Christos Michalopoulos

Education

• Maitland Concept (Orthopaedic Manual Therapy) – Qualified IMTA therapists
• Shoulder Impingement and Instability: Instructor: Mark Jones (MSc, OMT)
• Kinematic Taping® Concept: Instructor: John Langendoen
• Gyrokinesis: (Instructor: Shari Rosenberg)
• Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy & Dry Needling (IMTT Recognised, Modules I & II): Instructors: Heidi Tanno-Rast & Heinz Hofer (Senior IMTT instructors) – Athens, 2010
• Neurodynamic Solutions (NDS): Instructor: Michael Shacklock – Athens, 2010
• Lumbopelvic Motor Control: Instructor: Paul Hodges (DSs, PhD, MedDr, BPhty, FACP) – Athens, 2012
• Clinical Pilates & Clinical Reformer: Instructor: Shari Rosenberg (UCT, Stott-trained Pilates Instructor) – Athens, 2009–2013
• Fascial Manipulation: Instructor: Dr Antonio Stecco (MD) – Athens, 2013
• Trigger Points, Pain and Muscle Tone: Instructor: Ed Wilson
• Kinetic Control – Solutions for Movement Impairments of the Neck and Shoulder: Instructor: Sarah Mottram
• Pilates Fisios Method: Instructor: Silvia Raneri
• Fascial Distortion Module (FDM): Instructor: Markus Nagel

Qualifications

Recognising the importance of therapeutic exercise through his clinical experience, the doctor specialised and became a certified instructor in methods such as Clinical Pilates and Gyrokinesis, while also maintaining accreditation as an IMTA (International Maitland Teachers Association) Manual Therapist.

Biography

Christos Michalopoulos is a graduate of the Department of Physiotherapy at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (TEI Athens). As part of his postgraduate studies, he specialised in manual therapy – specifically the Maitland Concept - successfully completing the IMTA (International Maitland Teachers Association) training programme. His postgraduate credentials also include certified specialisations in the rehabilitation of myofascial (Stecco Fascial Manipulation, IMTT myofascial trigger point therapy, MDF) and neurodynamic dysfunctions (IMTA, NDS), as well as in medical acupuncture and Dry Needling.
He has been practising as a physiotherapist since 2003, and since 2009 has served as the Head of Musculoskeletal Conditions and Therapeutic Exercise at the Bioanadrasis Physiotherapy Centre. In recent years, he has been conducting therapeutic exercise classes, teaching correct body movement through personalised programmes for individuals with musculoskeletal problems.

Specialties

• Physiotherapy

Additional information

www.bioanadrasis.com