Dr. Dimitris Mandalidis is an Associate Professor of Sports Physiotherapy and Head of the Laboratory of Sports Physiotherapy at the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece. He is also the coordinator of postgraduate studies in Sports Physiotherapy for the M.Sc. degree in "Biology of Exercise" offered by the same University. In 1987, he graduated from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science of NKUA and, in 1993, from the Department of Physiotherapy of the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens. He also holds an M.Sc. in Sports Medicine (1995) and a Ph.D. (2002) from Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland. Since 1998, Dr. Mandalidis has worked as an exercise instructor at all levels of public education, as a lecturer in the Department of Physiotherapy of TEI in Athens, and as a clinical physiotherapist in the private sector both at home and abroad. His main research interests focus on the assessment and study of musculoskeletal asymmetries, the effect of neuromuscular fatigue and load transfer on postural control, the mechanics of respiratory function, the kinematics of functional activities, the effect of therapeutic means on injury prevention, and the level of the trainee’s functional abilities. He is a member of the Panhellenic Society of Physiotherapists and a founding member of the Panhellenic Association of Sports and Exercise Professionals.