Help your clients achieve their full potential.
Become an expert in pain relief, injury prevention
and performance enhancement.
The Buser Institute is committed to educating other practitioners in this unique approach that has helped thousands of clients worldwide.
Be it Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Acupuncture, Massage Therapy, Yoga, Athletic or Personal Training, practitioners of almost any background can learn the Buser Institute’s approach to postural & functional movement evaluations and individualized exercise sequence development to complement their own practices.
Practitioner Services
Practitioner Client Case Consultation
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Practitioner Client Case Consultations allow practitioners to consult with one of our trained Senior Instructors. This will include the client's postural & functional analysis, dysfunction identification, and corrective exercise recommendations.
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Consultations can be done live via our secure online Video Portal or through our Video Messaging platform. All you need is an internet connection and a smartphone or computer.
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Practitioner presents client case in SOAP format. Buser Institute Instructor delivers Client Functional Evaluation and Corrective Exercise recommendations of 2 Sequences.
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Practitioners can choose to either type the recommended sequences using their own Buser Institute Sequence Generator, or choose the option for the Buser Institute Instructor to type the client sequences for them.
In either case, the Practitioner sends the sequence to their client directly.​
Practitioner Educational Client Case Study Consultation
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Description:
Practitioner Educational Client Case Study Consultations allow practitioners to consult with one of our trained Senior Instructors. This will include education specific to your Buser Institute level of learning in the context of that client's specific case.
For those involved in the Buser Institute certification program, each case study consult may be applied towards Level I Practitioner certification if it meets the associated Module criteria.
Consultations can be done live via our secure online Video Portal or through our Video Messaging platform. All you need is an internet connection and a smartphone or computer.
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Practitioner Client Case Study presentation in Buser Institute Evaluation format. Buser Institute Instructor reviews student SOAP, delivers Client Functional Evaluation and Corrective Exercise recommendations of 2 Sequences with exercise explanations. Each Practitioner consult may be applied towards a student’s Level I Practitioner certification if it meets the associated Module criteria.
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*Note: For Students enrolled in Buser Institute Education Courses*
Practitioner Dashboard
The Umbra Practitioner Dashboard is the first of it's kind to integrate Corrective Exercise Therapy and Functional Fitness practitioners worldwide. The Umbra Dashboard includes an exercise sequence generator with instructions, photos and videos, a practitioner education portal and a customizable functional fitness library. This platform is unique in that it allows clinics to integrate in a mutually supportive care team community.
Practitioner Education
Learn to integrate Functional Exercise Training into your current practice
Buser Institute Six Phase Corrective Exercise Program
Dr. Buser’s Six Phase Integrative Functional Exercise Program will teach practitioners the fundamentals of functional integrative musculoskeletal evaluation and countermeasure development, namely using corrective exercises. Students will learn the components of postural analysis, functional movement tests, identifying neuromuscular dysfunctions, compensations and kinetic disconnects. Practitioners will learn to address these subclinical neuromuscular dysfunctions by prioritizing exercise intervention strategies and specific corrective exercises in accordance with the Buser Institute "Priorities of Work".
Recommended Reading
The Posturelate: An Introduction to the Anti-Gravity Kinetic Chain
by Dr. Andrew Buser and Markus Greus
"Discover the BuserGreus Model of Postural Therapy, their Principles-of-Therapy, Priorities-of-Work, and how to evaluate the kinetic chain."
Click to Download
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“Why Isn’t My Brain Working? A Revolutionary Understanting of Brain Decline and Effective Strategies to Recover Your Brain’s Health.” By Dr. Datis Kharrazian. 2013. ISBN-13: 978-0985690434. ISBN-10: 9780985690434.
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“Joint Structure and Function: A Comprehensive Analysis.” By Pamela K. Levangie, Cynthia C. Norkin, et al. March 15, 2019. ISBN- 978-0803658783, ISBN-10: 03658788.
“Anatomy Trains: Myofascial Meridians for Manual Therapists and Movement Professionals.” By Thomas W. Myers. June 3, 2020. ISBN-13: 978-0702078132. ISBN-10: 0702078131.
Read the most recent research study on Postural Alignment which supports the theories and guidelines of The Buser Institute.
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Stephen M. Glass, Lane Wildman, Cameron Brummitt, Kevin Ratchford, Grant M. Westbrook, Adrian Aron. Effects of global postural alignment on posture‑stabilizing synergy and intermuscular coherence in bipedal standing. Experimental Brain Research (2022) 240:841–851. Clink to Link.
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