DR. Jan Magnus Bjordal, PT, Dr. Phil., Associate Professor

Dr. Jan M. Bjordal is trained as a physical therapist, with a PhD from University of Bergen, Norway in 2003.

His current affiliations are as  Professor with University of Bergen and He has authored 57 scientific publications, and has made 21 international congress presentations, and is the author of the textbook “Clinical Electrotherapy” and several chapters in pain management textbooks.

 

He is on the editorial board of three scientific journals, and acting as referee for more than a dozen journals.

 

Through his work with low level laser therapy (LLLT) he was acting advisor for the Norwegian Physical Therapy Association when LLLT approval was given approval by the Ministry of Health in Norway, and he lead the expert group in the Norwegian Health Technology Assessment which concluded that low level laser therapy was effective in knee osteoarthritis.

 

At the moment, he is Scientific Secretary to World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT), and leading WALT´s development of guidelines for research and clinical application of LLLT.