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Manca Škoda

Manca Škoda

Assistant, Young researcher

Research Areas

  • physiotherapy and rehabilitation;
  • the human body and movement;
  • injury prevention;
  • digital rehabilitation;
  • musculoskeletal health;
  • integration of clinical data with advanced technologies.

Education and Training

Master of Health Sciences
Alma Mater Europaea, 2019–2022
Master’s thesis: The Effectiveness of Combining Standard Physiotherapy with Digital Home-Based Treatment for Neck Pain (grade: 10).

Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Alma Mater Europaea, 2014–2018
Bachelor’s thesis: The Influence of Simple Cognitive Tasks on Balance in Older Adults (grade: 10).

Additional Training

  • Manual lymphatic drainage according to Dr Vodder, Dr Vodder Academy International, 2021
  • General Administrative Procedure Act, Ministry of Public Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, 2015
  • National Vocational Qualification (NPK) – Massage Therapist, Higeja School for Massage and Therapists, 2012–2013

Professional Experience

Institute of Kinesiology, ZRS Koper
Assistant, Young Researcher | 1 October 2025–

DTs HUB, d. o. o., Ljubljana
Project Manager and Content Lead | 2020–

  • leading the development of professional content and therapeutic protocols for the FroomCare PRO platform;
  • designing the structure of the Digital Therapeutic Exercise Database (BDTE);
  • contributing to UX, search logic and user experience;
  • preparing project proposals and application documentation for Innowwide, Interreg and EU4Health programmes;
  • financial management;
  • coordinating with clinical and academic partners in Slovenia and abroad.

Zdravstveni dom Grosuplje
Physiotherapist | 2019–2022
Clinical work and preventive programmes, as well as organisation and coordination of a team of physiotherapists.

IMŠ – Institute of Medicine and Sports, Ljubljana
Physiotherapist | 2019–2020
Physiotherapy for athletes and the general population.

Rokometni klub SVIŠ Ivančna Gorica
Physiotherapist | 2016–2019
Rehabilitation and injury prevention for club players.

Ženski košarkarski klub Grosuplje
Physiotherapist | 2017–2019
Rehabilitation and injury prevention for club players.

Basketball Federation of Slovenia
Physiotherapist | 2017–2018
Physiotherapist for the Slovenia women’s U18 and U20 national basketball teams.

Terme Krka – Terme Šmarješke Toplice
Physiotherapist | 2014–2015
Physiotherapy in a spa and rehabilitation setting.

Dom počitka Mengeš
Physiotherapist | 2018–2019
Physiotherapy internship.

Research and Publications

Since 2025, she has been involved in the project J5-70191, Dance as an Intervention to Promote Neuroplasticity and Motor Function in Older Age.

In 2019, she participated in the 7th scientific conference Za človeka gre in Maribor, an international scientific conference, where she presented a paper entitled The Influence of Simple Cognitive Tasks on Balance in Older Adults.

In 2019, her research The Influence of Basic Cognitive Tasks on Balance in Elderly People was published in The Challenges of Social Gerontology (pp. 210–227, Alma Mater Press).

Awards and Distinctions

Commendation from the President of Alma Mater Europaea for research and project work, Prof. Dr Ludvik Toplak, December 2017.