Dr Orlando Mayoral del Moral

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• Physiotherapist – Hospital Provincial de La Misericordia, Toledo, Spain
  October 2007 – October 2015 (Part-time, Civil Servant)
  January 1990 – September 2005 (Full-time, Civil Servant)
  Performed tasks: Full-time Physiotherapist.

• Professor of Physiotherapy – Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
  October 2005 – September 2007 (Full-time, Visiting Professor)
  Performed tasks: Teaching various subjects and postgraduate courses.
  Leadership and Management Activity: Yes, at University level.

• Physiotherapist – FREMAP, Toledo, Spain
  July 1994 – September 1999 (Part-time, Permanent Employment Contract)
  July 1987 – December 1993 (Part-time, Temporary Employment Contract)

• Physiotherapist – Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, Spain
  August 1988 – January 1990 (Full-time, Civil Servant)
  August 1987 – July 1988 (Full-time, Temporary Employment Contract)

• Physiotherapist – Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
  August 1987 – July 1988 (Full-time, Temporary Employment Contract)

• Orderly – Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, Spain
  July 1985 – September 1985 (Full-time, Temporary Employment Contract)
  July 1984 – September 1984 (Full-time, Temporary Employment Contract)
  August 1982 (Full-time, Temporary Employment Contract)
  May 1981 – June 1981 (Full-time, Temporary Employment Contract)

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL SITUATION:

• Physiotherapist – Hospital Provincial de La Misericordia, Toledo, Spain
  October 2015 – Present (Full-time, Statutory Dedication)
  Current Situation: On leave of absence.

• Physiotherapist and Instructor – Seminarios Travell y Simons, Toledo, Spain
  November 2009 – Present (Part-time, Self-employed)
  Leadership and Management: Yes.

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:

• Doctorate in Health Sciences – Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
  Date of Degree: July 2017

• Doctorate in Physical Activity, Sports Performance, and Health – Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
  Date of Degree: November 2006

• Licenciatura en Kinesiología y Fisiatría – Universidad Nacional de General San Martín, Argentina
  Date of Qualification: November 2002

• Diplomatura en Fisioterapia – Universitat de València, Spain
  Date of Qualification: July 1987

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Catalan
• English

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

• Instructor – Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain
  Course: Biomechanics, 2006-2007
  Course: Manipulative Physiotherapy of the Locomotor System, 2006-2007
  Course: Especialista Universitario en Dolor Miofascial, 2006-2013
  Course: Fisioterapia Conservadora e Invasiva del Síndrome de Dolor Miofascial, 2006-2018
  Course: Terapéutica de la Disfunción Miofascial, Máster de Osteopatía Estructural y Técnicas Manipulativas Avanzadas, 2004-2006
  Course: Estancias Clínicas I y II, 2001-2003

• Instructor – Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
  Course: Máster de Osteopatía Estructural y Técnicas Manipulativas Avanzadas, 2004-2006

• Course Leader – Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
  Course: Especialista Universitario en Dolor Miofascial, 2011-2018

• Course Leader – Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
  Course: Experto en Fisioterapia Deportiva: Seminario de Puntos Gatillo Miofasciales, 2006-2013

COURSES AND SEMINARS GIVEN:

• Instructor – Seminarios Travell y Simons, Various locations, Spain
  Fisioterapia Conservadora e Invasiva del Síndrome de Dolor Miofascial, 2007 (50 hours, Comisión de Formación Continuada de la Comunidad Valenciana, Elche)
  Punción Seca de Puntos Gatillo Miofasciales, 2007 (30 hours, Consejería de Sanidad de Murcia, Asociación de Fisioterapeutas “La Pata de Ganso”)
  Exploración Palpatoria y Funcional de Columna, 2007 (15 hours, Fundación MAPFRE Medicina, Toledo)
  El Masaje de Fricción Transversal de Cyriax, 2001 (30 hours, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid)
  Síndrome de Dolor Miofascial, 1996-2007 (Various courses across Spain including locations in Toledo, Valencia, and Murcia)

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE:

• Researcher – Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
  Project: Estudio de la Fiabilidad Diagnóstica de la Exploración Clínica de los Puntos Gatillo Miofasciales, 2010-2013
  Project: Eficacia de la Aplicación Precoz de Fisioterapia en la Prevención del Linfedema, 2007-2008
  Project: Reliability of Clinical Assessment for Myofascial Pain Syndrome, 1999-2005

R&D NON-COMPETITIVE CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, OR PROJECTS WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITIES:

• Project Coordinator – Hospital Provincial de La Misericordia, Toledo, Spain
  Project: Influence of Latent Myofascial Trigger Points Treatment on Sports Performance, 2007
  Project: Changes in Pain Threshold and Tissue Compliance with a New Intramuscular Electrical Stimulation Technique, 2004

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES:

• Publications – Various Journals
  The Effect of Dry Needling on Muscle Stiffness and Motoneuron Excitability, Acupuncture in Medicine, 2022
  Effects of Dry Needling on Biomechanical Properties of Myofascial Trigger Points, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2021
  The Effect of Vibration Therapy on Neck Myofascial Trigger Points, Clinical Biomechanics, 2020

WORKS SUBMITTED TO NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

• Presenter – Various Conferences, Spain
  Informe sobre las Evidencias Científicas de la Fisioterapia en la Artrosis, 1995
  Síndrome de Dolor y Disfunción Miofascial, III Jornadas de Fisioterapia FREMAP, 1995

R&D MANAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES:

• Committee Member – ACTTION-American Pain Society Pain Taxonomy (AAPT)
  Myofascial Pain Workgroup on Diagnostic Criteria Development Process and Deliverables

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Awards:
  Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado, Universidad de Alcalá, 2019 (Extraordinary Doctorate Award for outstanding academic achievement)

• Grants and Scholarships:
  Beca de Intercambio con Países de la CEE y COST, Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias de la Seguridad Social, 1989 (Grant for exchange with EU countries and COST, awarded for health research projects)