Dr Kostas Papadopoulos

Teaching Interests

My teaching style consists of problem-based learning techniques where students learn about a subject through understanding and solving problems.

Recent teaching and learning conference presentation

19^th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference. Theme: Learning for Life; meaningful assessment for the changing world of tomorrow. Oral presentation: ‘Game-based learning as a platform for formative assessment in Higher Education’ Konstantinos Papadopoulos. London, UK, 6^th Sept 2019.

Teaching Specialisms and Professional Interests

Knee Pain

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Anatomy and Pathophysiology

Kinesiology

Kinesiotherapy

Sports Physiotherapy

Research Methodology

Research Interests

I am research active Physiotherapist; member of several research groups. I was a NHS honorary researcher for 7 years and I conducted a number of projects in NHS settings aiming to bridge the gap between evidence-based research and clinical practice.

 Research Output and Interests

 Research focus on musculoskeletal conditions of upper and lower limb

Great interest in patellofemoral pain syndrome assessment and treatment

Previous research focused on validation and cultural adaption of outcome measures e.g. questionnaires and scales for lower limb assessment

Keen on motion analysis research, dynamometers

Interest in qualitative, quantitative and mixed method designs

Membership of Professional Bodies

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP number 052997)

Health and Care Professions Council registered (PH114482)

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Recent Publications

• Bampouras T, Andrew Wilson. Papadopoulos K. (2021) "Upper limb muscle strength and knee frontal plane projection angle asymmetries in female water-polo players". Sports Biomechanics, DOI: 10.1080/14763141.2021.1956577
• Turner, Anthony N.; Read, Paul; Maestroni, Luca; Chavda, Shyam; Yao, Xiang; Papadopoulos, Kostas; Virgile, Adam; Spiegelhalter, Abbie; Bishop, Chris (2021) ‘Reverse Engineering in Strength and Conditioning’. Strength and Conditioning Journal: September 22, 2021 - Volume - Issue - doi: 10.1519/SSC.0000000000000681
• Papadopoulos (2021) "The Sports Rehabilitation Therapists’ Guidebook" Routledge Oxfordshire, UK.
• Maestroni L, Turner A, Papadopoulos K, Korakakis V, Read P. (2021) "Relationships between physical capacities and biomechanical variables during movement tasks in athletic populations following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction". Physical Therapy in Sport, accepted (16/01/2020)
• Maestroni L, Papadopoulos K, Korakakis V, Turner A, Read P. (2020) ‘Strength, rate of force development, power and reactive strength in adult male athletic populations post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’. Physical Therapy in Sport 47:91-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2020.11.024 .
• Maestroni L, Read P, Bishop C, Papadopoulos K, Suchomel, T, Comfort P and Turner A. (2020) ‘The benefits of strength training on musculoskeletal system health: practical applications for interdisciplinary care’. Sports Medicine1007/s40279-020-01309-5 (Springer)
• J Guy, K.Papadopoulos (2020) ‘The impact of kinesiology tape application on the volume of interstitial space over the gastrocnemius within healthy mixed-gender participants using ultrasonography’ Trends in Medicine 20:1-5.
• Athanasiadis, K.Papadopoulos (2019) ‘‘Comparison of proprioception between Kinesiology and Adhesive Ankle Taping: A Randomised Experimental Study‘‘ Journal of Novel Physiotherapies 9:1
• M Arafat, K.Papadopoulos, M.S.I Mullick, M.S Uddin (2019) ‘‘The Vulnerability and Resiliency of Childhood’’ Global Psychiatry 2(2):1-7.
• Mamais, K.Papadopoulos, D. Lamnisos, Stasinopoulos (2018) ‘‘Effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of Lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET): an umbrella review‘‘Journal of Laser Therapy, 27(3)
• Bishop, J. Lake, I. Loturco, K. Papadopoulos, A. N. Turner, P. Read. ‘‘Inter-limb Asymmetries: The Need for an Individual Approach to Data Analysis‘‘(2018) The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research,
• Aune, C. Bishop, A .N. Turner, Papadopoulos, S. Budd, M.Richardson, S. Malone. ‘‘Acute and chronic effects of foam rolling vs eccentric exercise on ROM and force output of the plantar flexors‘‘ (2018) Journal of Sports Sciences
• M.Y.Arafat, A.A. Majumder, R. Kabir, K.Papadopoulos, S. Uddin, (2018) ‘‘Health Literacy in School‘‘In book: Optimizing Health Literacy for Improved Clinical Practices Chapter: 10 Publisher: Hershey, PA : Medical Information Science Reference Editors: Vassilios E. Papalois, Maria Theodosopoulou.
• Papadopoulos. ‘‘A Model of Applied Physiotherapy in Patellofemoral Pain‘‘ (2018) Primary Health Care: Open Access. 8:1.
• D. Papadopoulos, R.Kabir, D. Stasinopoulos. ‘Perceptions of physiotherapists of their role in reducing pain and increasing function, strength and flexibility in patients with PFPS’ (2017) Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation 4(9):1-14.
• M.Y. Arafat, R. Kabir, A. Al Masud, K. Papadopoulos, S. M. I. Alam, R. Sultana, S. Ahmed. ‘Health problems and health care seeking behaviour of Rohingya Refugees’ (2017) Journal of medical Research and Innovation 1 (1): 21-29.
• D. Papadopoulos, R. Kabir. ‘Physiotherapy effectiveness on muscle strength, flexibility, pain and function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.‘(2016) Journal Of novel Physiotherapy and Physical Rehabilitation 3(1): 035-039
• P. Joshi, R. Kabir, P. Upreti, W.E Lee, K. Papadopoulos, N.Ferdous.‘‘Potential impact and controversy of Stem Cells in Public Health‘‘. (2016) International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol 2: 10-14.
• Stasinopoulos, K. Papadopoulos, D. Lamnisos, A. Stergioulas. ‘LLLT for the management of patients with ankylosing spondylitis. (2016) Lasers in Medical Science, in press DOI: 10.1007/s10103-016-1874-2. First online: 21 January 2016, pp1-11.
• Stasinopoulos, K. Papadopoulos, D. Lamnisos "The use of Bioptron light (polarized, polychromatic, non-coherent) therapy for the treatment of acute ankle sprains". (2016) Disability and Rehabilitation, DOI:10.3109/09638288.2016.1146357. Published online: 04 Mar 2016
• D.Papadopoulos, L. Nardi, M. Antoniadou, A. Constantinou, A.Chimonidou D Stasinopoulos. ‘Greek adaption and validation of the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome‘(2016) Disability and Rehabilitation Published online Apr 6:1-5.
• D. Papadopoulos, D.Stasinopoulos. ‘Reproducibility of lower strength tests using a portable dynamometer. Measurement comparisons with a non-portable dynamometer’ (2016) International Journal of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation (accepted 22/03/2016) doi: http:// dx.doi.org/10.15344/ijptr/ 2016/112.
• D. Papadopoulos, D. Stasinopoulos, D. Ganchev. ‘A systematic review of systematic reviews of PFPS risk factors, diagnostic tests, outcome measures and exercise treatment, with an analysis of key participant and study characteristics in included primary studies’ (2015) The Open Sports Medicine Journal (Vol 9 pp7-17).
• D. Papadopoulos, J Noyes, J.G. Jones, J.M. Thom, D. Stasinopoulos. ‘Clinical tests for differentiating between patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome and those without’ (2014) Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, Vol 32(1) pp35-43 (in the top 5 most downloaded papers of 2014)
• Stasinopoulos, K.D. Papadopoulos, L.Nardi, M.Andoniadou. ‘Greek adoption and validation of the Patient-Related Tennis Elbow Evaluation (PRTEE)’ Journal of Hand Therapy, (2014)
• D. Papadopoulos, J.M. Thom, J Noyes, J.G. Jones, D. Stasinopoulos. ‘The Reliability and Meaningfulness of the Anterior Knee Pain and Lower Extremity Functional Scales in Patellofemoral pain Syndrome’ (2013) The Open Sports Science Journal, Vol 6 pp26-30
• D.Papadopoulos, L. Nardi, M. Antoniadou, D. Stasinopoulos. ‘Greek adoption and validation of the Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Severity Scale’ (2013) Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, Vol 31 pp95-99.
• Stasinopoulos, K.D.Papadopoulos, A. Constantinou.‘Effectiveness of Iontoforesis for lateral elbow tendinopathy‘ (2013) Journal of Novel Physiotherapies, Vol 5 pp2-5
• D. Papadopoulos, J. Noyes, M. Barnes, J.G. Jones, J.M. Thom. ‘How do physiotherapists assess and treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in North Wales? A mixed method study’. (2013) International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Vol 19 pp261-272. Featured paper of May 2012.

External Roles

External Examiner roles

Coventry University - BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy (Applied)-Health and Life Sciences. Collaborative partner, Aegean Omiros College 2020 - ongoing

Bradford College - FdSc Physical Activity, Health and Wellbeing, FdSc Sport Coaching & BSc (Hons) Sports and Physical Activity 2017 - ongoing

Buck New University - Professional Practice, Applied Health & Exercise Sciences 2017-2021