Education and Expertise

• Ankara University Faculty of Medicine

Specialization

• Uludag University Faculty of Medicine

Certificates

• Mesotherapy
• Scalp Acupuncture

Research and Publications

1. Social media use in patients with fibromyalgia and its effect on symptom severity and sleep quality. Külekçioğlu S, Çetin A. Adv Rheumatol. 2021 Aug 23;61(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s42358-021-00210-7. PMID: 34425915
2. The effectiveness of balneotherapy and thermal aquatic exercise in postoperative persistent lumbar pain syndrome. Yolgösteren E, Külekçioğlu S. Int J Biometeorol. 2021 Dec;65(12):2137-2145. doi: 10.1007/s00484-021-02176-z. Epub 2021 Aug 16. PMID: 34398312
3. Diagnostic difficulty, delayed diagnosis, and increased tendencies of surgical treatment in fibromyalgia syndrome. Külekçioğlu S. Clin Rheumatol. 2022 Mar;41(3):831-837. doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05970-7. Epub 2021 Oct 21. PMID: 34671855
4. Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy in temporomandibular disorder. Kulekcioglu S, Sivrioglu K, Ozcan O, Parlak M. Scand J Rheumatol. 2003;32(2):114-8. doi: 10.1080/03009740310000139. PMID: 12737331 Clinical Trial
5. Retrospective Cohort Study of Gabapentinoid Drug Use in Hospitalized Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic Patients. Sevinç Külekçioğlu, Merve Akyüz, Alp Çetin J PMR Sci. 2022;25(1):20-6 DOI: 10.31609/jpmrs.2021-83224
6. Coronaphobia in patients with fibromyalgia. Sevinç Külekçioğlu, Merve Akyüz, Özenç İnan, Alp Çetin Arch Rheumatol 2022;37(x)
   doi: 10.46497/ArchRheumatol.2022.8664
7. Hyaline Fibromatosis Syndrome: Presentation of a Rare Case in Adult and Advanced Stage. Külekçioğlu S, Akyüz M. Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Sciences. 2021, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p180-182. 3p.