PREMIER Body Method’s flagship location in Toluca Lake offers expert sports medicine and chiropractic care with advanced equipment for optimal injury recovery and performance. Founder Dr. Donald Richardson, DC, DACBSP, CSCS, a specialist in sports medicine, physical rehabilitation, and strength and conditioning, recently published a book detailing his proven methodology for pain prevention and recovery, Your Life Pain Free: A Doctor’s Guide to Healing From Pain, Strengthening Your Core, and Living the Sport of Life. Here, he shares an overview of his background and work.
What is your overall message in this book?
My message to you is simple: No matter who you are or where you are starting from physically — whether a high-level athlete, someone suffering from chronic pain and injury or anything in between — learning the fundamentals of how to take care of your physical body through the PREMIER Body Method will help, and help tremendously at that.
What is your method?
The PREMIER Body Method is a human movement education system, designed to teach and train the fundamentals of how the human physical body works. We human beings teach each other so many wonderful things, such as reading, writing, math, science, language, history and art — why not teach each other how to use the physical body correctly? When you turn 16, you are not just given the keys to the car and told to go for a drive. You first spend time learning how to operate that powerful machine so you can control and operate it effectively, thus reducing the risk of big problems. The same can be, and is, true of our physical bodies. Learning to drive and operate the human body machine helps tremendously in terms of not only reducing the risk of injury and wear-and-tear damage, but also helping your body heal from existing damage more effectively and improving overall function and physical performance. It’s all about learning how to take care of the one body you are given in this life.
How and why do you know this?
I have a somewhat unique background in terms of physical body care. What sets me apart is the fact that I have been educated on both the doctor injury diagnosis and treatment side, as well as the strength and conditioning sports performance side of things. Most specialists seem to be on one side or the other. I have worked all the way up to the elite national team and Olympic levels, serving as both a team sports medicine doctor and a lead strength and conditioning sports performance coach. My credentials speak for themselves. Being able to understand the body from both sides has given me a unique and well-rounded perspective on how the human body works and how to care for it and train it. I developed the PREMIER Body Method training program to do just that. From posture and movement to healing and function to exercise and performance, again, it’s all about learning how to take care of the one body you are given in this life. Check out the book or schedule an appointment to get started!