Health professionals for Acupuncture in Attica

Pappa Lina is an Acupuncturist who operates a private clinic specializing in Acupuncture and Aesthetic Medicine in Agia Paraskevi. She holds a medical degree from the G. D'Annunzio Medical School in Chieti, Italy, with postgraduate training at the International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques (ICMART) and at the European Cosmetic Academy of Chinese Acupuncture (Dr. Radha Thambirajah). The physician has extensive experience in pain management and aesthetic medicine and has also obtained relevant certification from the Italian School of Mesotherapy. Additionally, she is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the Hellenic Medical Acupuncture Society, and a founding member of the Hellenic Medical Mesotherapy Society.

Ioannidou Iliana MD, MSc is a Pulmonologist - Phthisiologist - Acupuncturist and maintains a private practice in Ilioupoli. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Crete and holds a postgraduate degree in "Lung Cancer: Modern Clinical and Laboratory Approach & Research" from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She began her specialty in Pulmonology - Phthisiology at the Lung Cancer Center of the Academic Hospital Clemenshospital in Münster, Germany, and completed it at the General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens "Sotiria." She specialized in Intensive Care at the University Intensive Care Unit of the General Hospital for Chest Diseases of Athens "Sotiria," where she served as an Attending Physician for 2 years. Concurrently, the doctor has been trained in Medical Acupuncture at the International Postgraduate Acupuncture Center AcuScience, under the auspices of the Hellenic Medical Acupuncture Society, as well as in Advanced and Immediate Life Support (ALS & ILS provider). She served as an Attending Physician in the Intensive Care Unit of the Athens Medical Center, while to date she remains an Attending Physician of the Pulmonology Team at the same hospital. In her private practice, she offers a wide range of services, personalized to the specific needs of each patient. 

Ntatsis Xaris is a Physiotherapist who operates a physiotherapy clinic in the Chalandri area. He holds a degree in Physiotherapy from the Technological Educational Institute of Patras. He has specialized in Manual Therapy (Chiropractic Techniques), Sports Injuries, Acupuncture, Kinesiotherapy, and Therapeutic Exercise at Karolinska University in Sweden. With many years of experience in the field of physiotherapy, his goal is to provide a comprehensive physiotherapeutic approach by applying individualized treatments to all patients. By taking a detailed history and assessing the patient's clinical condition, he develops a rehabilitation program that is entirely tailored to each individual in order to achieve the best possible outcome. He is an external scientific collaborator at OAKA and private clinics and manages the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal, sports, neurological, and cardiopulmonary conditions, while also providing home-based therapies. Finally, he is a regular member of the Hellenic Association of Physiotherapists.

Physiomotive - Kousidou Sofia is a Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Center located in Nea Smyrni. Physiomotive is staffed by a team of physiotherapists specialized in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal, sports, and neurological patients. The physiotherapist and Scientific Director is Vasilogeorgis Giannis (MSc, OMPT, Cert Acup), who studied Physiotherapy at the University of Thessaly. He holds a Master's degree in Neurological Rehabilitation through the PNF method, completed in 2009 at the Advanced 4N (neuro) level, and a Master's degree (MSc) in Molecular and Applied Physiology from the Medical School of Athens at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (E.K.P.A.). He has also completed postgraduate seminars in Therapeutic Taping and Neurodynamics. Additionally, he has studied Pain Physiology and Biomedical Acupuncture through EFEA (Hellenic Physiotherapy Pain Management Society). The physiotherapist - Clinical Pilates Instructor and Director of Physiomotive is Physiomotive - Kousidou Sofia, who studied Physiotherapy at the University of Thessaly. She is certified in the neurological rehabilitation method P.N.F. - Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, reaching the Advanced IIIa level. Furthermore, she applies therapeutic exercise as a rehabilitation tool, having completed the "Muscle Energy Techniques - Pilates" seminar, and is specialized in therapeutic Pilates as well as Pregnancy Pilates. The staff at Physiomotive includes physiotherapists Dachri Christina (University of Thessaly - OMT Specialized Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist - Clinical Pilates Instructor), Mantellou Efthymia (University of West Attica - Clinical Pilates Instructor - Scoliosis Rehabilitation - Specialist in Lymphatic Physiotherapy), and Panou Alexianna (University of West Attica - Clinical Pilates Instructor).

The Koukaki Physiotherapy Center has been operating for nearly 40 years, continuously renewing itself while maintaining the same principles. Naturally, there is extensive experience spanning two generations of physiotherapists, which stems both from the large number of patients and the harmonious blend of experience with contemporary knowledge. The facility employs 3 physiotherapists and specialized staff, whose primary concern is the treatment and care of patients in a pleasant environment.

Andreas Kanellidis is a Physiotherapist and operates his private Physiotherapy clinic in Kypseli. He manages a wide range of cases, responding to the individualized needs of each patient, while it would be remiss not to mention his specialization in Physiotherapeutic assessment and Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, as well as Acupuncture.

Devekouzou Dimitris is a General Practitioner with private clinics in Palaio Faliro and Peristeri. He graduated from the Medical School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2005) and from the Nursing School of Health and Welfare Professions (1990). He successfully completed his residency in General Medicine in 2011 and has gained experience from public and private hospitals in Athens, including Ygeia Hospital, Athens General Hospital "Elpis," Iaso General, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, and Nikaia General State Hospital. He has been awarded by the Association of Children with Mediterranean Anemia and by the Nursing Service of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center. Since the beginning of his basic studies, he has been following the latest developments across the spectrum of medicine, participating in numerous Greek and international conferences. His experience in both specialties, nursing and general medicine, allows him to manage cases with a wide range of pathology and severity, such as diabetes mellitus - hypertension, infections - chronic respiratory pulmonary disease, hyperlipidemia (LDL apheresis, Dali method), obesity, trauma - pressure ulcers, osteoporosis, and smoking cessation.

Elite Physio Rehabilitation Center is located in Chalandri. It is a fully equipped facility for the rehabilitation of acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions. The scientific director of Elite Physio is the Physiotherapist Milidonis Dimitris, a graduate of A.T.E.I. Athens and a member of the Panhellenic Association of Physiotherapists (P.S.F). The team is complemented by Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates Instructor Evangelinou Valia, also a graduate of A.T.E.I. Athens, and Physiotherapist and OMT - Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist Kangiouzis Vasilis. The specialized physiotherapists at Elite Physio are fully qualified in the fields of musculoskeletal and sports rehabilitation. The center applies specialized assessment and the most up-to-date scientific data, providing a high-level, individualized therapeutic approach.

Xatziliadis Georgios and Xatziliadi Anastasia are Physiotherapists based in Marousi. Xatziliadis Georgios holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Medicine from the University of West Attica and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, respectively. He possesses extensive professional experience, having served as a Physiotherapist - Department Head at the 401 General Military Hospital of Athens and at the 414 Military Hospital of Special Diseases for 28 consecutive years. Xatziliadi Anastasia is a graduate of the Physiotherapy Department of the University of Thessaly and also holds a degree from the Department of Physical Education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has five years of professional experience in Greece and France. In their private clinic, they offer a wide range of services and are equipped to provide personalized solutions for orthopedic, rheumatologic, and other conditions.

Το Κέντρο Καινοτόμων Εφαρμογών Φυσικοθεραπείας «Physio Science Clinic», ιδρύθηκε το 2007, από τους εξειδικευμένους φυσικοθεραπευτές Αλέξανδρο Σιδέρη και Γιάννη Σωτήραλη, με σκοπό να ενώσουν τις γνώσεις τους και την κλινική τους εμπειρία στην αξιολόγηση και αποκατάσταση των προβλημάτων υγείας των ασθενών που μέχρι σήμερα τους εμπιστεύονται. Στο κέντρο μας ειδικευόμαστε στην αντιμετώπιση συνδρόμων οξέος και χρόνιου μυοσκελετικού πόνου, στην αξιολόγηση και αποκατάσταση παθολογιών της σπονδυλικής στήλης και των αρθρώσεων, στην αποκατάσταση αθλητικών κακώσεων, στη φυσικοθεραπεία μετά από το χειρουργείο. Ως ειδικοί φυσικοθεραπευτές στη χειροθεραπεία (manual therapy) και τον βελονισμό (acupuncture and dry needling), με άριστα εκπαιδευμένους συνεργάτες στην ειδική θεραπευτική άσκηση και με τη βοήθεια της υψηλής τεχνολογίας (Winback Tecar, Shockwave Therapy, HILTerapia, Πελματογραφος) προσφέρουμε State of the Art υπηρεσίες. Σε τι διαφέρουμε; Θα σας ακούσουμε με προσοχή δίνοντας έμφαση σε κάθε λεπτομέρεια που σας απασχολεί, θα σας εξηγήσουμε απλά και με σαφήνεια τη φύση του προβλήματός σας. Δεν “εκτελούμε” παραπεμπτικά φυσικοθεραπείας, αλλά συνδιαμορφώνουμε με τον ειδικό ιατρό σας το πρωτόκολλο θεραπείας σας, πάντοτε σε συμφωνία με τις διεθνείς κλινικές οδηγίες (clinical guidelines) αντιμετώπισης του εκάστοτε προβλήματος. Η παρέμβασή μας βασίζεται πάντοτε στις αρχές της κλινικής συλλογιστικής (clinical reasoning) με μοναδικό στόχο το καλύτερο δυνατό θεραπευτικό αποτέλεσμα. Κάθε θεραπευτική εφαρμογή οφείλει να στοχεύει σε σαφή και συγκεκριμένη παράμετρο της θεραπείας. Για μας δεν υπάρχουν μόνο παθήσεις ή προβλήματα υγείας που απαιτούν αντιμετώπιση. Για μας υπάρχουν ασθενείς με απολύτως εξατομικευμένες ανάγκες αποκατάστασης.

Unique Physio Lab Petrou Andreas - Antonopoulos Anastasios Marios is an advanced Physiotherapy center, well-designed and equipped with state-of-the-art technology, aiming to provide optimal services to patients. The center's specialists possess clinical experience in major rehabilitation centers, hospitals, as well as private clinics. Our facility handles musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiopulmonary, and sports-related cases. The rehabilitation program is personalized and varies from patient to patient. Based on our clinical reasoning and current literature, our method, in addition to conventional physiotherapy, may include chiropractic treatment, acupuncture, Ergon IASTM Technique, therapeutic exercise, and TECAR therapy, which offers twice as fast recovery and immediate pain relief.

Fragkakis Spyros MD, MSc is a Rheumatologist who maintains a private practice in Argyroupoli. He holds a postgraduate degree in Metabolic Bone Diseases with a grade of "Excellent" from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and he possesses a diploma in Medical Acupuncture following successful training and examinations under the auspices of the International Council of Medical Acupuncture. Additionally, he has completed postgraduate courses with practical training at the Medical Schools of the University of Vienna, Hasselt University, and the University of Zurich. Concurrently, he has valuable professional experience, having worked in numerous Rheumatology Clinics, and has been equipped with the appropriate knowledge for the physical rehabilitation of rheumatologic, orthopedic, and neurological diseases. Currently, his private practice utilizes state-of-the-art technologies such as shockwave therapy, Hiro-laser, Biofeedback, TENS, Diathermy, Magnetic fields, and ultrasound. Finally, he is a member of various Greek associations and scientific societies and ensures continuous professional development by attending seminars and conferences aimed at ongoing education and training in his field.

Η PHYSIOSPOT - Ιατρίδου Γεωργία είναι Φυσικοθεραπεύτρια - Βελονίστρια, Διδάκτωρ της Ιατρικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων και ιδρύτρια του Κέντρου Φυσικοθεραπείας Physiospot στο Νέο Ψυχικό. Αποφοίτησε με Άριστα από τη Σχολή Φυσικοθεραπείας του ΤΕΙ Στερεάς Ελλάδας. Κατά τη διάρκεια των σπουδών της έλαβε βραβεύσεις από το Ίδρυμα Κρατικών Υποτροφιών (Ι.Κ.Υ) και το έτος 2003 της απονεμήθηκε το Αριστείο της Ελληνικής Επιστημονικής Εταιρείας Φυσικοθεραπείας από τον τ. Υπουργό Υγείας, κο Νικήτα Κακλαμάνη. Έχει αποκτήσει με Άριστα το μεταπτυχιακό δίπλωμα σπουδών του τμήματος Επιστήμης Φυσικής Αγωγής και Αθλητισμού του Δημοκριτείου Πανεπιστημίου Θράκης, με αντικείμενο εξειδίκευσης στην Πρόληψη, Παρέμβαση και Αποκατάσταση Αθλητικών Κακώσεων. Εξειδικεύτηκε (2011-2013) στον Βιοϊατρικό Βελονισμό από την Ελληνική Επιστημονική Εταιρεία Αλγολογίας και το έτος 2017 απέκτησε το Δίπλωμα Χειροπρακτικής (Diploma Chiropractic) από το Κολλέγιο του Ackermann, Σουηδία. Ακολούθησε μετεκπαίδευση στην Υπερηχογραφία του Μυοσκελετικού Συστήματος (Musculoskeletal Ultrasound) στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Essex, Ηνωμένο Βασιλείο (University of Essex, UK), αποτελώντας την πρώτη Ελληνίδα απόφοιτο του τμήματος με εξειδίκευση στο μυοσκελετικό υπέρηχο. Εξειδικεύτηκε τέλος, στη Μυοσκελετική Αποκατάσταση με τη σύγχρονη τεχνολογία ραδιοσυχνοτήτων INDIBA activ, αποτελώντας και επίσημη εκπαιδεύτρια της μεθόδου θεραπείας στην Ελλάδα. Κατά τη διάρκεια της επαγγελματικής της σταδιοδρομίας (2003-σήμερα) εξειδικεύεται στην αποκατάσταση ορθοπαιδικών και ρευματολογικών παθήσεων, αθλητικών κακώσεων, στη μετεγχειρητική αποκατάσταση γονάτων, ώμων & σπονδυλικής στήλης, στις ημικρανίες - κεφαλαλγίες τάσεως, στη διακοπή καπνίσματος, στη μείωση της όρεξης - αύξηση μεταβολισμού και στα γυναικολογικά προβλήματα (δυσμηνόρροια, αμηνόρροια). Η Γ. Ιατρίδου διαθέτει σημαντικό ερευνητικό έργο πάνω στην αποκατάσταση μυοσκελετικών και νευρολογικών παθήσεων. Έχει να επιδείξει παρουσιάσεις και ομιλίες σε διεθνή και ελληνικά συνέδρια, καθώς και δημοσιεύσεις σε έγκριτα ξενόγλωσσα περιοδικά.

Giannopoulou Dimitra is a Pulmonologist - Tuberculosis Specialist and maintains a private pulmonology clinic in Peristeri. She holds a Medical Degree from the Institute of Pharmacy and Medicine in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, with an international diploma in Medical Acupuncture. The physician is specialized in medical acupuncture for smoking cessation, asthma, COPD, pain, chemotherapy side effects, weight loss, allergies, and electroacupuncture. Additionally, her research interests include small cell and non-small cell lung cancer, bronchial asthma - COPD, and chemotherapy regimens for the lung. Alongside her private practice, Giannopoulou Dimitra serves as a Senior Registrar in the 1st Oncology Clinic at "Hygeia" Hospital. Finally, she is a member of the Medical Acupuncture Society of Greece, the European Society for Medical Oncology, the European Respiratory Society, the Delphic Society, and the Hellenic Respiratory Society.

Makri Dimitra is a Physiotherapist - Acupuncturist and operates the private physiotherapy clinic "DMK Physio" in Voula. She holds a degree from the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom and has completed postgraduate studies at Université René Descartes in France, specializing in Sports Physiotherapy. Additionally, she trained in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine at the Università per Stranieri di Perugia in Italy, aiming for a holistic approach to patient treatment. Her clinical practice was conducted in public rehabilitation centers and clinics, as well as at the Bradford Bulls Rugby sports facilities, in collaboration with the National Health Service (NHS) of the UK. During her professional career, she worked as a Physiotherapist at the "Dais" Sports Center, gaining valuable experience. Ms. Makri specializes in musculoskeletal injuries, cervical pain, headaches, migraines, vertigo, temporomandibular joint dysfunctions, neuralgias, pelvic floor rehabilitation, pregnancy physiotherapy, sciatica, low back pain, postoperative cases, neurological rehabilitation, and pediatric physiotherapy.

Το Physiobase Clinic Αραμπατζάκης Δ. - Καναβάς Μ.PT, OMT, MSc εδρεύει στην Ηλιούπολη. Ο Καναβάς Εμμανουήλ με γνώση και εμπειρία στον τομέα της αποκατάστασης ιδρύει το Physiobase. Σπούδασε στο τμήμα φυσικοθεραπείας του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής της Αθήνας, αποκτώντας τις απαραίτητες επιστημονικές βάσεις. Κατά τη διάρκεια της στρατιωτικής του θητείας, απόκτησε πρακτική εμπειρία εργαζόμενος στο 95 ΤΥΕΘ Ρόδου και στο 414 Στρατιωτικό Νοσοκομείο Ειδικών Νοσημάτων. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση των στρατιωτικών του υποχρεώσεων, συνέχισε την επαγγελματική του σταδιοδρομία εργαζόμενος στο Γενικό Νοσοκομείο “Ασκληπιείο” Βούλας, αλλά και σε διάφορα αθλητικά σωματεία (γυναικείο τμήμα πόλο Εθνικού, ανδρικό ποδοσφαιρικό τμήμα Εθνικού, κλπ) και κέντρα φυσικοθεραπείας που αφορούσαν μυοσκελετικές παθήσεις και μετεγχειρητική αποκατάσταση αθλητών και μη. Είναι μέλος και ακολουθεί το επιμορφωτικό πρόγραμμα σπουδών του Συλλόγου Χειροθεραπευτών-Φυσικοθεραπευτών για τον τίτλο O.M.PT, όπου ειδικεύτηκε στις τεχνικές του manual therapy. Ακόμα, είναι τελοιόφοιτος του μεταπτυχιακού προγράμματος "Άθληση και Υγεία" της Ιατρικής Σχολής. Είναι εθελοντής Φυσικοθεραπευτής των Γιατρών του Κόσμου από το 2020. Ο Αραμπατζάκης Δημήτριος αποφοίτησε από το τμήμα Φυσικοθεραπείας του Πανεπιστημίου Δυτικής Αττικής στην Αθήνα. Ολοκλήρωσε την πρακτική του άσκηση στο Εθνικό Κέντρο Αποκατάστασης ( Ε.Κ.Α.) και αργότερα ολοκλήρωσε τις στρατιωτικές υποχρεώσεις του στο Διακλαδικό Κέντρο Φυσικής Ιατρικής και Αποκατάστασης (ΔΚΦΙΑΠ) του στρατιωτικού νοσοκομείου 414 ΣΝΕΝ , με ειδικότητα του φυσικοθεραπευτή. Έχει παρακολουθήσει το πρόγραμμα εξειδίκευσης Manual Therapy του Συλλόγου Φυσικοθεραπευτών Χειροθεραπευτών Ελλάδος ώστε να ειδικευτεί στην αναγνώριση και επίλυση προβλημάτων του μυοσκελετικού συστήματος. Έχοντας εργαστεί σε ιδιωτικά φυσικοθεραπευτήρια και δημόσιες κλινικές όπως και αθλητικά σωματεία και συλλόγους έχει αποκτήσει μεγάλη εμπειρία και ενδιαφέρον για την αποκατάσταση μυοσκελετικών και ορθοπεδικών παθήσεων και κακώσεων. Από το 2024 είναι συνιδρυτής και φυσικοθεραπευτής στο PhysioBase. Η υγεία του ασθενούς είναι η πρώτη τους προτεραιότητα. Με χρόνια εμπειρίας και εξειδίκευση στην αθλητική αποκατάσταση, προσφέρουν εξατομικευμένες θεραπείες που βασίζονται στις πιο σύγχρονες μεθόδους φυσικοθεραπείας. Δίνουν ιδιαίτερη έμφαση στο manual therapy και προσαρμόζουν τις θεραπείες τους στις μοναδικές ανάγκες κάθε ασθενή, με στόχο την ταχύτερη και ασφαλέστερη αποκατάσταση.

Mpageris Ioannis is a Neurologist and Acupuncturist who maintains private practices at Pedion tou Areos and Ilion. He holds a postgraduate specialization in Biomedical Acupuncture and a degree from the Medical School of the University of Patras. He completed his specialty training in psychiatry at the General Hospital of Elefsina “Thriasio” and in neurology at the General Hospital of Attica “KAT”, as well as neurology at the General Hospital of Athens “Evangelismos”. There, he had the opportunity to train in conditions such as cerebrovascular accidents, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, migraine, vertigo, polyneuropathies, and sleep disorders. Finally, the doctor has participated in numerous medical seminars and conferences and has contributed to the preparation of medical research papers.

Papadopoulou Elina is a physician specializing in General Family Medicine. She operates her private practice, “FamilyMed Center,” in Argos and Kiveri. She specialized at the General Hospital of Athens “G. Gennimatas.” She has received additional training in emergency prehospital medicine, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and infections. She is also trained in medical acupuncture. She holds a Master of Science degree in Occupational and Environmental Health from the National School of Public Health. She worked for 20 years in the National Health System (ESY), the last 12 years as a Consultant at the Lygourio Health Center, with on-call duties at the Nafplio and Argos Hospitals. She held the positions of coordinator of the 1st Local Health Unit (TOMY) of Argos and supervisor for the National Public Health Organization (EODY) for the Argolis Prefecture (KOMY) during the pandemic. She has attended numerous conferences and has produced a significant number of papers related to the broader field of primary health care.