Biography of Adriani Nikolaidou
Adriani Nikolaidou was born in Miami, Florida, USA. Daughter of Pavlos Nikolaidou, professor of Architecture at the University of Miami.
A descendant of Asia Minor people with roots from Smyrni (from her father) and Ayvalik (from her mother).
In 1992, she graduated from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, and during her studies she also worked as an intern:
At the NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE REHABILITATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE
At the NAVAL HOSPITAL OF ATHENS
At the K.A.T.
She attended seminars from the American HANDS ON company on advanced physical therapy techniques applied in EUROPE and the USA.
Techniques such as TRIGGER POINT treatment of upper and lower extremities and torso.
MANUAL technique in the spine-upper-lower extremities.
Dry Needling Technique and Mobilization of Nerve Tissue.
She was recently trained in Biomedical Acupuncture for musculoskeletal conditions.
He is a member of the Panhellenic Association of Physiotherapists and the Hellenic Scientific Society of Physiotherapy.
Since 2005 he has been a member of the INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF DANCE MEDICINE IADMS.
Adriani Nikolaidou TEI of Athens
Publications in International Conferences
In 1994, she opened her specialized physiotherapy studio, and keeps pace with the latest technology and developments in the field. The studio is equipped with state-of-the-art technology in physiotherapy machines and equipment. At the same time she continued her research into new methods of rehabilitation, and in 1997 she met Dimitris Kostopoulos, founded of the Hands On Company which trains physiotherapists in Trigger Point and Manual techniques for the problems of spine, and upper and lower limbs.
Dimitris Kostopoulos, owner of eight physiotherapy studios in New York, holder of two doctorates, a published writer on these subjects and a great teacher, generously taught her the basic techniques, which proved to be the spark for her ongoing study and research into the problems of improving the technique of dancers.
In 2005 she met and worked with Marika Molnar, the physiotherapist of the New York City Ballet, who selflessly shared her vast experience in the types of fractures suffered by dancers.
She has been a member of the International Dance Council (CID) since 2008.
- THRIASIO HOSPITAL “ONE-DAY CONFERENCE ON LOWER BACK PAIN” (1997) Participation on the theme: “Lower back pain and the Application of TRIGGER POINT THERAPY”
- SYMPOSIUM OF PHYSIOTHERAPY & PHYSICAL MEDICINE (KEFALONIA, 1998) (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE) Participation on the theme: “Cervical Neck Syndrome and the Application of TRIGGER POINTS”
- “ESTIA” FOUNDATION OF NEA SMYRNI (1998) Participation on the same theme
- SYMPOSIUM OF PHYSIOTHERAPY & PHYSICAL MEDICINE (KEFALONIA, 1999) (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE) Participation on the theme: “Shoulder pain and the Application of TRIGGER POINTS”
- ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE HELLENIC PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION (1999, THESSALONIKI) Participation on the same theme
- SYMPOSIUM OF PHYSIOTHERAPY & PHYSICAL MEDICINE (KEFALONIA, 2000) (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE) Participation on the theme: “CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOVEMENT (CPM) HISTORICAL RETROSPECT AND APPLICATION TODAY”
- ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE HELLENIC PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION (VOLOS, 2001) Participation on the same theme
- SYMPOSIUM OF PHYSIOTHERAPY & PHYSICAL MEDICINE (KEFALONIA, 2003) (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE)Participation on the theme: Dancer’s Fractures: TRIGGER POINTS AND MANUAL THERAPY
- ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATION
- ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE HELLENIC PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION – (ATHENS WAR MUSEUM, 2003) Participation on the theme: Dancer’s Fractures: TRIGGER POINTS AND MANUAL THERAPY
- INTERNATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL (CID): ATHENS Participation and presentation of a workshop at the International Dance Organization Conference, 2008
- INTERNATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL CID: MALAGA Participation and presentation of a workshop at the International Dance Organization Conference, 2009
Participation in International Conferences
- Participation in the International Conference on Dance Medicine, with presentation of special techniques to expand extensions for classical ballet dancers and improve all movements of classical dance.
- Participation in a conference at the Harkness Center, New York – a special clinic for treatment of dancer’s fractures and other injuries. Theme of Conference: Principles of Dance Medicine, clinical assessment of the dancer. 25-26 January 2007.
- Participation in a conference at the Harkness Center, New York – a special clinic for treatment of dancer’s fractures and other injuries. Theme of Conference: Principles of Dance Medicine, clinical assessment of the dancer. 26-27 July 2007.
- Participation in a conference at the Harkness Center, New York – a special clinic for treatment of dancer’s fractures and other injuries. Theme of Conference: Principles of Dance Medicine, clinical assessment of the dancer 28-29 July 2007.
- Participation in the Annual IADMS Conference, in Stockholm, Sweden, (International Association for Dance Medicine & Science). 2005
- Participation in a seminar on dancer’s fractures at the University Hospital of New York, NY. 2007
- Participation the Annual IADMS Conference, at The Hague, Holland (International Association for Dance Medicine & Science). 2009
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