FRANCIS JUNG

Dr. Jung is clinical director of Columbia Physical Therapy In Motion (www.columbiaptinmotion.com) located in Columbia, Maryland, USA. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). Dr. Jung is a clinical expert in the field of manual physical therapy specializing in cervicogenic dizziness, headaches, and chronic spine disorders. He also works extensively with competitive athletes in swimming, golf, soccer, tennis, cycling, and martial arts by promoting functional rehabilitation. Dr. Jung studied exercise science and completed an honors program in Biomechanics. He graduated from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo with a doctorate degree in physical therapy. He completed orthopedic manual physical therapy fellowship program from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. He is actively engaged in clinical education as a clinical mentor and a faculty for entry-level students, residents, and fellows in training from orthopedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) residency and fellowship programs. He also assists teaching trigger points dry needling courses with Myopain Seminars. Dr. Jung participates as a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Pain Medicine, Manual Therapy, and the Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT). He is very interested in a meta-cognitive clinical decisionmaking and development of a holistic approach of clinical reasoning framework. His mental model of physical therapy background is adapted under the influence of Maitland, Mckenzie, Jones, Stevens, Cook, Kaltenborn, Mulligan, Bobath, Vojta, Knott, Travell, Dommerholt, and Stecco.