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Jan Dommerholt PT, DPT, MPS, DAAPM is an accomplished and experienced Dutch-trained physical therapist. In addition to his physical therapy education, he has studied at New York University where he completed a course of study in Performing Artists Disorders (NYU Human Performance Analysis Laboratory). He completed a Master of Professional Studies with a concentration in biomechanical trauma from Lynn University, and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Dr. Dommerholt is a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain Management and a member of several medical and physical therapy professional organizations.

Peter A. Huijbregts PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, FCAMT earned a 4-year baccalaureate diploma in physical therapy at the Hogeschool Eindhoven, the Netherlands (1990), a Master of Science in Manual Therapy at the Free University of Brussels, Belgium (1994), a Master of Health Science in Physical Therapy at the University of Indianapolis (1997), and a Doctor of Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Florida (2001). He served as adjunct professor at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan (2000), and at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon (2001). Beginning in 2002, Peter held an appointment as assistant professor at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, where he taught and developed online courses in the areas of orthopaedic basic science, spinal instability, and statistics and research methodology. In 2008, he was appointed as an advisory faculty member to the North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy.