Thomas Metzger, born in 1960, resides in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany.

He is a trained physical therapist, massage therapist, medical spa therapist, and physical education and gymnastics teacher.

As managing director of timeoutmedvital GmbH, he is responsible for further developing the company’s strategic direction within local markets, as well as analyzing and identifying new business areas and strategic partnerships.

Since 2014, he has also served as the lead physical therapist at the timeoutmedvital practice in Schwäbisch Gmünd; prior to that, he was self-employed for 19 years, running his own therapy and rehabilitation center, medvital.His many years of experience in elite sports – including working with national and Bundesliga teams as well as at the Olympic Training Center in Stuttgart – proved invaluable in the publication of his professional books and articles.

In 2010, the taping book *Healing with Elastic Tape! Volume 1- “The Current Practical Guide to the Medical Taping Concept” was published.

In 2013, the second taping book, “Clinical Reasoning for Taping and Manual Therapy – Clinical Patterns for the Upper Extremity”, was published.

In 2017, he contributed to the “Guide to Physical Therapy, Orthopedics, and Traumatology, 3rd Edition,” with a dedicated chapter.

He has published professional articles on elastic taping, flossing, tendon rehabilitation, and applied neurology in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, among other places.As an internationally sought-after speaker, he conducts training sessions, lectures, presentations, and workshops worldwide on the topics of Elastic Taping, Flossing, Evidence-based Tendon Rehabilitation, Post-COVID and Long-COVID Recovery, Applied Neurology/Neuroperformance, and Sports Physical Therapy.