Biomechanics & Interoception: A Biobehavioral Approach 3 | 5 CE

5 CEU HOURS  

Instructor: Dr. Steven Weiniger, DC, DIANM

Part 3 (5 CE) - Biomechanics & Interoception: Biobehavioral Approach 
Experiencing the Interoceptive NeuroKinetic Network - Strengthening Breathing & Balance, Fascia & Allostasis

Part 3 reveals how fascia operates as a comprehensive sensory system connecting mechanical sensation, perception, and movement throughout the entire body. You'll examine emerging research on how interoceptive processing affects homeostasis, allostasis, and the integrated pathways between body and mind that determine how patients experience and respond to stress. Understanding how the brain's predictions about stress and load shape human perception gives you powerful clinical leverage—you'll learn to create real-time feedback that helps patients align their internal sensations with their actual physical control, an approach supported by converging evidence from psychology, biomechanics, and behavioral science.

Advancing the documentation methods introduced earlier, you'll gain practical tools that make common problems like forward head posture and chest breathing measurable and actionable. The Upper-body Postural Assessment Questionnaire (uPAQ) offers a non-judgmental way to document self-awareness and track progress, while StrongPosture® B.E.ST. Breathing (Breath Expanded STretch) provides specific cueing techniques patients can use outside your office. You'll practice systematically retraining movement patterns to strengthen the Interoceptive NeuroKinetic Network (iNKN), always adapting protocols to fit individual patients rather than forcing patients to fit rigid protocols—real clinical examples demonstrate how this personalized approach works with different body types and conditions.

The final section focuses on creating powerful experiential moments that patients remember—the kind of "wow" experiences that motivate sustained behavior change. You'll learn to address the real mortality risks associated with declining balance as people age, using targeted communication and cueing that confronts movement fears while promoting healthier biomechanical patterns. By enhancing interoceptive awareness with attention to structural, functional, and fascial health, you'll help patients manage both mechanical stress and overall system load in ways that naturally integrate into daily routines, supporting longer, healthier lives.