Bio

He is a qualified physiotherapist and holds two doctoral degrees, one in Biomedical Sciences and another in Medical Sciences, both awarded by Aalborg University, Denmark.

Dr César Fernández de las Peñas currently works at the Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine at Rey Juan Carlos University, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.

He has published more than 200 scientific articles and is the first author of approximately 140 of them. Most of his research focuses on the clinical investigation of human pain, pharmacological assessment, and the interaction between motor control and chronic pain. His main research interests include neck pain, headache, and the neurophysiological effects of manual therapy.

His research activities are primarily focused on biomedical sciences within the field of neuroscience. His specific areas of research include pain and its assessment in both healthy volunteers and patients with chronic pain conditions, with a particular emphasis on clinical research into chronic pain in humans. He has established an extensive international collaborative network involving universities and hospitals across five different countries.

He has participated in 50 scientific conferences, with published abstracts and proceedings, and has delivered numerous lectures at universities and hospitals in Spain and abroad. In addition, he has given approximately 40 invited lectures at international scientific meetings, workshops, and seminars.

He has 12 years of university teaching experience and extensive expertise in the education and training of physiotherapists. He has also delivered specialised postgraduate courses for physicians in the fields of neurology and orthopaedics.