Dr. Thanyaporn Wongwatcharanon

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Dr.Thanyaporn Wongwatcharanon
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Biography

Name Thanyaporn
Last name Wongwatcharanon
Position Lecturer, School of Human Kinetics and Health
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Educations

🎓 Bachelor’s Degree

Bachelor of Science Program in Physical Therapy

🎓 Master’s Degree

Master of Science Program in Physical Therapy

🎓 Ph.D

Doctor of Philosophy Program in Medical Engineering

📜 Professional Training

  • Training Program on Balance Diagnostic Tests and Rehabilitation,Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Advanced Musculoskeletal Modeling Workshop (AnyBody Software),Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Physical Education, Srinakharinwirot University
  • Professional Skills Development Program: Course A – Basic Vestibular Rehabilitation (New Update 2024): Clinical Practices for Physical Therapy Management in BPPV Patients (Online)
  • Translating Evidence into Practice: Stroke Rehabilitation Training for Physical Therapists

📜 Certificates

  • Training Program on Balance Diagnostic Tests and Rehabilitation,Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital
  • Advanced Musculoskeletal Modeling Workshop (AnyBody Software),Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Physical Education, Srinakharinwirot University
  • Professional Skills Development Program: Course A – Basic Vestibular Rehabilitation (New Update 2024): Clinical Practices for Physical Therapy Management in BPPV Patients (Online)
  • Translating Evidence into Practice: Stroke Rehabilitation Training for Physical Therapists

🏆 Expertise

Neurological System / Nervous System Medical Innovations

📜 Course Instructor / Course Coordinator

  • Subject Functional movement training in daily life
  • Innovation for Human Kinetics and Health
  • Introduction to Human Kinetics and Health
  • Statistics and Research Methodology
  • Motor control and development
  • Professional Standard and Ethics

📜 Course Co-Instructor

  • Subject Principles of Human Movement
  • Human Kinetics and Health in Musculoskeletal System
  • Human Kinetics and Health in Childhood and Elderly
  • Human anatomy
  • Basic Biomechanics
  • Physical Fitness Testing
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Publications / Books

1. Exercise and Cognitive Functions in People with Mild to Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review วชิรเวชสารและวารสารเวชศาสตร์เขตเมือง Vol. 62 No. 2 (2018): MAR - APR 2018

2. Wongwatcharanon T et al. 2023. Design and Evaluation of 4-DoF Machine for Improving Muscle Control and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation. Philipp J Sci 152(6A): 2175–2187.

3. Wongwatcharanon T, Earde PT, Rungroungdouyboon B, Kooncumchoo P. Improving Upper-Limb Recovery in Patients with Chronic Stroke Using an 8-Week Bilateral Arm-Training Device. Life. 2025;15(7):994.

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Awards

Awards from University

🏅 - Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Academic Year 2023 (B.E. 2566), Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University

🏅 - Distinguished Alumni Award (Graduate Studies), Academic Year 2025 (B.E. 2568), Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Thammasat University

Innovation Awards

🏅 - Gold award, First Prize – Invention for Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly: The Design of Gait-Assisted Machine with Partial Weight Support System: Space Walker. The 11th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2017), Kobe, Japan, August 22–24, 2017.

🏅- First Prize – Invention and Innovation Contest in Higher Education, 2018: The Design of Gait-Assisted Machine with Partial Weight Support System: Space Walker (Version 5). Thailand Research Expo 2018, Category: Public Health, Health, and Medical Technology.

🏅- Second Runner-up (Higher Education, Health and Medical Category) & Gold award (I-New Gen Award 2021), Inventors’ Day 2021–2022, organized by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, February 2–6, 2022.

🏅- Bronze award – National Invention Contest for Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly, 2021, organized by Assistive Technology and Medical Devices Research Center (A-MED), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), December 23–25, 2022.

🏅- Innovation Award (Higher Education Track – Good Level, Group 2: Public Health, Health, and Medical Technology) & Gold award (Graduate Level) – Thailand Research Expo 2022 (The 17th National Research Expo), organized by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, August 1–5, 2022.

🏅- Gold Medal, First Prize – Invention for Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly: Design and Development of Physical Therapy Upper Limb Device with Symmetrical Reflections Mechanism The 15th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2022), Online, Hong Kong SAR, August 27, 2022.

🏅- Outstanding Invention Award (Very Good Level) – Fiscal Year 2024, organized by the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, Category: Engineering and Industrial Research.

Other Awards

🏅- Popular Vote Award for Oral Presentation of Research, The 12th National Physical Therapy Conference, 2024