Kari Niemi, physiotherapist, OMT

It is said that the brain is for movement and movement only. Kari has been interested in movement and movement-related pain since he began his career in the field of musculoskeletal rehabilitation over thirty years ago. Kari works with patients from all walks of life, including elite-level athletes and weekend warriors, and he lectures and conducts courses in Finland regarding movement impairment syndromes assessment, rehabilitation, and retraining.

Throughout his career, Kari has been pondering, studying, and exploring how to provide the best available treatments to his patients and clients. Z-Health Performance’s Master Practitioner Program has opened up fascinating and versatile options for helping people get rid of the pain and dysfunctions that interfere with their jobs, hobbies, activities, athletic performance, and quality of life.

Kari strives to help each client be the best version of themselves, and his motto is “never give up.”

Website: https://omtfysioterapianiemi.fi/
Email: kari.niemi@omt.org

Jochem was born into a Dutch tennis family living in Portugal and is momentarily working and living in Switzerland. Sports, travel, and adventure run in his genes, and he spends his spare time playing piano. His life motto is: mens sana im corpore sano.

Jochem has a background as a tennis player, tennis teacher, and physiotherapist, and he is currently studying to become an osteopath. His interest in a more neuro-centric approach evolved naturally over the years and gained momentum when he saw his first z-health video (he’s been hooked ever since).

Jochem’s passions are self-education, sports, teaching, and helping other people.
At present, he mainly works with elite Swiss shooting athletes, implementing a lot of the Z- Health concepts.

Jochem can be reached by e-mail: jochem_stephan@hotmail.com

Martin Bünter works with his partner in their own practice in Kloten. The question of the different performance abilities of young athletes in floorball and the contact with Luca Nussbaumer was the starting point for Martin to deal more deeply with neuro-centered forms of training. The focus was initially on the team setting. After an in-depth training in neurofunctional integration and the completion of the Z-Health curriculum, Martin works in rehabilitation and the correction of postoperative trauma. At the same time, he is developing a neuro-centred training program for prospective competitive floorball athletes. In addition to his professional activity, Martin is the head coach of a youth performance team in Winterthur.

Contact information:
www.praxis-buenter.ch
martin.buenter@outlook.com

“I love the empowerment that comes from improving your body at any age, whether it is pain-related or improving strength, balance, coordination or a very specific performance goal. I will be with you every step of the way.” – Selene Ricardez

Selene is an animal and plant lover, dancer, martial art aficionado. When she is not busy with clients or tending to her cat and garden, she loves to continue learning different skills and techniques (more recent examples include trips to her local batting cages as well as golf ranges in the Bay Area).

Selene deeply believes that learning skills should be done because you enjoy it. Trying new things keeps things fresh, developing the ability to fail and try things again and again is key when you’re a beginner in a discipline. An ability that many others might think stops as we age.

Selene loves to see people enjoy their movement practice. “If you don’t know what that may be, I will help you on the journey to find your own flow or sport.”

Check out more at trainwithselene.com or contact Selene directly at selenericardez9@gmail.com

Selene Ricardez
Position: Z-Health Master Practitioner
San Mateo, CA, United States (PST time zone) + Remote (Online)
Email: selenericardez9@gmail.com
Phone: (650) 430-1107
Website: https://www.trainwithselene.com
Facebook/Instagram: @TrainWithSelene

Roger helps business executives, serious golfers, and competitive athletes effectively eliminate pain, spend more time in flow, and feel and perform their very best by optimizing brain health. His physical therapy practice is located in Beverly Hills, California where he works with clients to maximize physical capacity, sharpen cognitive performance, and improve overall health.
As a Titleist Performance Institute Medical, Fitness and Golf Expert, Roger has helped hundreds of golfers quickly reduce their pain, hit the ball longer, and play the best golf they ever thought possible by applying modern neuroscience principles. By incorporating simple user-friendly exercises, he works with golfers targeting specific areas of the brain and nervous system to allow them to automatically and effortlessly generate more power with improved ball control.
Roger has a bachelor’s degree in Physiological Sciences from UCLA and a Masters in Physical Therapy from Boston University. He has taught courses for the Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program at Mount Saint Mary’s in Los Angeles, California and served as mentor for many years within the Cedars Sinai Orthopedic Residency Program. As a physical therapist for over twenty-five years, Roger has been obsessed with human optimization and has spent an enormous amount of time, energy, and resources on researching the most time tested and cutting-edge information on how to maximize human performance in the shortest amount of time.

Roger Yamanaka, PT, Z-Health Master Practitioner, TPI Certified Expert
Roger@Rehab2Fitness.com
(310) 351-0856
218 N. Canon Drive, Suite D
Beverly Hills, CA 90015
www.Rehab2Fitness.com

Hady started his journey in neurocentric training in 2013, when he was guided by Romana Kučerová, a local physiotherapist in Bonn who specialized in neurological rehabilitation. During the last years of Hady’s medical studies, they developed treatment plans and ideas around structured brain-based training for major neurological disorders, with a focus on stroke rehab, Parkinson’s Disease, and migraines.

Soon after, Hady started to work with his own clients, primarily from the sports and fitness field, particularly bouldering and climbing.

After earning his medical degree, Hady decided to go into neuroscience. He began exploring the neuroplastic effects of different neurotransmitters on the brain, but due to the pandemic, his research was put on hold. It was time for a shift.

Currently, Hady and co-founder Marius are working on a digital solution for making neurocentric training accessible. With their company heyvie, they are trying to make a change to the world and help people get rid of preventable pain and disorders.

Contact Information & Website

Hady Daboul
heyvie.io
hady@heyvie.io
+49 1781751251

Luca Nussbaumer is the founder of the “neuronuss GmbH,” a neurocentric, holistic and interdisciplinary training approach in rehabilitation and performance.

As a sport scientist, Luca was never really happy and always in search of more precise, more individualized approaches to human health and high-level performance. After working in athletics for more than 10 years, he started studying with Z-Health in 2017 and found its fascination for a neurocentric approach and all of its power in multiple domains.

By working for the association “swiss unihockey” and Swiss Olympic, he brought a holistic and neurocentric approach into play. For the past 3 years, Luca has been leading and educating a team of sport scientists, neuro scientist and sport physios with his own company “neuronuss GmbH.” Next to the Swiss national team in floorball, a TOP 2 floorball club in Switzerland, he is working with high level athletes in hockey, skiing, tennis, handball and soccer. Besides that, Luca takes care of patients pre/post injury, concussion, and visual/vestibular issues. He’s pushing an interdisciplinary approach with different therapists and trainers to find the best solution for everyone’s health and development. Moreover, he is teaching the neurocentric approach in athletics and neurophysiology and created a mentorship education program for coaches, athletic trainers and physiotherapists with his team.

For more information visit www.neuronuss.ch

John is a certified personal trainer, health coach, group fitness instructor and owner of Pain and Performance Strategies in Charlottesville, Virginia. He has been a T’ai Chi practitioner for over 25 years and has been a certified T’ai Chi instructor since 2011.

The Z-Health curriculum provides the core of John’s approach to working with clients, and he integrates applied neurology to all his group classes as well. He always returns to allowing the client’s nervous system to communicate what it needs here and now to move toward greater freedom and liberated ability through Z-Health’s assessment and reassessment process.

His goal for each client is to find the most effective strategies to open as much playful enjoyment in movement as quickly as possible. He has experienced firsthand the unique benefits of neurocentric training and is always excited to share this approach with others.

Some of John’s primary areas of focus are balance training, pain reduction, joint fluidity and comfort, restoring interoceptive balance, and sports fundamentals.

Contact Information:
Pain and Performance Strategies
434-260-1860
https://www.ppshc.com/

Since I was a kid, I’ve been really interested in movement and the ways to improve it—that’s why I first studied Sports Science, then Physiotherapy, and after that many movement-related programs, including the Z-Health curriculum.

I love working with people and helping them to improve their quality of life. In 2019, I opened my own Physiotherapy and Personal Training clinic, MOOOVE FISIOTERAPIA in Mérida (Spain), where I work daily with people to help them achieve the best version of themselves.

MOOOVE FISIOTERAPIA
www.mooovefisioterapia.com
jorge@mooovefisioterapia.com

Angelika is a Physiotherapist and Neuro Athletic Trainer in Mainz, Germany. She integrates the Z-Health concept into the treatment of pain syndromes, injury rehab, and athletic development concerning patients with musculoskeletal issues, strokes, concussions, or further neurological disorders.

With over 20 years of experience, Angelika is qualified in multiple therapeutic methods based on neuroplasticity research to help patients control pain and improve motor function and performance.

While supporting her patients’ development and recovery, she always perceives the individual person with great empathy. His or her personal needs, goals, and fears are in focus no matter if they are 18 or 80, an every day life hero, or a professional athlete.

Angelika can be reached at:
Mobil: +491776431684
Email: neuroathletik.riess@gmx.net

Work location:
Ambulantes Reha-und Gesundheitszentrum Mainz-Mombach
Obere Kreuzstrasse 30
55120 Mainz
Germany

www.rehamainz.de

Angi is the creator and founder of Body401k®, the body longevity company, and the Bamboo Bodies® Movement Method. Blending elements of Chinese Medicine with Z-Health has strengthened Angi’s mission to make people aware of the tools and options for balanced movement, self-care, nutrition and other healthy lifestyle choices.

Angi can be reached at:
www.body401k.com
angi@body401k.com

Yuka specializes in working with gymnasts and dancers who want to have long and healthy careers. She teaches them how to integrate brain-based performance and rehabilitative work into their training so they can improve flexibility, stability, strength and recovery practices, and become more injury-resistant and resilient. Yuka also leads clinics for coaches and instructors to introduce a neurocentric approach to training.

Yuka aims to help her clients with near-term issues as well as provide them with tools, therapy and education that they can carry with them throughout their careers. In addition to being a Z-Heath Master Practitioner, Yuka has training and certification in orthopedic massage therapy and Pilates, and dance medicine.

Yuka Sugiura
630 UNIVERSITY AVE, LOS GATOS, CA
levelupneuro@gmail.com
(408) 465-0088
https://www.instagram.com/leveupneuro
https://www.levelupneuro.io

Nadya Lutz has been a health and movement coach since 1982.  In addition to Z-Health’s methodology, she incorporates and is certified in the following: Pilates, Yoga, Holistic Health Coach, Therapeutic Nutritional Counselor, Reiki Master, Laser Acupuncture, EEG Neurofeedback, and Biofeedback Scans. She is a lifelong learner and loves to provide her clients with cutting-edge science, methods, and tools to improve their health and performance.

Nadya can be reached at:
http://www.pilatesbodyhome.com
http://www.neuroperformancenow.com
nadyalutz@yahoo.com

Ever since Russell’s childhood, he has loved all sports, especially tennis. He sought to excel in them through his passion for fitness and sports biomechanics. But when he was introduced to Z-Health’s education of applied neurology, he saw the incredible power of integrating one’s visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive system for elite performance. Since 2010, he has owned Xceed Sports Performance in Gainesville, Florida, where he specializes in athletic performance enhancement. He utilizes the principles of modern strength and conditioning, advanced sports science, and functional neurology to help his clients achieve their performance goals. Clients include world class professional athletes, Olympians, aspiring collegiate and high school athletes, individuals struggling with some form of pain, and those seeking optimum health and fitness. He received his B.S. degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Florida, graduating Summa Cum Laude, and his Masters in Exercise Science from Appalachian State University.

You can reach Russell at:
Xceed Sports Perfomance
www.xceedperformance.com
352-262-7374

Ulla is the author of the worldwide first book on Neuro Athletic Training Neuroathletiktraining. This success was quickly followed by the bestseller Neuronale Heilung, a practical guide for health optimization through improving interoceptive awareness.

As a former dancer, Ulla specializes in movement and performance optimization through Neuro Athletic Training and takes care of a wide variety of athletes of all ages—from young talents to world champions. In addition, she supports athletes in rehabilitation and has recently devoted herself to neurocentric health optimization and children’s motor development.

Neuro Athletic Training

usf@neuro-athletic.com
http://neuro-athletic-training.com/

Prof. Dr. Ulf Sobek is a sports scientist who works at a private university and as a personal athletic coach for professional players.

https://ulf-sobek.com/
0172 5938174
hallo@ulf-sobek.com