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This week, I chatted with David Weinstock, the brilliant mind behind Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT). We dive into the fascinating journey of how NKT came to be, how it's integrated into movement professions like Pilates, and why understanding proper breathing and diaphragm function is so crucial. We also talk in-depth about the role of the psoas muscle in core stability and why it's important to assess whether it's overworking or underworking before diving into treatment. David shares his knowledge on how the psoas connect with other muscles and systems in the body, such as the diaphragm and the limbic system. We also touch on the emotional side of things—how trauma impacts movement—and how addressing this can be key to successful outcomes. David's take on failure and how it's a vital part of learning really resonated with me, as well as his perspective on the joy and reward that comes from helping others and making a positive impact. Takeaways: Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT) is an amazing system that focuses on how movement patterns connect, using biomechanics and neuroscience to assess and rehabilitate both acute and chronic injuries. NKT Meets Pilates: NKT is a perfect complement to Pilates, helping to spot and correct compensatory movement patterns and ensure optimal movement quality. The Importance of Proper Breathing: David talks about how breathing needs to involve a 360-degree expansion of the ribcage (yes, all around!) for the diaphragm to function at its best and how this affects core stability. Psoas Muscle Misunderstandings: The psoas is such an important part of the core, but often misunderstood. Stretching may not be the answer; instead, we need to figure out if it's underworking or overworking before deciding on any treatment. Body Interconnectedness: Every part of the body is connected, and understanding this is essential for effective movement therapy. The psoas, diaphragm, and even the limbic system all work together in fascinating ways. Emotional Trauma's Role: Trauma doesn't just affect the mind; it affects movement. Addressing the limbic system is crucial for deeper healing and more effective treatment. Embracing Failure: David's insight into failure was refreshing—it's a necessary part of learning and growth, something I think we can all relate to. The Reward of Helping Others: David reminds us of the deep fulfillment that comes from helping people heal and make positive changes in their lives. About David Weinstock: David has been at the forefront of manual therapy since 1973, after graduating from Johns Hopkins and traveling throughout Central and South America, learning from native healers. He co-founded the Institute of Conscious Bodywork in California and developed NeuroKinetic Therapy® in 1985. His book, "NeuroKinetic Therapy, an Innovative Approach to Manual Muscle Testing," has become an essential read for anyone in the bodywork field. He teaches internationally, sharing his knowledge with Pilates instructors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and many others. David also runs a private practice in Marin County, where he treats everyone from athletes to weekend warriors, offering personalized treatments to help them recover and thrive. In his free time, David enjoys hiking, skiing, and playing tennis, and he loves connecting with people from around the world, always sharing knowledge and learning from others. Join us for this inspiring conversation to learn how Neurokinetic Therapy can transform the way we approach movement and healing. Connect With David Weinstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeuroKineticTherapy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurokinetictherapy/ Take Advantage of our Special Offers! Claim it now here: https://www.thepilatesprofessional.com.au/free-gift-workshop Unlock Your Pilates Potential! Take This FREE 60-second Quiz To Find Out ”What's your Pilates Personality? https://go2.bucketquizzes.com/sf/75440977 Subscribe to our biweekly Pilates Muse newsletter for exclusive updates. https://www.thepilatesprofessional.com.au/the-pilates-muse-publication
Join hosts Gary Deagle and Will Shively of Coastal Strength & Fitness and Fit For Life Radio in a conversation with Ben Lengel, a Coastal coach, NKT practitioner, and Pro Disc Golf athlete. In this episode, we delve into the world of Ben's multifaceted journey. We explore Ben's personal workout routine, where he shares valuable insights on how strength training not only complements his passion for Disc Golf but also supports his overall well-being. Discover how Ben rekindled his love for Disc Golf after a long hiatus and its profound impact on his life. As a NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) practitioner, Ben sheds light on the power of this innovative practice. Gain a deeper understanding of how NKT enhances movement patterns, promotes balance, and helps athletes optimize their performance. We also explore Ben's dietary approach, learning about his nutrition strategies to fuel his active lifestyle and maintain peak performance. Get an inside look at how Ben balances the various facets of his life. From being a dedicated coach at Coastal Strength & Fitness to fulfilling his roles as a loving husband, and stepdad, discover the secrets to his ability to find harmony and fulfillment in his pursuits. Whether you're a client at Coastal Strength & Fitness, fitness enthusiast, Disc Golf aficionado, or simply seeking inspiration for balancing work, life, and passion, this episode is sure to provide valuable insights and motivate you on your own journey toward a fit and fulfilled life.
This week I'm pleased to welcome neurokinetic therapist, empowerment coach and dynamic speaker Charles Clay to The Alden Report. We begin with Charles' recollection of the life changing spinal injury he suffered as the result of a horrific snowboarding accident. The tremendous pain he experienced sparked a spiritual awakening within. Despite doctor recommendations to get painful and evasive spinal surgery, Charles decided to follow his intuition and began his journey towards self-healing. After a full recover from his back injury and feeling stronger than ever, Charles has since dedicated his life to combining his passion for ancient healing practices and eastern philosophy with modern science and Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT) to allow for optimal healing and wellness and to help people transform pain into purpose.Thank you very much to Charles Clay for joining us this week on The Alden Report. For more information on Charles, you can visit: https://linktr.ee/Charlesclay.coachThank you to this episode's sponsor: Front Row BenefitsGetting any health insurance with optimal coverage at the right price requests an experienced agent. Our seasoned staff members are relationship focused and are here to guide you through what can be an overwhelming process without a helping hand.When it comes to your health insurance options, you deserve to be in the Front Row. Visit us for a FREE quote.https://frontrowbenefits.com/
In this episode, I had the incredible opportunity to chat with one of my mentors Dr. Kathy Dooley about popular cues and over-cuing of a posterior pelvic tilt, and what that action actually does to the spine, pelvis and femoral centration. Dr. Kathy Dooley is a chiropractor, practicing within Catalyst SPORT, the gym she co-owns in midtown Manhattan, NY. Dr. Dooley is an anatomy instructor at two New York City medical schools, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College. She is an adjunct professor at New York University's College of Dentistry. She is a visiting professor for Saint George's University Medical School in Grenada, West Indies. She is also a lead instructor for the seminar series, NeuroKinetic Therapy™. Eager to learn more about Eastern Medicine, she was enrolled in New York's Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in the Master's program for acupuncture and herbology.She writes for her own website, drdooleynoted.com. She is also a reviewer for the scientific journal Clinical Anatomy. She holds the following certifications: Active Release Technique (ART), NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT™), Motion Palpation Institute (MPI), Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC), StrongFirst (SFG), Certified-Kettlebell Functional Movement Specialist (CK-FMS), Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS), Flexible Steel instruction, and Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA). Be sure to check out our courses, and events at www.thevisceralvoice.com! And follow us on Instagram!Are you willing and able to becoming a Supporter of The Visceral Voice Podcast to help keep this podcast running? Please click here for our Patreon membership or here for a one-time PayPal contribution.
Bree is a RMT from Ottawa, Ontario that reached out to us because she enjoys talking shop with other therapists and had a ton of info to share with us about what she has been up to. We only scratched the surface with her in part one which is why a part two will be coming out soon! In this episode we really focused on NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) which is a major part of Bree's practice today. She explains what NKT is, how she uses it with her clients, why she feels it's a valuable part of her treatment approach, and how it gives her the appearance of being a “voodoo witch doctor” to her patients. Be sure to check out Part 2 where we rap about the Peer Assessing for the Regulatory Body. ConEdInstitute.com 2rmtsandamic.com
Oliver Linsenbarth is my Kinesiologist at Diversified Integrated Sports Clinic (DISC) in Dubai, who's been doing a fantastic job with my rehab after 3 shoulder surgeries. In this episode, we discuss kinesiology's holistic approach to fitness, alternative techniques to pain management such as NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) & kinesiology tapes, the importance of the mental game, how to work out smart & pain free, and other related topics.
Please join me for this interview with Sara Asadoorian, Sports Acupuncturist and Advanced Sports Medicine Therapist and learn how acupuncture might help you keep moving and get you out of pain. You may also have dysfunctional movement patterns that keep you in pain or from moving properly. Sports Acupuncture is becoming much more well known and accessible and is helping more people with problems that seemed otherwise unresolved.Listen in to learn more about Sara and what she is passionate about: helping others regain quality of life with the Balanced Method of Acupuncture as well as using her other talents of Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT), Corrective Exercise Therapy, and Sports Recovery.You will also hear an interesting story of her working in a big box gym and selling supplements and what she learned from that experience personally about the supplement industry.Website: Advantage Sports Acupuncture (book an appointment)https://advantagesportsacupuncture.com/149-2/To Connect with Sara on FB:https://www.facebook.com/AdvantageSportsAcupuncture/To Follow Sara on Insta:https://www.instagram.com/acugrl_sara/https://www.instagram.com/advantage_acu/To Find a Licensed Acupuncturist in Your Area:https://www.acufinder.com/To Find an NKT Therapist in your Area:https://advantagesportsacupuncture.com/149-2/Interested in Trying Whole Food Supplement- Juice Plus?https://www.juiceplus.com/us/en(please note: ALL purchases are linked to a customer care representative so you will be contacted by a representative in your area. If you prefer that either Sara Asadoorian or I (Heidi Smith Phillips) contact you in lieu of a stranger, please put one of our names as the person who referred you. *And if you already know someone who represents this company please contact them personally.
Dr. Kathy Dooley shares her wisdom of how we can move better in our bodies and address pain in a way that will help us retrain how we move. Her energy and passion is palpable as she shares from her own journey in a way that is inspiring and encouraging. We learn from Dr. Dooley her personal philosophy of wellness and health and how she helps her clients stay healthy no matter their biological age. Dooley's Healthy Life Tips: "Eat less, breathe more, think less, move more, hurt less, laugh more, frown less, smile more, jog less, sprint more, sit less, walk more, stress less, love more."Dr. Kathy Dooley is a world-renowned rehabilitative chiropractor and co-founder of Catalyst S.P.O.R.T. in Manhattan. Dr. Dooley is also an adjunct anatomy professor at two New York City medical schools, Einstein College of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College. She is an adjunct professor at New York University College of Dentistry and Sophie Davis School of Biological Sciences and is a visiting professor at Saint George's University Medical School in Grenada, West Indies. Dr. Dooley is also Lead Instructor on two different seminar series: NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT), and Immaculate Dissection, an anatomy and palpation seminar which she co-founded. Dr. Dooley is certified as an SFG kettlebell instructor and RKC kettlebell instructor.Website: https://catalystsport.com/Watch Dr. Dooley Demonstrate Proper Get-Up Movement:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HbYwinR2t0To Find an NKT Practitioner in your area:https://neurokinetictherapy.com/Immaculate Dissection on FB:https://www.facebook.com/ImmaculateDissection/If you enjoyed this episode, please Subscribe and share with your friends! Thank you.
Dr. Kathy Dooley is a world-renowned rehabilitative chiropractor and co-founder of Catalyst S.P.O.R.T. Dr. Dooley is also an adjunct anatomy professor at two New York City medical schools, Einstein College of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College. She is an adjunct professor at New York University College of Dentistry and Sophie Davis School of Biological Sciences and is a visiting professor at Saint George’s University Medical School in Grenada, West Indies. Dr. Dooley is also Lead Instructor on two different seminar series: NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT), and Immaculate Dissection, an anatomy and palpation seminar which she co-founded. Dr. Dooley is certified as an SFG kettlebell instructor and RKC kettlebell instructor. In this episode, we unpack why anatomy matters, the biopsychosocial approach, how to address empowering education within the therapeutic partnership, what is really happening with some of the techniques used today, thoughts on ankle dorsiflexion, applied kinesiology, the death of 'idiopathic' scoliosis, finding confidence in your clinical stories, not everything is the piriformis, and much more.
In this episode, Nikki chats with Dr. C. Shanté Cofield (aka The Movement Maestro) about how to apply the new model of pain science to teaching movement in a practical way. They discuss: - What research is now suggesting about how and why we experience pain and how this relates to chronic pain/pain during movement - Strategies for addressing pain when working with clients and patients and how to use graded exposure in a session - What it means when people say "pain is in your brain" and why it's biology and not just psychology - Why education is a key component of removing fear and helping people move past their injuries - When biomechanics does matter and why strength training can be corrective and reduce the risk of injury - How to apply different breathing techniques to movement or exercise sessions - Hypermobility and how it relates to the experience of pain and injury About Dr. C. Shanté Cofield Dr. C. Shanté Cofield, aka The Movement Maestro, is a former Division I athlete with a passion for movement surpassed only by her passion for learning. Shanté graduated from Georgetown University and then continued her educational pursuits at New York University, graduating with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) and becoming a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Shanté is a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) who practices in Los Angeles, California with specialties ranging from CrossFit injuries to pelvic floor dysfunction. As a Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) provider, Shanté utilizes a movement-based treatment approach that incorporates manual therapy, NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT), corrective exercises, and techniques such as kinesiology taping and IASTM (instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization). Additionally, Shanté is a Functional Range Conditioning mobility specialist (FRCms) and holds a CrossFit Level I trainer certificate. Shanté is the creator of The Movement Maestro, a website and social-media based platform devoted to all things human movement and mobility related. Connect with Shanté at her website or on instagram.
This is an excerpt from Ep 35 Quality of Life Through Quality of Movement explaining how Ty and I use Neurokinetic Therapy(NKT) on a daily basis.
This week's show features an interview with Dr. Emily Kiberd of Urban Wellness Clinic in Manhattan. She talks about the benefits and challenges of running a multi-disciplinary health clinic of chiropractors, personal trainers, massage therapists, acupuncturists and nutritionists all under one roof. ----more---- - Intro - Updates [1:00] - Sponsor: Siete Family Food [3:00] - Interview: Dr. Emily Kiberd [3:55] - The Multi-Disciplinary Practice and how to know when to use which tool [7:55] -Active Release Technique (ART), Neurokinetic Therapy (NKT), Anatomy in Motion (AIM), Postural Restoration Institute (PRI), Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), Strong First Kettlebell. - Finding the Root Cause [13:06] - Starting a Multi-Disciplinary Office [13:42] - Finding the right specialist to add to the team [17:00] - Learning how to translate functional movement to activities of daily living [20:00] - Pros & Cons of multi-disciplinary practices [21:30] - Sponsor: PureWod Pre [34:00] - Corporate Wellness Programs [34:45] - Building a bespoke experience at a business [41:00] - Connect with Dr. Emily Kiberd [46:00]- Email: emily@urbanwellnessclinic.com- Web: www.urbanwellnessclinic.com- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbanwellnessclinic/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbanwellnessclinic Subscribe in iTunes and leave a review and submit your questions to info@fullbodyfix.com
Adam Wolf is a physical therapist and massage therapist. He uses an eclectic approach of manual and movement modalities, with an emphasis on understanding the 3-D nature of the body, including the three movement planes, three components of fitness & vitality, as well as in mind-body-spirit. He is Fellow of Applied Functional Science (Gray Institute), provider of NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) and a Rock Tape instructor. Adam’s passion for helping patients and educating professionals is absolutely inspiring. This interview left me wanting to learn more from him, immediately! Join us for an educational and enlightening interview!
Lori Hiatt is an occupational therapist (OT), Graston Technique instructor (GT), and NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) provider. We explore Lori's background and how she uses multiple techniques (GT, NKT, AiM) with her patients. We explore lymphedema and her work with these challenging and interesting patients. Lori has 30 years experience and her knowledge, experience, and passion is incredibly inspiring!