Yumin Ding
PT, MSPT, Director of BalanSpine Scoliosis Clinic
balanspine@gmail.com
https://www.balanspine.com/
Employment
• Certified Official BSPTS Teacher
• President of Society on Scoliosis and Postural Disorder in Taiwan
• Founder of BalanSpine Scoliosis Clinic
• Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Chungjen Orthopedic Hospital (2015-2019)
PT Education and Scoliosis Certifications/Training
• Lyon Method, 2020
• FITS method, 2019
• SEAS method Level 1, 2017
• BSPTS C2 Certification, 2016
• BSPTS C1 Certification, 2014
• Master of physical therapy – National Yang-Ming University, 2014
Additional Certifications and Professional Affiliations
• Kinetic Control certificated physical therapist, 2016
• Spinal Manipulation certificated physical therapist, 2013
• Visceral Manipulation certificated physical therapist, 2013
• Ridgway Method certificated physical therapist, 2013
• Member of SOSORT, 2020
• Member of Taiwan Physical Therapy Association
Teaching and Lecturing Experience
• Teaching BSPTS-Concept by Rigo since 2020
• Guest lecturer on Scoliosis at National Yang-Ming University, National Taiwan University, Hungkuang University since 2018
• Invited presenter for the Scoliosis Educational Session at the Everan Hospital and Veterans General Hospital in 2019
• Invited assistance at Schroth Certification Courses C2 through BSPTS, hosted by Schroth-NYC in 2019
• Invited translator at Schroth Certification Courses C1 through BSPTS, hosted by Taiwan Scoliosis Association in 2019
• Invited assistance at Schroth Certification Courses C1 through BSPTS, hosted at Beijing, China in 2019
• Invited assistance at “Pilates Adaptations for People with Scoliosis Supporting the Teachings of Schroth Method”, hosted by Core Pilates Health, in 2019
• Invited speaker at The Annual Exhibition on “Taiwan Assistive Technology for Life” in 2018 and 2019
• Invited lecturer to speak Scoliosis Concept, hosted by Associations of Physical Therapists, Taiwan in 2018 and 2019
• Invited lecturer for the Scoliosis Educational Session at the Second Hospital of Jilin University in 2018
• Invited guest speaker at the Second Symposium on “Scoliosis Treatment and Pain Management” in 2018
• Invited guest speaker to Guangzhou, Changchun, Fuzhou, China to speak Scoliosis Concept in 2016, 2017 and 2018
• Invited speaker at the “Seminar of Contemporary Scoliosis Scientific Exercises Training and Manual Therapy” in 2017
• Presenter at APTA CSM 2014
Publications
• The Effectiveness of an Integrated Three-dimensional Exercise Correction Program for Subjects with Idiopathic Scoliosis, 2015
• Test-Retest Reliability of the Cobb Angle, Angle of Axial Trunk Rotation, and 3D Ultrasound Measurements of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine, 2015
• Invited helper to translate “Pilates Anatomy”, 2015
• Invited helper to translate “Orthopedic Physical Assessment Fifth Edition”, 2014
• Invited helper to translate “Yoga as Therapeutic Exercise”, 2013