Mobility & Movement – LA Clippers Head Chiropractor – Dr. Joey Mattina

My guest today is Dr. Joey Mattina who, at the age of 33, is the head chiropractor for the LA Clippers. He also works with legendary chiropractor, Dr. Dennis Colonello, at Peak Wellness in Los Angeles. Their patients include athletes from the NBA to the NFL. Joey has a sixth sense for how to heal the body, whether you're a professional athlete or you've simply been sitting too much like most of us nowadays.

The podcast is split into two sections – in the first half, Joey and I hit on muscle soreness and tightness issues (and how to fix them with simple yet highly effective movements). We also discuss how sitting too much results in short (and tight) hip flexors, which can be resolved quickly and easily. Joey also shares how calming your nervous system will help resolve tightness in the abdomen, as well as gut issues.

Joey addresses movement faults, too. He tells us why there is no such thing as 'perfect' symmetry when doing a particular movement – such as touching your toes or doing a squat – and why we should (sometimes) embrace our own unique ways of moving. As a side note, tightness is subjective (just because you can't touch your toes doesn't mean that you're inflexible). Finally, we cover how each of us can find our optimal minimum viable dose of cardio, resistance training and flexibility work.

In the second half of the podcast, we show you mobility and stretching exercises – with me as the guinea pig – that you can do at home to maximize your flexibility and feel better on the spot.

Joey graduated from Southern California University of Health Sciences where he earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic. Joey has worked for  seven years with Dr. Colonello, founder of Peak Wellness. Joey is the author of The Sit Secret: Your Chiropractor’s Guide to Healthy Sitting. He has been the traveling chiropractor for the Los Angeles Clippers since the 2018-2019 season.

Enjoy!