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Stasinopoulos Dimitrios

Department of Health Sciences, School of Sciences European University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus

Biography

Dr. Stasinopoulos is the chairperson of the Department of Health. He is an Associate Professor of Physiotherapy, coordinator of the programme MSc in Sports Physiotherapy and Ph.D in physiotherapy. His primarily teaching areas include electrotherapy, sports physiotherapy, and physiotherapy in musculoskeletal injuries of upper and lower extremities. He completed his PhD from Leeds Metropolitan University UK. His current research and clinical interests focus on tendinopathy management, electrotherapy, rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries of upper and lower extremities, epidemiology of sports and musculoskeletal injuries, musculoskeletal injuries assessment, prevention, and rehabilitation.

Publications

The Effectiveness of Isometric Contractions Combined with Eccentric Contractions and Stretching Exercises on Pain and Disability in Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy. A Case Report

Background: Eccentric and static stretching exercises have shown good clinical results in Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy (LET). However, eccentric and stretching exercises are not enough for all patients with tendinopathy. Isometric muscle contractions reduce tendon pain. No studies have been investigated the effectiveness of these two kinds of contrac... Read More»

Stasinopoulos Dimitrios

Case Report: J Nov Physiother 2015, 5: 238

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