Themistoklis Tsatalas is Teaching Staff Member of the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science at the University of Thessaly. He holds a B.Sc. (Physical Education and Sports) and an M.Sc. from the Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He then completed his Ph.D. (Biomechanics) at the University of Thessaly. Before joining the University of Thessaly, he was a Teaching and Research Fellow at the University of Applied Sciences of Thessaly and a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute for Research & Technology of Thessaly (IRETETH). His research interests are the biomechanics of individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, mechanical and physiological adaptations following eccentric exercise, and the development of a lever-propelled training and testing system for wheelchair users and of a wearable gait monitoring system for patients with Cerebral Palsy.