Ira Jeglinsky-Kankainen is a physiotherapist, holds a PhD in Medical Science from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Her field of research includes children with neurodevelopmental disorder, with a focus on children and youth with cerebral palsy. Her research focuses on person- and family-centered approaches, functioning, participation, interprofessional work and participatory co-research within the rehabilitation field. Currently Jeglinsky-Kankainen is involved in two Nordic and one international research program. The CP-North: living life with cerebral palsy in the Nordic countries (for more information, see https://www.arcada.fi/en/research/p… External link), Moving-On with CP and CPPain (see: https://www.sthf.no/helsefaglig/for… External link). Other research programs she is involved in are connected to the Arcada Health Tech Hub.

Recent peer-reviewed publications:

Jeglinsky-Kankainen, I., Hellstén, T., Karlsson, J., Espinosa-Leal, L. (2024). Rehabilitation with Humanoid Robots: A Feasibility Study of Rehabilitation of Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) Using a QTRobot. In: Auer, M.E., Langmann, R., May, D., Roos, K. (eds) Smart Technologies for a Sustainable Future. STE 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1028. Springer, Cham. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-6… External link

Ahonen M, Ahonen M, Helenius I, Gissler M, Jeglinsky I. Mortality and Causes of Death in Children with Cerebral Palsy with Scoliosis Treated with and without Surgery. Neurology. First published September 7, 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000… External link

Sipari S, Vänskä N, Helenius S, Harra T, Kinnunen A, Väisänen S, Jeglinsky I. Participatory Research Partnership in Rehabilitation—Co-Development of a Model for Collaboration Process. Disabilities 2023; 3(3):410-425; DOI: 10.3390/disabilities3030027

Stockmann J, Eggertsdóttir G, Gaston M, Jeglinsky-Kankainen I, Hollung S, Nordbye-Nielsen K, von Rosen P, Alriksson-Schmidt A. Ancle-foot orthoses among children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional population-based register study of 8928 children living in Northern Europe. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2023; 24:443. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-023-… External link

Jeglinsky I, Alriksson-Schmidt A, Hägglund G, Ahonen M. Prevalence and treatment of hip displacement in children with cerebral palsy in Finland. Journal of Children´s Orthopedics 2022; 16(2):128–135. https:/doi.org/ 10.1177/18632521221089439

Kinnunen A, Jeglinsky I, Vänskä N, Lehtonen K, Sipari S. The importance of collaboration in pediatric rehabilitation for the construction of participation: The views of parents and professionals. Disabilities 2021; 1(4): 459-470; https://doi.org/10.3390/disabilitie… External link

Alriksson-Schmidt A, Jeglinsky I, Jonsdottir G, Kedir Seid A, Klevberg G, Buschmann E, Jahnsen I. Living life with cerebral palsy? A description of the social safety nets for individuals with cerebral palsy in the Nordic countries. Scandinavian Journal of Public health 2020; Dec 15. doi: 10.1177/1403494820974564