TEACHER - Harry is a Professor at the University of Applied Science in Osnabruck (Germany). He is senior IMTA Teacher of the International Maitland Teacher Association (IMTA) and founder of Cranial Facial Therapy Academy (www.crafta.org).

He successfully completed his Master of Science degree in Physiotherapy at the University of Leuven (Belgium). His thesis was on „The Neurodynamic Testing of the Mandibular Nerve: Reliability and norm-data“ (https://www.kuleuven.be/kuleuven/) and in 2005 he received his PhD in Rehabilitation Science from the Staffordshire University (UK)  with a  thesis in  “Pediatric Headache-Neuromuskuloskeletal assessments” (https://www.staffs.ac.uk ).

He directs several musculoskeletal research projects and works part-time in his specialized clinic in Ootmarsum, The Netherlands (www.harryvonpiekartz.com). He published 4 Books in 3 languages and more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in the field of physical therapy, pain and motor control and orofacial pain and rehabilitation (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harry_Piekartz2).

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Cranial manual therapy is not the same as cranialsacral therapy