About Dr. Mannheimer
PT, Ph.D, CODN, CCTT
Dr. Mannheimer completed the required two-year military obligation in 1967-1969 as a commissioned officer in the United States Public Health Service working as a physical therapist.
Dr. Mannheimer received a BS degree in Biology from Bradley University, MA degree and Certificate in Physical Therapy from New York University and a Ph.D in Health Science from Seton Hall University.
He is now in his 58th year of clinical practice, which over the past 39 has been limited to the evaluation and treatment of cervical spine disorders, temporomandibular disorders, cervicogenic headaches and orofacial pain (CSD, TMD, CGH & OFP) respectively.
He is a certified Cervical and Temporomandibular Therapist (CCTT) by the Physical Therapy Board of Craniofacial & Cervical Therapeutics (PTBCCT) and certified in Orofacial Dry Needling (CODN) by Myopain Seminars.
He has many publications pertaining to the evaluation and management of pain by postural and ergonomic correction, manual techniques, therapeutic exercise and non-medicinal pain control in dental, medical and physical therapy texts and journals.
He coordinated the chapter on “Cervicogenic Mechanisms of Headaches and Orofacial Pain” for the 4th edition of “Orofacial Pain: Guidelines for Assessment, Diagnosis & Management” of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP).
He is the co-author of the first medical textbook on Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, “Clinical TENS” published by F.A. Davis in 1984.
He was one of the co-authors of two recent clinical publications: “Dry needling for management of pain in the upper quarter and craniofacial region” in Current Pain & Headache Reports. 18(8): 437- 446, 2014 and “International consensus of the most useful assessments by physical therapists to evaluate patients with temporomandibular disorders: A Delphi study”. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 47(6): 685-702, 2020.
In addition to a one-man private specialty clinical practice, Dr. Mannheimer is currently an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine (Program in Physical Therapy) at Columbia University.
He was previously a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain for 13 years at the Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine and director of their continuing education program for physical therapists until the program was discontinued.
Jeffrey Mannheimer receiving an award from Steve Kraus at the annual scientific meeting at the American Academy of Orofacial Pain in 2015 in recognition of his outstanding dedication, commitment, and accomplishments toward the promotion and education of physical therapists in the field of craniomandibular and cervical disorders.
Current professional memberships are held in the American Physical Therapy Association, American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP) and the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).
He has also served on the examination committee of the American Board of Orofacial Pain (ABOP), which certifies dentists in this specialty field, is a member of the AAOP education committee and previously served as an AAOP council member. Dr. Mannheimer is the founder and current president of the 501-C non-profit PTBCCT (ptbcct.org), which consists of an international group of physical therapists who desire to promote education and specialty certification in the field of CSD, CGH, TMD and OFP.
Dr. Mannheimer is a frequent invited speaker at national and international seminars and scientific meetings as well as a manuscript reviewer for Quintessence, the Journal of Craniomandibular and Sleep Practice as well as Pain Medicine.