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A French-speaking physiotherapist trained and qualified in Barcelona, holding an IFOMPT-accredited master's in orthopaedic manual therapy and a PhD in health sciences on nociplastic pain in temporomandibular disorders. A university lecturer and researcher from 2022 to 2026, she specialises in the orofacial and cervical regions.
2022
Bachelor's degree in physiotherapy, International University of Catalonia
2023
IFOMPT-accredited master's in orthopaedic manual therapy
2026
PhD on nociplastic pain in temporomandibular disorders
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Articles published in international peer-reviewed journals
Clinical work, teaching and research pursued side by side, on a single subject: the temporomandibular joint and what surrounds it. Her PhD thesis addresses nociplastic pain in these disorders and what physical activity changes about them.
2018 to 2022 · Initial training
International University of Catalonia, in Barcelona, with a sports specialisation in the fourth year.
Since 2020 · Outreach
Study summaries, case reports and explanatory videos for healthcare professionals, in French and Spanish, then online masterclasses.
2022 to 2023 · Specialisation
International University of Catalonia, a programme accredited by IFOMPT, with certifications in dry needling, neurodynamics and diacutaneous fibrolysis.
2022 to 2026 · Academic teaching
Craniomandibular dysfunction, manual therapy of the limbs and spine, lower limb assessment; supervisor of eight dissertations and examiner on sixty-four dissertation panels, and teaching on the dental master's in orofacial pain.
2022 to 2025 · Writing
Producing scientific content for physiotherapists and doctors, in France.
2023 to 2026 · Research
Temporomandibular disorders and the benefits of physical activity, including a research stay at the department of dentistry of Aarhus University, in Denmark.
Her work addresses pain in temporomandibular disorders, the effect of aerobic exercise on pain sensitisation, and computer-assisted assessment of posture.
Association between nociplastic pain criteria and clinical and physiological features in temporomandibular disorders: a cross-sectional study
Dantony F, Romero-Rodríguez D, Blanco D, et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2025.
Efficacy of aerobic exercise on widespread pain sensitization in patients with temporomandibular disorders: a preliminary randomized controlled study
Dantony F, Romero-Rodríguez D, Pérez-Guillén S, Cabanillas-Barea S, Yogi K, Blanco D, Felipe-Spada N, Carrasco-Uribarren A. Applied Sciences, 2024.
Effectiveness of iso-inertial resistance training on muscle power in middle-older adults: a randomised controlled trial
Cadellans Arroniz A, Blanco D, Madruga Parera M, Zárate Lozano V, Dantony F, Romero Rodríguez D. JMIR Preprints, 2024.
A computer vision-based application for the assessment of head posture: a validation and reliability study
Carrasco-Uribarren A, Marimon X, Dantony F, Cabanillas-Barea S, Portela A, Ceballos-Laita L, Massip-Álvarez A. Applied Sciences, 2023.
Clinical practice: TMJ, neck, musculoskeletal, sports and geriatric care, at home and online, as well as in a dental clinic.
Sports rehabilitation: sports injuries, post-operative care and physical preparation, in a specialist centre, with the use of ultrasound imaging.
Continuing education: temporomandibular disorders with Laurent Pitance, Know Pain with Mike Stewart, musculoskeletal ultrasound, headache management and pharmacology for physiotherapists.
The subject of her PhD, in ten self-paced modules: DC/TMD classification, mechanisms of orofacial pain, bruxism, clinical assessment and treatment strategies, based on current evidence.
Discover the courseFlora Dantony is a physiotherapist trained at the International University of Catalonia in Barcelona, holding an IFOMPT-accredited master's in orthopaedic manual therapy and a PhD in health sciences on nociplastic pain in temporomandibular disorders. She was a university lecturer and researcher from 2022 to 2026, and she specialises in the orofacial and cervical regions.
Yes: the e-learning course Assessing and treating temporomandibular disorders, ten modules on clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice. Enrolment opens soon: the course page lets you be notified when it does.
Nociplastic pain in temporomandibular disorders and the effect of aerobic exercise on pain sensitisation — two randomised controlled trials and one cross-sectional study published between 2024 and 2025.
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