Wolf Mehling, MD

Research Faculty, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health

Research Interests

Chronic low back pain
Mind-body approaches
Integrative exercise, which combines strength and aerobic training with yoga and other mindful movement approaches
Body awareness and interoception

Experience

Dr. Wolf Mehling is trained as a family physician in both Germany and the United States, and additionally in manual medicine and psychotherapy, both board-certified sub-specialties in Germany. He worked in private practice in Germany for 12 years, where he also taught manual medicine to other physicians, studied a variety of mind-body therapies, and completed a medical dissertation.

After completing a second family medicine clinical residency in Santa Rosa and a research fellowship at UCSF, Dr. Mehling became involved in clinical studies on breath therapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, yoga, mindfulness and integrative movement exercises for pain, cognitive impairment, and PTSD, as well as large back pain studies.