About Thomas E. Dreisinger, PhD
Dr. Dreisinger is Director of Research and Development for Dynamic Back & Neck Therapy. From 2000 to 2004 he was managing partner for Progressive Spine Care & Rehabilitation in Columbia, MO. From 1987 to 1997 he was research director for the Columbia Spine Center, an affiliate of the Columbia Orthopaedic Group (Columbia, MO). From 1996 through 2000 he was Vice President for Cumulative Trauma Injury Prevention of Prevention First, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) a consulting firm dedicated to the reduction of upper extremity cumulative trauma incidents and low back injuries in industry with clients like United Airlines and Tyson Foods.
Dr. Dreisinger's background spans 30 years of clinical experience in rehabilitation, orthopedics and physical medicine. He has taught at the university level, and presented a number of scientific papers both in the United States and abroad. He has published articles in numerous biomedical journals including Spine, Orthopedics, Journal of Rheumatology, Sports Medicine, Paraplegia, and the Journal of Cardiac Rehabilitation.
Dr. Dreisinger is a fellow in the North American Spine Society, the American Back Society, and the American College of Sports Medicine. He sits on the Multidisciplinary Patient Care Committee for the North American Spine Society, is past chairman of the Practice Board for Clinical exercise Physiology of the American College of Sports Medicine (2002-2003) and is past chairman of the Board of Directors of the McKenzie Institute, USA an organization whose mission is the non-operative management of individuals with back pain. He currently is chair of the Research Committee of the McKenzie Institute International, and Secretary for the American Back Society.
Dr. Dreisinger graduated from Fairmont Senior High School in 1965; received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Fairmont State College in 1973, his Master of Science degree from University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse in 1974, and his Doctoral degree in exercise physiology from the University of Missouri 1978. He served in the United States Army from 1968-1971 as an air traffic controller, and is a Vietnam Veteran. He resides in Troy, MI with his wife of 25 years Molly Ann (Eberhard) Dreisinger.
