{"id":10440,"date":"2024-12-04T10:02:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/biography\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T07:33:10","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/en\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row addstyles=&#8221;width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;about-us-img&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9953&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;about-us-content&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1733736445565{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;inherit&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Biography of Adriani Nikolaidou<\/h2>\n<p>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Adriani Nikolaidou was born in Miami, Florida, USA. Daughter of Pavlos Nikolaidou, professor of Architecture at the University of Miami.<br \/>\nA descendant of Asia Minor people with roots from Smyrni (from her father) and Ayvalik (from her mother).<br \/>\nIn 1992, she graduated from the Technological Educational Institute of Athens, and during her studies she also worked as an intern:<br \/>\nAt the NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE REHABILITATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE<br \/>\nAt the NAVAL HOSPITAL OF ATHENS<br \/>\nAt the K.A.T.<br \/>\nShe attended seminars from the American HANDS ON company on advanced physical therapy techniques applied in EUROPE and the USA.<br \/>\nTechniques such as TRIGGER POINT treatment of upper and lower extremities and torso.<br \/>\nMANUAL technique in the spine-upper-lower extremities.<br \/>\nDry Needling Technique and Mobilization of Nerve Tissue.<br \/>\nShe was recently trained in Biomedical Acupuncture for musculoskeletal conditions.<br \/>\nHe is a member of the Panhellenic Association of Physiotherapists and the Hellenic Scientific Society of Physiotherapy.<br \/>\nSince 2005 he has been a member of the INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF DANCE MEDICINE IADMS.<\/p>\n<p>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;29px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Adriani Nikolaidou <\/strong>TEI of Athens<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<ul class='dt-sc-sociable no-margin'><li> <a class='fab fa-facebook-f' title='Facebook-f' href='#' target='_blank'> <\/a> <\/li><li> <a class='fab fa-instagram' title='Instagram' href='#' target='_blank'> <\/a> <\/li><\/ul>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;38px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;60&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461753861881{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/services-parallax.png?id=698) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: contain !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dt-sc-background-two white-text&#8221; addstyles=&#8221;background-position: top !important; float: left;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;86px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;aligncenter&#8221;]<div class='dt-sc-small-separator '><\/div>\n<h2>Publications in International Conferences<\/h2>\n<div class='dt-sc-clear '> <\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461824249621{border-right-width: 2px !important;padding-right: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]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.<br \/>\nDimitris 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.<br \/>\nIn 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.<br \/>\nShe has been a member of the International Dance Council (CID) since 2008.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1461824364802{margin-left: -20px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dt-sc-border-two&#8221;]<ul class='dt-sc-fancy-list   circle'>\n<li>THRIASIO HOSPITAL \u201cONE-DAY CONFERENCE ON LOWER BACK PAIN\u201d (1997)\nParticipation on the theme: \u201cLower back pain and the Application of TRIGGER POINT THERAPY\u201d<\/li>\n<li>SYMPOSIUM OF PHYSIOTHERAPY &amp; PHYSICAL MEDICINE (KEFALONIA, 1998) (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE)\nParticipation on the theme: \u201cCervical Neck Syndrome and the Application of TRIGGER POINTS\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cESTIA\u201d FOUNDATION OF NEA SMYRNI (1998)\nParticipation on the same theme<\/li>\n<li>SYMPOSIUM OF PHYSIOTHERAPY &amp; PHYSICAL MEDICINE (KEFALONIA, 1999) (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE)\nParticipation on the theme: \u201cShoulder pain and the Application of TRIGGER POINTS\u201d<\/li>\n<li>ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE HELLENIC PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION (1999, THESSALONIKI)\nParticipation on the same theme<\/li>\n<li>SYMPOSIUM OF PHYSIOTHERAPY &amp; PHYSICAL MEDICINE (KEFALONIA, 2000) (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE)\nParticipation on the theme: \u201cCONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOVEMENT (CPM) HISTORICAL RETROSPECT AND APPLICATION TODAY\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<ul class='dt-sc-fancy-list   circle'>\n<li>ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE HELLENIC PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION (VOLOS, 2001)\nParticipation on the same theme<\/li>\n<li>SYMPOSIUM OF PHYSIOTHERAPY &amp; PHYSICAL MEDICINE (KEFALONIA, 2003) (INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE)Participation on the theme: Dancer\u2019s Fractures: TRIGGER POINTS AND MANUAL THERAPY<\/li>\n<li>ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATION<\/li>\n<li>ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE HELLENIC PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION \u2013 (ATHENS WAR MUSEUM, 2003)\nParticipation on the theme: Dancer\u2019s Fractures: TRIGGER POINTS AND MANUAL THERAPY<\/li>\n<li>INTERNATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL (CID): ATHENS\nParticipation and presentation of a workshop at the International Dance Organization Conference, 2008<\/li>\n<li>INTERNATIONAL DANCE COUNCIL CID: MALAGA\nParticipation and presentation of a workshop at the International Dance Organization Conference, 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;aligncenter&#8221;]<div class='dt-sc-small-separator '><\/div>\n<h2>Participation in International Conferences<\/h2>\n<div class='dt-sc-clear '> <\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<ol class='dt-sc-fancy-list   decimal'>\n<li><span>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.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Participation in a conference at the Harkness Center, New York &#8211; a special clinic for treatment of dancer\u2019s fractures and other injuries. Theme of Conference: Principles of Dance Medicine, clinical assessment of the dancer. 25-26 January 2007.  <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Participation in a conference at the Harkness Center, New York &#8211; a special clinic for treatment of dancer\u2019s fractures and other injuries. Theme of Conference: Principles of Dance Medicine, clinical assessment of the dancer. 26-27 July 2007.  <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Participation in a conference at the Harkness Center, New York &#8211; a special clinic for treatment of dancer\u2019s fractures and other injuries. Theme of Conference: Principles of Dance Medicine, clinical assessment of the dancer 28-29 July 2007. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Participation in the Annual IADMS Conference, in Stockholm, Sweden, (International Association for Dance Medicine &amp; Science). 2005<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Participation in a seminar on dancer\u2019s fractures at the University Hospital of New York, NY. 2007<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Participation the Annual IADMS Conference, at The Hague, Holland (International Association for Dance Medicine &amp; Science). 2009<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;aligncenter&#8221;]<div class='dt-sc-small-separator '><\/div>\n<h2>Academic title &amp; professional license<\/h2>\n<div class='dt-sc-clear '> <\/div>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10005&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;10006&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row addstyles=&#8221;width: 100%; margin: 0px auto;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;about-us-img&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;9953&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;about-us-content&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1733736445565{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;inherit&#8221;] Biography of Adriani Nikolaidou [vc_empty_space height=&#8221;16px&#8221;] Adriani Nikolaidou was born in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10440","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10440"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10446,"href":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10440\/revisions\/10446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.physioartcenter.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}