writing in Sciences
- 2017 AOSpine Principles Course— Clinical Research (Budapest)
- 2016 Functional tests (Budapest)
- 2014- 2015 Maitland Manual Therapy Level 3 (Vienna)
- 2014 TRX Sports Medical Suspension Training (Budapest)
- 2014 Running training from an interdisciplinary aspect (Vienna)
- 2013 Maitland Manual Therapy Level 2b (Vienna)
- 2012 Maitland Manual Therapy Level 2a (Vienna)
- 2012 Functional Movement Screening (Telki)
- 2011-2012 Local Stability of Joints (Vienna)
- 2010-2012 Maitland Manual Therapy (Level 1-2a)
- 2012 Functional Movement Screening
- 2011-2012 Local Stability of Joints
- 2011 Differential Diagnosis of Headache
- 2011 Motor Learning
- 2010 Plasticity of the Nervous System
- 2009 Shoulder & Arm Syndrome from an Interdisciplinary Aspect
- 2009 Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Compression Therapy
- 2008 K-Active Tape
Professional tenders and projects
- 2014-2015 TÁMOP-6.2.5.B-13/1-2014-0001 “Improving the organizational efficacy in the healthcare system – building regional cooperation” – professional expert
- 2011-2014 MySpine FP7 HEALTH-F2-2008-269909
- 2011-2013 GENODISC FP7 HEALTH-F2-2008-201626
- 2011- Gerinces Magazin - www.gerinces.hu
Clinical trials
- 2011-2013 APOLLO
- 2011-2013 APATECH
- 2018-2019 Studying the cultural adaptation and validation of STarT-H
- 2021- ECAP testing of chronic low back pain
- 2021- SIRAKOSS
- 2021- MTRON/PTRON AO foundation registry
- 2023- METASTRA
Academic work
Articles in national journals
- Fizioterápia [Physiotherapy], 2012 Therapy of cervicogenic headache
- Fizioterápia [Physiotherapy], 2013 The connection between carpal tunnel and double crush syndromes
- Fizioterápia [Physiotherapy], 2015 Reviewing the physiotherapeutic testing of non specific cervical pain
- Gerincgyógyászati Szemle [Spine Medicine Review], 2015 Isometric muscle strength of the trunk in degenerative lumbar spinal disorders
- Gerincgyógyászati Szemle [Spine Medicine Review], 2017 Cultural adaptation and validation of Hungarian language version of STarT Back Screening Tool (STarT-H)
- Gerincgyógyászati Szemle [Spine Medicine Review], 2017 Application possibilities of an online movement program in the treatment of low back pain (co-author)
- Gerincgyógyászati Szemle [Spine Medicine Review], 2018 Reliability and validity of differential diagnostic tests for the sacroiliac joint
- Gerincgyógyászati Szemle, 2020 Treatment of non specific chronic generalized spine pain
Articles in international journals
Primary prevention of disc degeneration-related symptoms.
Lazary A, Szövérfi Z, Szita J, Somhegyi A, Kümin M, Varga PP.
Eur Spine J. 2014 Jun;23 Suppl 3: S385-93. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-3069-x. Epub 2013 Nov 13.
Risk factors of non-specific spinal pain in childhood.
Szita J, Boja S, Szilagyi A, Somhegyi A, Varga PP, Lazary A.
Eur Spine J. 2018 Feb 15. doi: 10.1007/s00586-018-5516-1. [Epub ahead of print]
Outcome of group physical therapy treatment for non-specific low back pain patients can be predicted with the cross-culturally adapted and validated Hungarian version STarT back screening tool, Szita J, Kiss L, Biczo A, Feher K, Varga PP, Lazary A Disability and Rehabilitation 2020
Presentations
2011 8th Conference of the Society of Hungarian Physiotherapist. The therapy of cervicogenic headache
2012 Conference of the Hungarian Orthopedic Society. Movement-sparing functional capacity following cervical spine surgery
2012 Conference of the Hungarian Spine Society. The relationship between functional capacity and the quality of life in degenerative lumbar spine diseases
2013 REHA Hungary. The modern physiotherapeutic aspect of musculoskeletal symptoms originating from the cervical spine
2013 Joint conference of the Hungarian Orthopedic Society and the Hungarian Traumatology Society. The relationship between functional capacity and the quality of life in degenerative lumbar spine diseases
2014 Medical specialist education in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Assessment methods of physiotherapists in the diagnostics of spine diseases. National Center for Spinal Disorders
2014 Conference of the Hungarian Spine Society. Long-term results of surgical and non surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation
2015 Conference of the Hungarian Orthopedic Society and the Hungarian Traumatology Society in 2015. Long-term results of surgical and non surgical treatment of lumbar disc herniation (accepted)
2015 Medical specialist education in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Assessment methods of physiotherapists in the diagnostics of spine diseases. National Center for Spinal Disorders.
2015 Eurospine. Lazáry Áron, Szita Júlia, Szövérfi Zsolt, Kiss László, Varga Péter Pál. Short form of the Distress and Risk Assessment Method: development and validation
2015 The 10th Conference of the Hungarian Society of Physiotherapists. Occurrence of spine complaints in childhood and the analysis of its risk factors with the help of a condition assessment tool with self-completion.
2015 Conference of the Hungarian Spine Society. Risk factors for pediatric spinal pain
2016 59th Conference of the Hungarian Orthopedic Society. Risk factors for pediatric spinal pain
2016 Conference of the Hungarian Spine Society. Psychometric analysis of questionnaires for condition assessment used in chronic pain
2017Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine. Risk factors for pediatric spinal pain
2017 11th Conference of the Hungarian Society of Physiotherapists. Psychometric analysis of questionnaires for condition assessment used in chronic low back pain
2019 Hungarian Orthopedic Society, Effect of psychosocial risk factors on global treatment outcome in non-specific low back pain patients attending group physical therapy
2019 Global Spine Congress (Toronto) Effect of psychosocial risk factors on global treatment outcome in non-specific low back pain patients attending group physical therapy
2022 Conference of the Hungarian Spine Society, Clinicometric assessment of questionnaires specific for pain originating from the cervical spine and their association to clinical subgroups
Memberships in professional societies
- 2012- Hungarian Spine Society
- 2008- Hungarian Society of Physiotherapists
- 2015- European Spine Society
- 2016- AO Spine