Konstantinos Kaliarntas
Konstantinos Kaliarntas

Dr Konstantinos Kaliarntas

Lecturer

 0131 455 3708

  K.Kaliarntas@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Konstantinos Joined Edinburgh Napier University in 2013 as a Lecturer in Biomechanics. Konstantinos’ research and teaching interests are in human movement, clinical and sport biomechanics, rehabilitation, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, physical activity and exercise and research methods and statistics.
Konstantinos is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and he teaches at both undergraduate and postgraduate level in the school of Applied Sciences. He is also currently the programme leader for the Physical Activity and Health undergraduate programme.
Konstantinos graduated from the Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Athens with a BSc in physiotherapy (2003). Subsequently, after participation in national exams (2005), he was awarded a scholarship for postgraduate studies from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY). He then completed an MSc in Rehabilitation at the University of Nottingham (2006) and a PhD in Bioengineering at the University of Strathclyde (2011). Konstantinos also worked as a Research Fellow at the University of Strathclyde (2010 – 2013) where he was involved in large funded and collaborative research projects such as the SWIFTCAST and Envisage projects (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21266301). He was also co-investigator in large collaborative research grants such as the WATER project (Chief Scientist Office; 2015-2017, £304,602; PI: Dr Psycharakis, Co-Is: Dr Coleman and Ms Lindon)
Konstantinos is an HCPC registered (reg no: PH86265) and also a Chartered Physiotherapist (CSP).

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Conference Organising Activity

  • Organising Committee: (Clinical Movement Analysis Society, CMAS , Glasgow, Scotland)
  • Organiser of a satellite event on "Neurological Spasticity Management" (European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children, ESMAC, Glasgow, Scotland))
  • Senior Chair: European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children, ESMAC, Glasgow, Scotland))
  • Organizing Committee: European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children, ESMAC, Glasgow, Scotland))

 

Invited Speaker

  • Sport and Physical Activity for health and Wellbeing (Sports Injury Mini Symposium, University of Dundee, Scotland)
  • Therapeutic exercise for chronic spine pain management (KAT Hospital, Athens, Greece)
  • Visual feedback in Stroke Rehabilitation (European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children, ESMAC 22nd Annual Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland)

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • Health & Care Professions Council
  • Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
  • PanHellenic Society of Physiotherapists

 

Research Degree External Examining

  • External Examining (PhD, University of Newcastle, Australia)
  • External Examining (PhD, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland)
  • External Examining (PhD, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia)

 

Reviewing

  • Journal Reviewer: Science and Medicine in football
  • Journal Reviewer: Journal of Chiropractic Medicine
  • Journal Reviewer: Health Research Journal
  • Journal Reviewer: Journal of Applied Biomechanics
  • Journal reviewer: PlosOne
  • Journal Reviewer: Gait and Posture
  • Journal Reviewer: Clinical Biomechanics
  • Journal Reviewer: Clinical Rehabilitation

 

Visiting Positions

  • Visiting Lecturer: University of West Attica, Athens

 

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Muscle activity during aquatic and land exercises in people with and without low back pain.

Journal Article
Psycharakis, S. G., Coleman, S. G. S., Linton, L., Kaliarntas, K., & Valentin, S. (2019)
Muscle activity during aquatic and land exercises in people with and without low back pain. Physical Therapy, 99(3), 297-310. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzy150
Background Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorder. Aquatic exercises are commonly used by physical therapists for CLBP treatment and manag...

Automation enhancement and accuracy investigation of a portable single-camera gait analysis system

Journal Article
Yang, C., Ugbolue, U. C., McNicol, D., Stankovic, V., Stankovic, L., Kerr, A., …Rowe, P. J. (2019)
Automation enhancement and accuracy investigation of a portable single-camera gait analysis system. IET Science, Measurements and Technology, 13(4), 563-571. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2018.5246
While optical motion analysis systems can provide high-fidelity gait parameters, they are usually impractical for local clinics and home use, due to high cost, requirement for...

Trunk muscle activity during dynamic exercises on land and in water for participants with and without chronic low back pain

Journal Article
Linton, L., Valentine, S., Coleman, S., Kaliarntas, K., & Psycharakis, S. (2017)
Trunk muscle activity during dynamic exercises on land and in water for participants with and without chronic low back pain. Physiotherapy, 103, e6-e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2017.11.158
Aquatic exercise is beneficial in managing Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP), however information is lacking as to which exercises are appropriate for targeting specific muscle gro...

Non-contact injury incidence and warm-up observation in hockey in Scotland

Presentation / Conference
Johnston, T., Brown, S., Kaliarntas, K. & Taylor, C. (2016, August)
Non-contact injury incidence and warm-up observation in hockey in Scotland. Poster presented at International Sports Science + Sports Medicine Conference 2016, Newcastle University
Noncontact injuries occur during manoeuvres such as landing, accelerating and the side-cut. This investigation has assessed the prevalence and manoeuvres associated with nonco...

The Effects Of Carrying A Simulated Rifle During A Backpack Load-carriage Task

Journal Article
Paul, C., Kaliarntas, K., Connaboy, C., & Graham, S. (2016)
The Effects Of Carrying A Simulated Rifle During A Backpack Load-carriage Task. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(5S), 91. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000485279.46533.a2
A-46 Free Communication/Poster - Fitness Assessment Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM Room: Exhibit Hall A/B PURPOSE: Identifying the effects of carrying a rifle du...

The immediate and short term effects of elastic taping on biomechanical, functional and perceived outcomes in chronic stroke patients

Presentation / Conference
Kaliarntas, K., Smith, M., Hamilton, R., Brown, S. & Rowat, A. (2016, May)
The immediate and short term effects of elastic taping on biomechanical, functional and perceived outcomes in chronic stroke patients. Poster presented at European Stroke Organization Conference, Barcelona, Spain
No abstract available.

Autonomous Gait Event Detection with Portable Single-Camera Gait Kinematics Analysis System

Journal Article
Yang, C., Ugbolue, U. C., Kerr, A., Stankovic, V., Stankovic, L., Carse, B., …Rowe, P. J. (2016)
Autonomous Gait Event Detection with Portable Single-Camera Gait Kinematics Analysis System. Journal of Sensors, 2016, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5036857
Laboratory-based nonwearable motion analysis systems have significantly advanced with robust objective measurement of the limb motion, resulting in quantified, standardized, a...

A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of the Efficacy of an Ankle-Foot Cast on Walking Recovery Early After Stroke: SWIFT Cast Trial

Journal Article
Pomeroy, V. M., Rowe, P., Clark, A., Walker, A., Kerr, A., Chandler, E., …Ugboule, U. C. (2016)
A Randomized Controlled Evaluation of the Efficacy of an Ankle-Foot Cast on Walking Recovery Early After Stroke: SWIFT Cast Trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 30(1), 40-48. doi:10.1177/1545968315583724
Background. Timely provision of an ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) orthotist customized for individuals early after stroke can be problematic. Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of...

Embodied inter subjective engagement in mother-infant tactile communication: a cross-cultural study of Japanese and Scottish mother-infant behaviors during infant pick-up

Journal Article
Negayama, K., Delafield-Butt, J. T., Momose, K., Ishijima, K., Kawahara, N., Lux, E. J., …Kaliarntas, K. (2015)
Embodied inter subjective engagement in mother-infant tactile communication: a cross-cultural study of Japanese and Scottish mother-infant behaviors during infant pick-up. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00066
This study examines the early development of cultural differences in a simple, embodied, and intersubjective engagement between mothers putting down, picking up, and carrying ...

Current Post Grad projects

Previous Post Grad projects

Non-Napier PhD or MSc by Research supervisions

  • PhD secondary supervision: (Upper Limb Stroke Rehabilitation, University of Strathclyde)
  • MSc by research secondary supervision ( AFO gait kinematic analysis, University of Strathclyde)
  • PhD secondary supervision: Lower Limb Stroke Rehabilitation (University of Strathclyde)
  • MSc by research secondary supervision (Gait symmetry of amputees' during inclined treadmill walking)