Ryszard Biernat

Graduate of the Józef Piłsudski Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw with a degree in physical education, specialising in motor rehabilitation. In 2008, he earned a PhD in motor rehabilitation. In the years 1978-84, Ryszard Biernat was responsible for rehabilitation and biological recovery of the Polish men's national handball team. He participated, among others, in the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980 and the World Championship in Dortmund in 1982, where the Polish national team won the bronze medal. From 1985 to 2004, he worked in the United Arab Emirates as a physiotherapist responsible for the rehabilitation of league football players, as well as the UAE national team. He collaborated with coaches such as Antoni Piechniczek, Jan Tomaszewski, Bernard Blaut, and Piet Hamberg. In 2005, he was appointed head of the Motor Rehabilitation Centre at the Olsztyn University. He is also an academic researcher and lecturer holding an assistant professor position, teaching physiotherapy-related subjects: kinesiology, biomechanics, and pathobiomechanics. Dr Ryszard Biernat is the founder and originator of the Biernat Sports and Rehabilitation Centre. Currently, he runs a company called Ruch i Rehabilitacja. He is the author of Poland's first book on sports injury prevention titled "Prewencja urazów w siatkówce" (Injury Prevention in Volleyball).

Participant, speaker, and organiser of numerous international training courses and conferences in the fields of sports medicine, training, and physiotherapy.