School of Human Movement Studies

Inquiries

02 6338 4048

Peter MicalosPeter MICALOS

DipT, BPE,GDipExerSportSc, M.Ed.

Position: Lecturer- Human Movement Science
Telephone: +6102 6338 4505
Facsimile: +61 02 6338 4065
Office: 1.15, Allen House (N1)
Email: pmicalos@csu.edu.au

Research

Previous research indicates that exercise attenuates pain. In healthy active participants, aerobic exercise for 30 min at 70% of peak oxygen update reduces pain-related somatosensory events and dampens the sensation of innocuous stimuli. The effect of exercise on pain and pain-related neural events is of interest due to the potential treatment of chronic pain conditions and for the experimental assessment of the pain-inhibitory systems. Further research is required to explicate the relationship between exercise and pain-inhibitory systems such as the endogenous opioid system.

Teaching

Everyone learns differently. We have several ways in which information is processed by our sensory systems. Hence it is important to offer the learner a variety of sensory experiences associated with the learning content. Through this rationale, I arrange various auditory, proprioceptive, visual, interactive and practical learning experiences in order to meet the different individual learning styles. These experiences are delivered within a range of individual and social contexts such as through small and large group activities and through self-guided learning activities.

Publications

Micalos, P. S., & Pak, S. C. (2011). Noneffect of manual needle acupuncture on experimental pain parameters in healthy young men. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 17(1), 57-61.

Micalos, P. S., Marino, F. E. and Kay, D. 2004, Reduced Muscle Pain Intensity Rating During Repeated Cycling Trials. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine.3(2) pp-70-75.

Wright, A., Marino, F. E., Kay, D., Micalos, P., Fanning, C., Cannon, J. and Noakes, T. D. 2002, Influence of lean body mass on performance differences of male and female distance runners in warm, humid environments. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 118, 285-291.

Micalos, P. S., Marino, F. E., Tarpenning, K., Kay, D. and Gard, M. 2001, Ammonia and lactate responses to isokinetic arm and leg exercise. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 9, 143-149.

 

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