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Adriaan Louw earned his undergraduate and master’s degree in physiotherapy from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an adjunct faculty member at St. Ambrose University, South College and the University of Nevada Las Vegas, teaching pain science. He has taught throughout the US and internationally for 20 years at numerous national and international manual therapy, pain science and medical conferences. He is a Certified Spinal Manual Therapist, Certified Pain Specialist and has authored and co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles related to spinal disorders and pain science. Adriaan completed his Ph.D. on pain neuroscience education and is the Director of the Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Group – an independent collaborative initiative studying pain neuroscience. Adriaan is the Program Director of the Therapeutic Pain Specialist and Pain Science Fellowship post-graduate program for Evidence In Motion.

Adriaan Louw

Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa

Specialization: Program Director of the Therapeutic Pain Specialist and Pain Science Fellowship post-graduate program for Evidence In Motion.

Publications: He has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles related to spinal disorders and pain science.

Fun Fact: Adriaan has taught throughout the US and internationally for 25 years at numerous national and international manual therapy, pain science and medical conferences.

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Adriaan Louw earned his undergraduate and master’s degree in physiotherapy from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an adjunct faculty member at St. Ambrose University, South College and the University of Nevada Las Vegas, teaching pain science. 


Adriaan completed his Ph.D. on pain neuroscience education and is the Director of the Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Group – an independent collaborative initiative studying pain neuroscience. Adriaan is the Program Director of the Therapeutic Pain Specialist and Pain Science Fellowship post-graduate program for Evidence In Motion.

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A talented educator, Adriaan Louw is spreading the word of pain science around the world. For more than two decades, he has taught postgraduate classes on spinal manual therapy and pain science and is regularly sought to speak at national and international conferences. At his physical therapy clinic, Adriaan blends hands-on therapy with neuroscience education, reducing pain through education. His gift for making neuroscience accessible to patients is evidenced by his effective series of patient books and he educates both patients and other healthcare practitioners about PNE on the website WhyYouHurt.com.

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