"My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which patients with chronic pain and headaches perceive symptoms. The focus is on two topics:
1. the extent to which the body's own pain modulation mechanisms are impaired in various diseases and whether this is a cause or a consequence of the disease.
2. whether and to what extent the cervical spine and its surrounding structures are involved in the modulation of migraine."
Professional qualification
2014
PhD Degree in Physiotherapy / Health Sciences
University of Birmingham (UK), School of Health and Population Sciences
2002
Master of Science degree in Manipulative Physiotherapy
Sheffield Hallam University (UK)
1992
Diploma in Physiotherapy
General Hospital Ochsenzoll, Hamburg
Scientific career
since 01.10.2017
Professor of Physiotherapy
University of Lübeck, Germany
since 01/10/2017
Visiting Professor
Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Poland
since 10/2017
Visiting scientist
Institute for systems neuroscience, UKE Hamburg, Germany
03/2014 to 02/2017
PostDoc scientist
Institute for systems neuroscience, UKE Hamburg, Germany
03/2010 to 03/2014
PhD student
Institute for systems neuroscience, UKE Hamburg, Germany
09/2009 to 01/2011
Research assistant
MediGate GmbH, UKE Hamburg, Germany
08/2002 to 05/2005
Research assistant
BMBF-funded project "Developing a test battery for the functional capacity of patients with back pain"
A cooperation between the Rückenzentrum am Michel & Georg-August-Universität Göttingen