Rawipa Khunnarong

p>Dr. Rawipa Khunnarong is a physiatrist at Police General Hospital in Bangkok. She performs interventional pain management and neurorehabilitation for stroke and spinal cord injuries. Dr. Khunnarong trains and supervises medical residents in rehabilitation practices.

Specialization and Areas of Expertise

Dr. Khunnarong treats musculoskeletal pain, neurological disorders, and functional impairments. She uses various methods to help patients with chronic spinal pain recover. The specialist focuses on several areas of rehabilitation:

• Pain Management: Performs interventional rehabilitation and specialized dry needling techniques.
• Neurorehabilitation: Treats stroke, spinal cord stroke, and spinal cord injuries.
• Dysphagia Care: Conducts swallowing assessments using FEES technology — a fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing that visualizes the throat.
• Sports Medicine: Applies exercise medicine and specialized sports rehabilitation protocols.

Professional Experience

• 2025–Present – Physician, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Police General Hospital, Bangkok.
• 2025–Present – Clinical Supervisor, teaching residents from multiple medical specialties.
• Treats patients at PYONG Rehabilitation Group, focusing on precision pain management.

Education and Training

• 2025 – Residency in Rehabilitation Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Thailand.
• 2019 – Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Rangsit University and Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand.
• 2025 – PMK Dry Needling Course, Phramongkutklao Hospital.
• 2025 – 3rd Musculoskeletal Intervention Course, Wachira Phuket Hospital.
• 2025 – Sports Rehabilitation Beyond Strength Workshop.
• 2024 – Study Visit at the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM).
• 2024 – Olympus Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) Demonstration.

Professional Development and Recognition

Dr. Khunnarong participates in international medical congresses to update her clinical methods. She attended the 2023 Asian–Oceanian Congress of Neurorehabilitation (AOCNR). Additionally, she completed Viatris programs on osteoarthritis and pain management in 2022 and 2023. She is a member of the Thai Rehabilitation Medicine Association (TRMA).