Dr. Jan Dommerholt
Dr. Jan Dommerholt is co-founder and president/CEO of Myopain Seminars. His early career mentors included Drs. Janet Travell, David Simons, Robert Gerwin, Richard S. Materson, Karel Lewit, and Peter Baldry, among others. Together with Robert Gerwin, Jan started teaching dry needling courses in 1996, first in Spain and, from 1997 onwards, also in the USA and countless other countries.
Jan is a Dutch-trained physical therapist with a Master of Professional Studies degree with a concentration in Biomechanical Trauma and Healthcare Administration from Lynn University and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Dr. Dommerholt has taught hundreds of courses and lectured at over 80 conferences throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East while maintaining an active clinical practice. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, Cuestiones de Fisioterapia, and Invasive Physiotherapy and Musculoskeletal Medicine (IPMM).
Jan is an Honorary Member of the Iranian Physiotherapy Association and the Polish Association of Invasive Physiotherapy. In 2016, he received the Janet G. Travell Excellence in Education Award from the National Association of Myofascial Trigger Point Therapists. The American Physical Therapy Association recognized his achievements by awarding him the 2014 Henry O. and Florence P. Kendall Practice Award.
Dr. Dommerholt was a Diplomate of the Academy of Integrative Pain Management (until the organization was dissolved). He is a member of the
- American Academy of Orofacial Pain
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists
- American Academy of Pain Medicine
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Physical Therapy Association of Maryland
- Performing Arts Medicine Association
- Society of Automotive Engineers
Dr. Dommerholt has edited several books on myofascial pain, dry needling, and manual physical therapy, authored about 80 book chapters, and more than 140 articles on dry needling, myofascial pain, fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome, and performing arts physical therapy. From 2004 through 2021, he prepared a quarterly literature review column on myofascial pain initially with Dr. David Simons for the Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain followed by the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies with a variety of co-authors.
He is president/CEO of Bethesda Physiocare® in Bethesda, MD (www.bethesdaphysiocare.com).
