Project task
PhD candidate - Planning and Implementation of the exergame "Keep On Keep Up" (M2).
Expertise
New Methods in Physiotherapy, rehabilitation, ageing research, fall prevention, telerehabilitation
Biography
Biography
Marios-Evangelos Stefanakis started his studies in Physiotherapy (B.Sc.) in 2015 at the University of Thessaly in Greece and graduated in 2019. In 2021, he completed his Master in New Methods of Physiotherapy Science at the University of West Attica in Athens. As part of his collaboration with Prof. Clemens Becker, he received the first European prize of the ENPHE (European Network of Physiotherapy in Higher Education) conference for the best master's thesis among 156 candidates. From January 2023, he started as a PhD student at the Network Ageing Research (NAR) of the University of Heidelberg, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Clemens Becker. He is a member of the Μ2 SMART AGE teams project ("Wearable Haptics" and Exergaming for Telerehabilitation and Prevention).
Relevant publications
- Stefanakis M, Sakellari V, Koumantakis G, et al. Quantification of physical activity parameters during inpatient therapy sessions of geriatric patients with hip and pelvic fracture. Retrospective study based on sensor monitoring. presented at: ENPHE Conference 2022-Physiotherapy Education in an Agile World; 2022; Famalicão, Portugal.
- Stefanakis, M., Sakellari, V., Klenk, J., Kampe, K., Klimek, M., Pfeiffer, K., Becker, C., 2022b. Unlocking the black box of geriatric physiotherapy: Quantification of physical activity and walking parameters during inpatient geriatric rehabilitation therapy sessions. Z Gerontol Geriatr. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00391-022-02126-3
- Stefanakis, M., Batalik, L., Antoniou, V., Pepera, G., 2022. Safety of home-based cardiac rehabilitation: A systematic review. Heart & Lung 55, 117–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2022.04.016