#152 - Michael Rintala, D.C.: Principles of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)

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Peter Attia, MD

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Fitness

4.7 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

Michael Rintala is a sports medicine chiropractor and one of only 18 international instructors teaching dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS) for the Prague School of Rehabilitation. This episode focuses on understanding DNS, including the foundational principles and how it relates to human motor development. Michael also shares the most common injuries and issues he sees in patients in his practice, such as postural problems and back pain, and how the movements of a DNS program are used to avoid injury, maintain longevity, and improve sports performance.

We discuss:

Michael’s background in chiropractic sports medicine and rehabilitation (3:15);
The Prague School of Rehabilitation, and functional rehabilitation as the foundation of the dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS) program (5:00);
Foundational principles of DNS, and the role of the diaphragm in muscular stability (19:00);
Types of muscle contractions (28:15);
Human motor development through the lens of DNS, and when issues begin to arise (32:30);
Common postural syndromes (50:00);
Increasing functional threshold to minimize time in the functional gap (56:45);
DNS for injuries, pain, pre-habilitation, and performance enhancement (1:03:45);
Etiology of back pain (1:10:00);
How a stress fracture in his back led Michael to the Prague School (1:16:00);
The Prague School curriculum: 3 tracks for certification in DNS (1:20:45); and
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0:46.3	Now without further delay, here's today's episode.
0:51.0	I guess this week is Michael Rintala.
0:53.0	Michael is a chiropractor based out of San Diego, California, where he has a practice that
0:57.0	focuses on rehabilitation, which is how I met him.
1:01.0	In addition to his practice treating patients and training a wide variety of patients, he's
1:06.1	also one of only 18 international instructors for the Prague School of Rehabilitation, teaching
1:12.6	dynamic neuromuscular stabilization, also known as DNS.
1:17.0	He serves as part of the PGA Tour Sports Medicine team and the USA Surfing Performance Committee.
1:23.8	This is an episode that's really dedicated to understanding the Prague School of Rehabilitation
1:28.8	and DNS or Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization, which many of you have probably heard me talk
1:34.6	about in the past.
1:36.5	It came up a little bit during the podcast with Beth Lewis, and it's come up on a few other
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