Laboratory of Physical Education and Sport - Biomechanics Division

The Biomechanics Division specializes in the analysis and investigation of the biological mechanisms underlying human movement on land and in water through the application of advanced technologies and state-of-the-art methodologies. The Division is equipped with the most advanced biomechanical instrumentation in Greece, comparable to that of leading biomechanics laboratories worldwide. Its facilities support the acquisition and analysis of human movement, the dynamic factors responsible for movement generation, and the functional characteristics of the involved muscletendon units—including muscle architecture, mechanical properties, and neuromuscular activation—during movement.

Laboratory Details

Laboratory Title: Laboratory of Physical Education and Sport - Biomechanics Division

Faculty: School of Physical Education, Sport Science and Occupational Therapy

School: Department of Physical Education and Sport Science

Email: nagelous@phyed.duth.gr

Telephone: (+30) 2531039733

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Introduction - Presentation

The Biomechanics Division specializes in the analysis and investigation of the biological mechanisms underlying human movement on land and in water through the application of advanced technologies and state-of-the-art methodologies. The Division is equipped with the most advanced biomechanical instrumentation in Greece, comparable to that of leading biomechanics laboratories worldwide. Its facilities support the acquisition and analysis of human movement, the dynamic factors responsible for movement generation, and the functional characteristics of the involved muscletendon units—including muscle architecture, mechanical properties, and neuromuscular activation—during movement.

Field of Research

biomechanics, sports biomechanics, clinical biomechanics, rehabilitation biomechanics, swimming biomechanics, motor control, neurorahabilitation, motor rehabilitaion, neuromusculoskeletal performance maximization, injury prevention, fall prevention in older adults, maximization of athletic performance

Laboratory Members

Name	Position/Capacity	Email	Telephone
Nikolaos Aggelousis	Laboratory Director & Head of the Division	nagelous@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39645
Vassilios Gourgoulis	Head of the Aquatic Sports Subdivision	vgoyrgoy@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39656
Erasmia Giannakou	Faculty Member	egiannak@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Georgios Giarmatzis	Postdoctoral Researcher	ggiarmat@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Athanasios Gkrekidis	PhD Candidate	agkrekid@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Panagiotis Getzenis	PhD Candidate	pgketzen@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Evangeli Karampina	PhD Candidate	ekarampi@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Panagiotis Kasimatis	PhD Candidate	pkasimat@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Stylianos Koulexidis	PhD Candidate	skoulexi@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Evangelia Makri	PhD Candidate	emakri@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Alexandros Bekiaris	PhD Candidate	bekalex@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Paschalia Rantsiou	PhD Candidate	prantsio@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733
Theodora Tsapekou	PhD Candidate	ttsapeko@phyed.duth.gr	(+30) 25310 39733

Featured Research Programs

Programme Title	Duration	Funding
Study of the interrelationships between neuroimaging, neurophysiological and biomechanical biomarkers in stroke rehabilitation - MIS 5047286	2/09/2019 - 31/10/2023	"Support for Regional Excellence", funded by the Operational Programme "Competiveness, entepreneurship and Innovation" (NSRF 2014-2020) and co-financed by Greece and Europena Union (European Regional Development Fund)
Study, Design, Development and Implementation of a Holistic System for Upgrading the Quality of Life and Activilty of Elderly - MIS 5047294	02/09/2019 - 31/10/2023	"Support for Regional Excellence", funded by the Operational Programme "Competiveness, entepreneurship and Innovation" (NSRF 2014-2020) and co-financed by Greece and Europena Union (European Regional Development Fund)
TECHNIQUE EVALUATION OF ELITE MALE AND FEMALE SWIMMERS - PC 82911	Since 2023, renewed annually	Funded by the Hellenic Swimming Federation (KOE) following the signing of a contract

Featured Publications

Chronological Order	APP	doi
Gourgoulis, V., Nikodelis, T., Gketzenis, P., Kasimatis, P., Bekiaris, A., Koulexidis, S. (2026). Impact of swimming intensity on spatiotemporal kinematics of lower-limb breaststroke actions in national-level male swimmers: A discrete variable and time-series analysis. Journal of Biomechanics, 204: 113372.		10.1016/j.jbiomech.2026.113372
Giarmatzis, G., Aggelousis, N., Giannakou, E., Karagiannakidou, I., Makri, E., Tsiakiri, A., Christidi, F., Malliou, P., Vadikolias, K. (2025). The mechanistic causes of increased walking speed after a strength training program in Stroke patients: A musculoskeletal modeling approach. Biomechanics (Switzerland), 5, 97		10.3390/biomechanics5040097
Menychtas, D., Petrou, N., Kansizoglou, I., Giannakou, E., Gkrekidis, A., Gasteratos, A., Gourgoulis, V., Douda, E., Smilios, I., Michalopoulou, M., Sirakoulis, G. & Aggelousis, N. (2023). Gait analysis comparison between manual marking, 2D pose estimation algorithms, and 3D marker-based system. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 4, 1238134		10.3389/fresc.2023.1238134
Aggelousis, N., Giannakou, E., Albracht, K., Arampatzis, A. (2010). Reproducibility of fascicle length and pennation angle of gastrocnemius medialis in human gait in vivo. Gait & Posture, 31(1): 73-77		10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.08.249