Joan Fernandez Tomas

PT, tDPT, TPS, Fellowship in Pain Science

Pain Science

Bio

Born in Manresa, a city 45 minutes north of Barcelona, Spain. Graduated in 2005 from Fundació Universitària del Bages (FUB), now known as UManresa (Universitat Central de Catalunya).

Moved to the United States in 2013 and was able to transfer all my credentials after a 2-year process. I was so relieved after passing the NPTE board exam and being able to continue working in the profession that I love and that I am passionate about. I was fortunate enough to start working right away as a staff physical therapist with Tidewater Physical Therapy in Williamsburg, VA which later on was acquired by Pivot Physical Therapy in which I am the Clinic Director in their Gloucester Courthouse Clinic in Virginia.

I initiated my journey in pain science around 2010, when I was doing my Masters in Manual Therapy in the University of Granada (Spain), that led me to start reading more about this topic once I was working and established in the USA I thought it was a great opportunity for me to enroll in the Therapeutic Pain Specialist Certification from ISPI along with the post professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (tDPT) with EIM, which I completed in 2017. I completed EIM’s Pain Science Fellowship with the 3rd cohort in January 2021, and I am now part of EIM’s Pain Science faculty.

I continue this never-ending journey of understanding the complexities of pain and trying to help my patients as best as I can.