Elisa Pastorio

Elisa Pastorio is a researcher in the Sport Exercise and Rehabilitation Department at Northumbria University. Her work focuses on exercise physiology, muscle fatigue, and rehabilitation applications for both athletic populations and individuals with long-term illnesses like long COVID.

• Expertise: Exercise physiology, muscle metabolism, gender differences in fatigue, cardiopulmonary testing.
• Recent Research: Investigates oxygen diffusion in swimmers, post-exertional symptom exacerbation in long COVID patients, and metabolic perturbations in intermittent isometric exercise.
• Collaborations: Engages with international researchers in multidisciplinary studies on athletic performance and rehabilitation.