Orthopedic surgeon MD from the University of Cologne. International ISMST instructor in shockwave medicine. Instructor and board member of the German- speaking Society for Shockwave Therapy in Medicine (DIGEST). Founder of the German Society for Myofascial Pain (MGSM). Founder and director of Europe’s leading center for myofascial pain and trigger point management, the Triggerpunktzentrum in Münster