Instructor Details

Sakis Adamidis

Adamidis Sakis graduated from the Department of Physiotherapy of the TEI of Thessaloniki in 1995. Since then he has dealt in the private sector with the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal and neurological problems with emphasis on brachial plexus injuries. Since 2000 he has been working at C'KAPI of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, where, among other things, he deals with the rehabilitation of hemiplegic patients. His postgraduate education includes his training in various methods related to the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases (Manual Therapy - Kaltenborn - Evjenth concept, Mulligan concept) but also neurological diseases (PNF, BOBATH) as well as other seminars such as (Myofascial Release and Trigger Point Therapy , Segmental Stabilization Training (Qeensland Group), Motor Control and Motor Learning, Clinical Reasoning, etc.

In 2007 he became a professor of the Mulligan method (MCTA), while in the same year he became a professor of the PNF method (IPNFA). In 2009 he became professor in the BOBATH method.

In 2002 he started his doctoral studies at the National School of Sports Sciences in Sofia with the subject of the effectiveness of the PNF method in the rehabilitation of patients after arthroplasty of the joints.

His clinical reasoning wants the patient to be at the center of the evaluation and the therapeutic approach and requires the ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE PATIENT!

Peter Van Dalen

In 1983, he completed his undergraduate education at Academie van Thim van der Laan in Utrecht and graduated as a physiotherapist. Between 1983-1995, he conducted clinical studies on the treatment of musculoskeletal problems in the Royal Netherlands Army. He completed the Mulligan Concept Training in 1993 and later made clinical observations and studies in New Zealand with the founder of the concept, Brian Mulligan. Van Dalen, who was involved in the establishment of the Mulligan Concept Teachers Association (MCTA) in 1995, completed the Maitland Concept Manual Therapy Training in 1997 and received the title of Manual Physiotherapist

Nikos Karavidas

Nikos Karavidas is a Physiotherapist and was born on 28/02/1985 in Athens. He is the founder of the Schroth Scoliosis & Spine Clinic , a specialized center for the treatment of spinal diseases in Athens, especially Scoliosis and Kyphosis. He is the only Greek Instructor (Official Instructor) in the Schroth method, teaching in Greece, Turkey, Egypt and Albania, while he has also been trained in the SEAS, Lyon and McKenzie methods. In 2007 he graduated from the Department of Physiotherapy of the Athens Technical University, In 2010 he enrolled in the postgraduate program MSc in Sports Physiotherapy at Cardiff University , from which he graduated in 2012.

Francisco Neto

Francisco Neto graduated in Physiotherapy at the Escola Superior de Saúde do Vale do Sousa, in Portugal. He completed his Masters in Physiotherapy at the University of Brighton (United Kingdom) and the Certificate in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy at the Curtin University of Technology (Australia). He has been an international MSK Physiotherapy lecturer since 2008. Most of his teaching activity is related to the Mulligan Concept, being part of the international Mulligan Concept Teachers Association. He has presented over 300 courses in different countries around the world: Angola, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Malta and Switzerland. He has been a university lecturer since 2001. He has been a lecturer at different Universities both in Portugal and Spain: Escola Superior de Saúde do Vale do Sousa, Escola Superior de Saúde do Vale do Ave, Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão, Universidad Europea de Madrid y Fundación San Pablo Andalucía CEU. Francisco works clinically exclusively with musculoskeletal patients at his private clinic in Portugal, using an evidenced informed practice. He is also the Director and CEO of Formaterapia, a continuous professional development center based in Portugal. He is a former vice-president of the Manual Therapy Interest Group of the Portuguese Association of Physiotherapists. At the present, he is a member of the General Council of the Portuguese Physiotherapy regulating professional body (Ordem dos Fisioterapeutas). He has a number of publications in international conferences and peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer of different scientific journals such as Clinical Rehabilitation, Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy and European Journal of Oral Sciences..