Robert “Skip” George, D.C. has practiced chiropractic in San Diego and La Jolla, CA since 1980. He is one of the handful of chiropractic doctors nationally that integrates chiropractic, rehabilitation and sports performance training. He holds specialties as a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner (CCSP), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Postural Restoration Certified (PRC). In addition, he is trained in Active Release Technique (ART), certified in the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) as well as being a former instructor for the FMS.
One of his purposes has been to continually add “tools” to his tool belt to improve patient outcomes utilizing the most effective evidence based approaches. One of the most dynamic and state-of-the-art approaches is PRI for rehabilitation and sports performance.
In 2014, Dr. George was the first chiropractic doctor to become Postural Restoration Certified (PRC) with the Postural Restoration Institute. His practice, La Jolla Sport and Spine, centers around the PRI approach to structure, position, posture and balanced function. One of the main premises of PRI is that restoring function and balance requires a foundation that provides normal function and position of the diaphragm and its relationship to the ribcage, spine and continuing with the rest of the skeletal structure. The diaphragm is fundamental and restoring proper breathing with alignment is critical for effective treatment outcomes. The success of most treatments, including chiropractic, will be inhibited without addressing this most important muscle of the body and the neurology that drives it.. His clinic is a designated Postural Restoration Center.
Dr. George has lectured nationally and internationally on topics ranging from sports injuries, concussion and the Postural Restoration Institute. He has also written numerous articles on sport performance and rehabilitation.
Courses Taught by Skip: Postural Respiration, Cervical Revolution and Advanced Integration
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Writings
- Rehabilitation of Phrenic Nerve Grafting for the Treatment of Diaphragmatic Paralysis: A PRI Post-Surgical Perspective
- Right Trap as It Applies to Assisted Right Trunk Rotation
- Breathe Well and Breathe Often: Defining and Correcting Dysfunctional Breathing Patterns, Part 1
- Breathe Well and Breathe Often: Defining and Correcting Dysfunctional Breathing Patterns, Part 2
- Breathe Well and Breathe Often: Defining and Correcting Dysfunctional Breathing Patterns, Part 3
- Unlocking Secrets of the Pelvis, Part 1
- Unlocking Secrets of the Pelvis, Part 2
- Unlocking Secrets of the Pelvis, Part 3
- Unlocking the Secrets of the Cervical Spine, Part 1
In the News
- PRI website interview
- Survival of the Fittest:Chiropractic Adaptation and the 21st Century
- Interview from DCAligned
- CalChiro Sports Symposium 2022 – The Two Roles of the Diaphragm for Chiropractic, Rehab and Sports Performance
Videos
- Chiropractic Application of PRI Postural Respiration Concepts Part 1
- Chiropractic Application of PRI Postural Respiration Concepts Part 2
- PRI Concepts on the Slopes Part 1
- PRI Concepts on the Slopes Part 2
- PRI Concepts on the Slopes Part 3
