Kiros Karamanidis
London South Bank University
112 Papers
291 Citations
Kiros Karamanidis is an academic researcher from London South Bank University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Tendon. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 93 publications. Previous affiliations of Kiros Karamanidis include German Sport University Cologne & University of Cologne.
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Papers
Adaptational responses of the human Achilles tendon by modulation of the applied cyclic strain magnitude.
TL;DR: Evidence of the existence of a threshold or set-point at the applied strain magnitude at which the transduction of the mechanical stimulus may influence the tensional homeostasis of the tendons is provided.
Influence of the muscle-tendon unit's mechanical and morphological properties on running economy
Adamantios Arampatzis,Gianpiero De Monte,Kiros Karamanidis,Gaspar Morey-Klapsing,Savvas Stafilidis,Gert-Peter Brüggemann +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that at low level forces the more compliant quadriceps tendon and aponeurosis will increase the force potential of the muscle while running and therefore the volume of active muscle at a given force generation will decrease.
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Mechanical properties of the triceps surae tendon and aponeurosis in relation to intensity of sport activity.
Adamantios Arampatzis,Kiros Karamanidis,Gaspar Morey-Klapsing,Gianpiero De Monte,Savvas Stafilidis +4 more
TL;DR: It has been concluded that the mechanical properties of the triceps surae tendon and aponeurosis do not show a graded response to the intensity of the performed sport activity but rather remain at control level in a wide range of applied strains and that strain amplitude and/or frequency should exceed a given threshold in order to trigger additional adaptation effects.
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Effect of different ankle- and knee-joint positions on gastrocnemius medialis fascicle length and EMG activity during isometric plantar flexion
Adamantios Arampatzis,Kiros Karamanidis,Savvas Stafilidis,Gaspar Morey-Klapsing,Gianpiero DeMonte,Gert-Peter Brüggemann +5 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the decrease in EMG activity of the GM at pronounced knee flexed positions is due to a critical force-length potential of all three muscles of the triceps surae.
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Age-related deficit in dynamic stability control after forward falls is affected by muscle strength and tendon stiffness.
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the locomotion strategy employed before touchdown affects the stability of the stance phase and that muscle strength and tendon stiffness contributed significantly to stability control, and that, to reduce the risk of falls, older individuals may benefit from muscle-tendon unit strengthening programs as well as from interventions exercising the mechanisms responsible for dynamic stability.
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