Professor Pavel Kolář is a pioneering physiotherapist and educator who developed the Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) method, a globally adopted diagnostic and rehabilitation system based on developmental kinesiology. He currently serves as Director of the Rehabilitation Department at Motol University Hospital and Vice-Dean for Development at the Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, where he oversees multidisciplinary rehabilitation, spinal care, sports medicine, and physiotherapy education.

Prof Kolář has consulted for national teams across sports disciplines, including ice hockey, football, tennis, and athletics. In 2007, he was awarded the Czech Presidential Medal of Merit for his professional contributions.

He leads ongoing research into the clinical application of developmental kinesiology, with projects focused on early diagnosis of central nervous system disorders in infants, diaphragm function in back pain, and DNS-based rehabilitation for cerebral palsy. He has held an adjunct lecturing role at Murdoch University in Australia and regularly teaches DNS courses internationally.

His developmentally informed approach continues to shape rehabilitation and human movement science worldwide.