Nicholas Vasilis Karayánnis, Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Areas of Expertise
- Pain
- Mind-Body Interventions
- Mindfulness
- Low Back Pain
- Spinal Pain
- Pain, Mind, and Movement
- Meditation
- Yoga
Expert Bio
Dr. Karayánnis’s mission as a physiotherapist-scientist is to provide precise patient-treatment matching of adaptive mind-body interventions for people living with spinal pain. Ultimately, we intend to refine the content and delivery of somatically focused, psychologically informed, and neuroscientific-based mind-body training practices to promote valued activity engagement and cultivate eudaimonic wellbeing.
Dr. Karayánnis has been supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and completed his postdoctoral fellowship in interdisciplinary pain medicine at Stanford University. Nichólas received his PhD degree in Physiotherapy from The University of Queensland, and a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Ohio University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, board certified in orthopaedics, and a certified teacher in yoga, tai chi, and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.