TEACHER - Marisa Hoffmann is a physiotherapist and specialist in musculoskeletal therapy and craniofacial therapy based in the Mainz region, Germany. She graduated in 2005 from the University of Applied Sciences Fresenius in Idstein in cooperation with Hogeschool Utrecht, the Netherlands. She subsequently earned her Master of Science (MSc) in Health and Rehabilitation from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom.

Since 2007, Marisa has completed extensive postgraduate education in orthopedic manual therapy and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. In 2011, she was awarded the internationally recognized IFOMPT-accredited OMPT Diploma (DVMT-OMPT®). She also completed her craniofacial therapy training through the CRAFTA® program, achieving full certification in 2010. Since 2015, she has been an international CRAFTA® instructor, teaching physiotherapists and healthcare professionals throughout Europe, the United States, and Canada.

Marisa has been working in clinical physiotherapy practice since 2006 and founded her own physiotherapy clinic in the Mainz region in 2012. Her clinical focus includes musculoskeletal disorders, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), head, neck, and jaw pain, and craniofacial dysfunctions.

In addition to her clinical work, Marisa is involved in academic teaching at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Mainz, contributing to physiotherapy education and professional development. She is currently pursuing her doctorate (PhD equivalent) at the University of Augsburg, Germany.

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