David Shulman, Physical Therapist

David H. Shulman, RPT, grew up in upstate New York, 60 miles north of New York City on the Hudson River. From his father, a highly respected dentist who, with his wife, maintained a solo practice for 50 years, David learned the importance of providing superior patient care.

David and his wife, Carol, met here in Baltimore. They make their home in Hunt Valley, Maryland, and have two children. Like his parents, David and Carol together form a creative partnership in a caring commitment to their patients.

David received degrees from Cornell University in 1974 and the University of Maryland School of Physical Therapy in 1978. While establishing his private practice, he was staff physical therapist at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. He then became the physical therapist specializing in head and neck cancer for the Milton J. Dance Head and Neck Cancer Center, working and training with some of the finest cancer surgeons in the country. He remains a consultant today. It was from this work that David progressed into therapy for TMJ, headaches (tension and migraine), and chronic pain relief. He has also patented a medical device (see Dynasplint Trismus System).

David’s personal interest in weight training and his belief that a regular exercise program is essential for optimum health maintenance led him to work with patients who have sports or other traumatic injuries and require rehabilitation. He is a consultant to fitness trainers, providing them with the medical expertise necessary to develop individualized exercise programs for recovering injured and post-surgery patients.

David is an instructor at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry for the third year and post graduate students. He has lectured around the country at major hospitals, dental groups, and speech pathology graduate students at Loyola College in Maryland and WBAL radio. He speaks on such topics as headache, TMJ, soft tissue pain and injury, and oral cancer.

His lifelong interest in body mechanics, his keen mind, and a deep compassion for others are the foundations of David’s practice today. In this age of managed health care, he has chosen to keep his office as patient-friendly as possible, and is committed to providing his patients with the finest hands-on physical therapy available.