About Hal Blatman MD
AHMA member and Past-President Hal S. Blatman, MD is the founder and medical director of the Blatman Pain Clinic, and a nationally recognized specialist in treating myofascial pain. He is board certified in both Pain Management and Occupational and Environmental Medicine. After receiving his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1980, Dr. Blatman completed two years of training in orthopedic surgery. He later studied ergonomics during his residency in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. For several years, Dr. Blatman practiced family medicine while managing a chain of urgent care facilities. During Dr. Blatman’s tenure in general medicine, he recognized western medicine’s difficulty treating and managing chronic and myofascial pain. Consequently, he studied with the late Janet Travell, MD, then recognized as the world’s leading expert in treating myofascial pain disorders. In 1988, Dr. Blatman established Cincinnati’s first clinic specifically dedicated to providing traditional and holistic pain treatment solutions. He is also the author of “Winner’s Guide to Pain Relief,” a text that makes myofascial pain understandable for patients and professionals.
