Instrument-assisted Myofascial Therapy

Phillip Page (Author)

Dr. Phil Page is an assistant professor and research director at Franciscan University Physical Therapy program. He is a licensed physical therapist and certified athletic trainer. He has a Master’s degree in Exercise Physiology and a PhD in Kinesiology from LSU. Dr. Page is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, as well as recipient of the Lifetime Excellence in Education award from the APTA Academy of Sports Physical Therapy. He has presented over 200 international lectures and workshops on exercise and rehabilitation topics and has written over 100 publications as well as 3 books. He has worked with the athletic programs at LSU, Tulane, the NFL New Orleans Saints and Seattle Seahawks, as well as the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials.

Jürgen Förster (Author)

Jürgen Förster is a physiotherapist from the German speaking community of Belgium. He first studied physiotherapy and education in Belgium (Brussels and Liège), then in Germany (Kaiserslautern and Witten-Herdecke) management of health and social care institutions. He has managed several physiotherapy schools in his career, including at the University Hospital RWTH Aachen. For a long time, Jürgen was a lecturer at Aachen University and University of Applied Sciences Aachen in the physiotherapy program. Jürgen received his doctorate in theoretical medical science. He has been an international speaker in the field of musculoskeletal therapy for many years; for more than 10 years he has been intensively involved in the development of the Myofascial Connected System and Instrument Assisted Myofascial Therapy (IamT). He is the author of several articles and of the first German-language book on this subject.