Prof. Józef Opara, MD, PhD is a Full Professor in the Chair of Clinical Physiotherapy at the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. He graduated as a physician from the Silesian Academy of Medicine in 1967 and holds specializations in Neurology (1977) and Medical Rehabilitation (1982). He earned his MD in 1983 and completed habilitation in 1998. In 2008, he was awarded the title of Full Professor. From 1980 to 2006, he led the Department of Neurological Rehabilitation at the Silesian Centre of Rehabilitation in Tarnowskie Góry. Since 1999, he has been affiliated with the Academy of Physical Education in Katowice. His research covers stroke rehabilitation, spasticity, spinal cord injury, low back pain, spondylotic cervical myelopathy, post-polio syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, clinimetrics, quality of life, and physical activity. He is a member of the World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR), the European Society for NeuroRehabilitation, and the Polish Society for Neurological Rehabilitation.