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Steven Weiniger

Posture Expert Dr. Steven Weiniger has trained thousands of doctors, therapists, trainers, and other health professionals to first rehab injuries and then help patients and...

Can Foam Rollers Help Relieve Muscle Pain?

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Motion & Fascia on a Roll to Mainstream It’s great to see an article promoting rollers in today’s Wall Street Journal. Rollers as affordable tools...

Low Back Pain, Weak Balance, Weak Posture and Sensori-motor errors

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Recent studies support StrongPosture® thesis The StrongPosture® thesis is that sensory-motor errors in how the body is Balancing, Aligning and Moving (BAM) are a significant...

Where You Look Affects Low Back Pain

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Visual input: A neglected factor in Posture, Balance and Low Back Pain Patterns People with low back pain use different strategies for balance and posture...

The Two Most Powerful Assessment Tools: Eyes and Ears

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Biomechanics = Common Sense A patient who cycles recently acquired new foot clips. He presented with worsening foot pain, and told me had a heel...

Postural Imperatives: Uncompensated Imbalance = Weak Posture

Dr. Steven Weiniger

A new European Spine Journal study by Italian orthopedic surgeons looked at spinal compensation and noted two important purposes of normal sagittal alignment: Allowing the...

Improve MMA Combat with Posture Rehab

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Posture Exercise for Mixed Martial Arts Competitors In the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training and competitions, fighters find that working towards better posture...

Research Increasingly Supports Manual Therapy

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Those of us who work with motion via joints, fascia or muscle, and who use chiropractic, muscle therapy, IASTM, FAKTR or a host of other...

Strengthening Control for Low Back Pain: Dancers

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Low back pain is big problem for dancers, especially for young dancers in training. A recent study demonstrated that what I learned in chiropractic school…that...

Free Flyer: Daily Posture Exercise

FLYER: “Did You Do Your Posture Exercise Today?” Click. Save. Print. New office flyer reminds patients and clients to make their StrongPosture® exercises a daily...

CrossFit & StrongPosture®

Biomechanics to keep you injury-free If you know anything about fitness fads, you’ve likely heard of CrossFit. Developed nearly 15 years ago by fitness professional...

“Where-to-Buy” Referral Service: Biofreeze helps you gain new clients & patients with sampling program

Simple, targeted marketing for your practice To participate in the program, practitioners need to enroll in the Biofreeze Where-to-Buy Referral Service at www.performancehealth.com/signup and order...

Free Flyer: Back to School Posture Check

FLYER: “2014 Back to School Posture Check” “Research consistently shows a fit, healthy student has better concentration, higher energy levels and a more positive attitude....

Posture Exercise Key to Dance Career Longevity

The key to enhanced dance technique, performance and career longevity A dancer’s career demands peak physical strength, strong balance and alignment, as well as the...

Back Pain? Don’t Bother with Tylenol

Dr. Steven Weiniger

New clinical study upends world of back pain treatment The world of back pain treatment has been upended as a widely used drug was rigorously...

Free Flyer: Posture Assessment

FLYER: “Have you taken your annual posture picture?” Click. Save. Print. Print this flyer to remind patients and clients to track posture changes! For better...

Posture in Culture: Chinese Soldiers and “Posture Training”

Dr. Steven Weiniger

An unusual method to force soldiers into perfect posture How Chinese Soldiers train good posture… (see article here) Our Preference: A PostureZone picture and StrongPosture®...

Slouching Reduces Shoulder Mobility

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Even the slightest slump impacts range of motion A study looked at 30 healthy young men, 18-35, with no recent history of shoulder problems. Shoulder...

Posture Focused Therapy and Fibromyalgia

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Posture therapy and re-training can help fibromyalgia and those suffering from complex regional pain syndrome. Spanish researchers observed significant improvement after only five sessions of...

DataPoint: Manual Therapy may be more cost-effective than General Practitioners and other care

Dr. Steven Weiniger

A recent meta-study looked at spinal manipulation for back pain as well as shoulder and other NMS conditions. Beginning with 1,243 studies they focused on...

Scoliosis and back pain: a new study

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Reduce pain with posture exercise Great new study looked at scoliosis of people from age 20 and 65 and compared their back problems. Average age...

Retailing Tip: Posture-Supportive Pillows for your Patients/Clients

One way to add revenue to your practice is through retailing products that enhance your services. Here’s a tip for retailing posture-supportive pillows: During the...

Stand Taller to Breathe Deeper?

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Elongated torso means greater breath capacity A recent study in the prestigious SPINE journal looked at the effect early onset scoliosis has on breathing. Researchers...

Is Static Stretching as Effective as Myofascial Release?

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Study findings, and another perspective A study presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine says yes, at least in...

Is Your Head Where It Should Be?

Is Your Head Where It Should Be? You have this posture problem. Here’s the fix. PostureMedia: Dr. Weiniger for Bottom Line Health New article in...

Interview with Posture Expert Dr. Steven Weiniger

PostureMedia: Posture Month How important is posture? Is it just a matter of appearance or does it have a far deeper effect on our overall...

Study: Low Back Pain & Postural Control

Dr. Steven Weiniger

Recent study in the European Spine Journal compares the postural control of individuals with chronic low back pain (cLBP) with normals. Conclusion: Postural control, as...

Mom gives the okay to sit slumped? One study’s take on sitting posture and thoughts from the Posture Expert

Dr. Steven Weiniger

I continue to receive articles quoting a poorly thought-out, “new” 2006 study showing that there is less mechanical stress on the low back when sitting...

Posture & Cycling

Improving biomechanics for endurance and injury prevention For cyclists who dedicate hundreds of hours to training and racing, posture exercise can be the key to...

Postural Link from Neck Muscles to the Neurology of Breathing and Swallowing

Dr. Steven Weiniger

…and how your heart beats New brain studies continue to explain how a chiropractic adjustment can affect whiplash-induced problems like swallowing and dizziness, as well...