A new World Record in the 100-meter breaststroke SB2 swimming, with a time of 02:12.64 and three gold medals, was added to the impressive, long-standing athletic career of Paralympic gold medalist Giannis Kostakis at the recent Open Swimming Tournament at the Municipal Swimming Pool of Naoussa. As Giannis Kostakis states, “My performances are not accidental.…
The importance of the specialist nurse in the Rehabilitation Sector and their essential role as a member of the Rehabilitation Team was emphasized by the nurses of the ANAPLASI Medical Rehabilitation Center, during the presentation of a scientific paper, at the Panhellenic Nurses’ Congress. The subject of the study was the three-year experience of nurses…
Paralympic champion Voula Kantza returned to the ANAPLASI Rehabilitation Center to continue her intensive preparation for the London Paralympic Games, following her participation in the Torch Relay for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Voula Kantza lit the Olympic flame at the altar of her home town, Amfilochia, with her coach Thodoris Katsonopoulos at her side,…
Giannis Kostakis is ready to start his training for the London Paralympic Games. After successfully completing his rehabilitation treatment at the ANAPLASI Recovery and Rehabilitation Center, both our Paralympic champion and the scientific director of ANAPLASI, Dr. Konstantinos Zikopoulos, confirm that Giannis Kostakis’ athletic preparation is starting at an intensive pace. “Now the nightmare is…
With an eye on the London Paralympic Games, Giannis Kostakis began intensive rehabilitation treatment at ANAPLASI. As he states categorically: “I will be present at the London Paralympics and will bring our country new medals.” The famous Paralympic champion returned from Germany, after the serious accident he had in Berlin and the two operations he…
“At one time, stroke was a disease of the elderly. Nowadays, stroke (CVA) can occur in adults of all age groups, and young people are not spared.” This, among other things, was highlighted by physiatrist Dr. Costas Zikopoulos, Scientific Director of the ANAPLASI Recovery and Rehabilitation Center, in an interview with Michalis Kefalogiannis on his…
The first Dysphagia Unit in our country for patients with feeding and swallowing disorders began operating at ANAPLASI Medical Rehabilitation Center. As stated by physiatrist Dr. Konstantinos Zikopoulos, Scientific Director of ANAPLASI, “Dysphagia is the result of illness or trauma. It occurs in patients with diseases of the central nervous system (stroke, craniocerebral injuries, cerebral…
Occasioned by the traditional Easter excursions, the staff of ANAPLASI Recovery and Rehabilitation Center and the charity The HELLENIC BRAIN AND SPINE FOUNDATION, with love and humor, remind us and advise us on what we should and should not do before we start our road journeys. “We do not want you as our patients,” they…
