Adjunct coordinator and permanent professor of the Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS) at UNISUL area Medicine II CAPES 5 concept. CNPQ level 2 productivity grantee. Coordinator and researcher at the Laboratory of Experimental Neurosciences (LaNEx-UNISUL). He was deputy coordinator of the Physiotherapy course at UNISUL campus PB (2019). Graduated in Physiotherapy from UNISUL (2005), master's (2009) and doctorate (2013) in Neurosciences (Pain and inflammation) from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). He completed a sandwich doctorate at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Calgary-AB, Canada (2012). He works in the graduation of the same university mainly in the courses of Medicine, Physiotherapy, Dentistry, Physical Education and Naturology. He is currently carrying out studies of the neurophysiological mechanisms of analgesia induced by physical exercise, electrical stimulation and photobiomodulation devices, manual therapy techniques, among other physical and integrative therapies. He has experience in the field of Physiotherapy with an emphasis on Physiology and Neuroscience, working mainly on issues related to Manual and Postural Therapy. It develops technological and innovative research in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pain and inflammation. He specifically works on the development and evaluation of the effectiveness of Smart Devices for the management of pain and inflammation. Nationally executes projects with the Santa Catarina companies Bionexus (Chapecó, SC) and NKL Equipamentos (Brusque, SC). Currently, he develops research in a national network coordinating an innovation project approved in the Support Program for Emerging Centers PRONEM FAPESC/CNPq involving several national research groups. In an international network: 1) In the United States, he acts as a Consultant in the project: Topological Atlas and Repository for Acupoint research (TARA). PI: Vitaly Napadow (Harvard Medical School). Co-principal investigators, Drs. Richard Harris (University of Michigan) and Karl Helmer (Harvard Medical School). Project Number 1U24AT012560-01. 2) develops research with manipulative therapies with researcher William R. Reed of the Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA. 3) In France, it has a partnership with researcher Frederic Viseux from the Center dEvaluation et de Traitement de la Douleur (CETD), Center hospitalier de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France. 4) In Germany he has a partnership with researcher Rober Schleip from the Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 80799 Munich, Germany. And Department for Medical Professions, DIPLOMA University of Applied Sciences, 37242 Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany. 5) In Italy it has a partnership with researcher Gianluca Bianco from the Research Laboratory of Posturology and Neuromodulation RELPON, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, 00147 Rome, Italy. 6) In Portugal, partnership with the researcher Anna Quialheiro from CESPU - POLYTECHNICAL AND UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION COOPERATIVE, Department of Technologies and Diagnostics Research Unit, Health and Human Movement Research Unit (H2M). Participation as Guest Associate Editor in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, with the research topic: Mechanisms and Models of Musculoskeletal Pain and Nonpharmacological Treatment (05/31/2021 to 03/24/2022). Again in 2023, participation as Guest Associate Editor in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, with the research topic: Mechanisms and Models of Musculoskeletal Pain and Nonpharmacological Treatment II (12/30/2022 to 8/31/2023). He is also a reviewer for the Journals: Science Signalig, PLOSone, Neuroscience, Journal of Pain, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Journal of Naturology and Complementary Therapies; Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Neuromuscular Disorders.
Coordenador adjunto e professor permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde (PPGCS) da UNISUL área Medicina II conceito CAPES 5. Bolsista de produtividade do CNPQ nível 2. Coordenador e pesquisador do Laboratório de Neurociências Experimental (LaNEx-UNISUL). Foi vice-coordenador do curso de Fisioterapia da UNISUL campus PB (2019). Possui Graduação em Fisioterapia pela UNISUL (2005), mestrado (2009) e doutorado (2013) em Neurociências (Dor e inflamação) pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Realizou doutorado sanduíche no Hotchkiss Brain Institute em Calgary-AB, Canadá (2012). Atua na Graduação da mesma universidade principalmente nos cursos de Medicina, Fisioterapia, Odontologia, Educação Física e Naturologia. Atualmente realiza estudos dos mecanismos neurofisiológicos da analgesia induzida pelo exercício físico, de dispositivos de estimulação elétrica e de fotobiomodulação, de técnicas de terapias manuais entre outras terapias físicas e integrativas. Possui experiência na área de Fisioterapia com ênfase em Fisiologia e Neurociências, atuando principalmente em temas relacionados a Terapia Manual e Postural. Desenvolve pesquisas tecnológicas e inovadores na prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento da dor e inflamação. Especificamente atua no desenvolvimento e avaliação da eficácia de Dispositivos Inteligentes para o manejo da dor e inflamação. Nacionalmente executa projetos com as empresas Catarinenses Bionexus (Chapecó, SC) e a NKL equipamentos (Brusque, SC). Atualmente desenvolve pesquisas em rede nacional coordenando um projeto de inovação aprovado no Programa de Apoio a Núcleos Emergentes PRONEM FAPESC/CNPq envolvendo vários grupos de pesquisas nacionais. Em rede internacional: 1) Nos Estados Unidos, atua como Consultor no projeto: Topological Atlas and Repository for Acupoint research (TARA). PI: Vitaly Napadow (Harvard Medical School). Co-principal investigators, Drs. Richard Harris (University of Michigan) and Karl Helmer (Harvard Medical School). Project Number 1U24AT012560-01. 2) desenvolve pesquisas com terapias manipulativas com o pesquisador William R. Reed do Rehabilitation Sciences Program, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA. 3) Na França tem parceria com o pesquisador Frederic Viseux do Centre dEvaluation et de Traitement de la Douleur (CETD), Centre hospitalier de Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France. 4) Na Alemanha tem parceria com o pesquisador Rober Schleip do Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 80799 Munich, Germany. And Department for Medical Professions, DIPLOMA University of Applied Sciences, 37242 Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany. 5) Na Itália tem parceria com o pesquisador Gianluca Bianco do Research Laboratory of Posturology and Neuromodulation RELPON, Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University, 00147 Rome, Italy. 6) Em Portugal, parceria com a pesquisadora Anna Quialheiro do CESPU - COOPERATIVA DE ENSINO SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICO E UNIVERSITÁRIO, Departamento de Tecnologias e Diagnóstico Unidade de Investigação, Health and Human Movement Research Unit (H2M). Participação como Guest Associate Editor in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, com o topico de pesquisa: Mechanisms and Models of Musculoskeletal Pain and Nonpharmacological Treatment (31/05/2021 a 24/03/2022). Novamente em 2023, participação como Guest Associate Editor in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, com o tópico de pesquisa: Mechanisms and Models of Musculoskeletal Pain and Nonpharmacological Treatment II (30/12/2022 a 31/08/2023). Também é revisor dos Periódicos: Science Signalig, PLOSone, Neuroscience, Journal of Pain, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Journal of Naturology and Complementary Therapies; Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Neuromuscular Disorders; BioMed Research International Journal; BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
