ALEXANDROS
ALEXIOU
MD, FEBPRM, PAKCert, COMT, MTCM, EDHom.
SPECIALIST PHYSICIAN
DOCTOR OF HOLISTIC REHABILITATION
DIRECTOR OF IATIR
His passion and the constant search for “why?” and “how can I help?” pushed him to explore other avenues of therapeutic approaches to provide a solution where other treatments stopped working. This is how he began his training in Traditional Chinese Medicine – Acupuncture at the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tianjin – China (Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine – MTCM, 2004 – 2005).
Subsequently, he trained in Manual Therapy (medical therapeutic manipulation of the spine, joints, intra-abdominal organs, and craniosacral method) at the Peoples’ Friendship University in Moscow, Russia (Certified Orthopaedic Manual Therapist – COMT, 2005 – 2006). He also completed the Classical Homeopathy training program with the National Society of Homeopathic Medicine Cooperation (EEOIS – European Diploma of Homeopathy, 2007-2009).
Exploring new scientific horizons of a unified combined medical practice, he trained in Professional Applied Kinesiology (PAK) at the International College of Applied Kinesiology (ICAK) in England, Holland, Italy, Belgium and Greece with important teachers such Joseph Shafer, Tracey Gates, Clive Lindley Jones, Chris Astill Smith, Olegs Suhorukovs and Trevor Chetcuti (PAK Certified, 2008 – 2018).
An important part of his continuing education is Functional Medicine in areas such as neuroinflammation, autoimmune diseases and the digestive system at the Datis Kharazzian Institute of Functional Medicine – San Diego, California, USA (2018 – 2021) He recently completed all levels of education, basic, advanced, master and health and wellbeing in the rapid method of reprogramming the subconscious mind, Psych-K, in Greece and the Netherlands, (2019 – 2021).
He is a member of the European College of Physiotherapists and the Hellenic Rehabilitation Society. He is also a member of the International College of Applied Kinesiology of the United Kingdom and a member of the Hellenic Association of Chinese Medicine and the Medical Associations of Athens and Magnesia.
Since 2010 he has maintained a Holistic Rehabilitation Clinic in Volos and in 2021 he founded the Medical Holistic Rehabilitation Team IATIR in Athens, specializing in chronic pain and diseases of the musculoskeletal, nervous and rheumatological systems.
GEORGIA
ANAGNOSTOU
INTEGRATIVE NUTRITION HEALTH COACH
NLP Practitioner
Bsc (Hons) Κοινωνιολογία
MA Communication Policy Studies
ALEXANDRA
EVANGELOPOULOU
Physical education teacher
Fascia Therapist (Danis Bois Method)
SOMATIC PSYCHO-EDUCATOR
HOLISTIC
MEDICAL
REHABILITATION
Each health issue includes causes from all 3 levels in different proportions, depending on the condition.
Briefly, the 3 levels are:
- The physical level, which includes the components of the body (muscles, bones, vertebrae, tendons, joints, nerves, vessels, internal organs, etc.)
- The biochemical level, which includes nutrition, the gut, the immune system, hormones, detoxification, etc.
- The psycho-emotional level, which includes the mental state of the person, anxiety, anger, fear, depression, joy, etc.
Through a detailed medical history, clinical examination, laboratory-imaging tests and functional neuromuscular tests, the doctor evaluates the condition of the patient and identifies the causes on all 3 levels.
In this way he/she can see beyond the symptoms, see the person behind them, and above all the mechanisms by which the symptoms are created.
Having all this data results in a completely personalized treatment based on the biological uniqueness of the individual which simultaneously covers all 3 levels, creating results with great speed, focus, depth and duration even in extremely persistent and difficult health problems.
A simple example is a patient with chronic lower back pain:
HOLISTIC MEDICAL REHABILITATION INVOLVES:
- At the physical level, we focus on realigning the spinal column in the lumbar and pelvic regions to relieve nerve compression caused by disc herniation. Acupuncture can also alleviate muscular spasms and significantly reduce pain, while therapeutic exercises combined with resistance stretching and yoga restore mobility and strengthen the muscles supporting the spinal column.
- At the biochemical level, we identify extraspinal factors triggering inflammation in the spinal column. These factors may be related to the gut, such as gluten and dairy intolerance, dysbiosis, parasitic infections, and dehydration. Temporarily abstaining from inflammatory foods, improving hydration, incorporating probiotics, antiparasitic agents, and herbal therapy can assist the gut and, consequently, alleviate chronic lower back pain. Additionally, chronic sacroiliitis, contributing reflexively to chronic inflammation of the intervertebral discs, can be regulated and significantly reduce inflammation in the lower back with the assistance of homeopathy, herbal therapy, and dietary supplements.
- At the psychological-emotional level, with the findings of the pain generator analysis, we pinpoint underlying causes, often associated with anger and stress. With appropriate interventions such as classical homeopathic remedies, acupuncture, and Psych-k subconscious reprogramming, we achieve emotional alleviation and relieve the back of the “psychological” burden.