Physical and Motor Abilities in Cerebral Palsy

Sep 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Characterization of gait and gait variability in individuals with spastic diplegia using 3D kinematics and the uncontrolled manifold (UCM) approach, contributing to functional assessment and the planning of individualized interventions.

Doctoral Supervision

PhD Co-Supervisor, Universidad de Extremadura, Spain (2017)

Juan Francisco García-Vázquez. Caracterización neuromecánica de la marcha humana en pacientes con diplejía espástica [Neuromechanical characterization of human gait in patients with spastic diplegia]. Doctoral dissertation, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain; defended 26 July 2017. Supervisor: Kostas Gianikellis, PhD; Co-supervisor: Andreas Skiadopoulos, PhD. Grade: Sobresaliente cum laude. TESEO · Dialnet

Funded Research Projects – Participation

  • 2006 Assessment of the Motor Skills of People with Down Syndrome through Biomechanical Analysis, to Obtain Criteria for the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Therapies. Role: Research Fellow Principal Investigator: Kostas Gianikellis, PhD Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, Junta de Extremadura — Socio-Health Research Projects. Total award to the project: €17,529. My participation: April – December 2006. Universidad de Extremadura, Spain.

Publications

(2018). Three-dimensional kinematic gait analysis in patients with spastic diplegia. Rehabilitación. IF: 0.6 (Q4)
(2014). Random error propagation analysis in center of pressure signal. 5th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics.

Talks and Conference Presentations