Bio

Joshua Wideman DC,MS

I believe in creating a positive experience with movement for every patient or individual I work with.  The patient’s story (i.e. history) drives the needs analysis to assess their demands as well as their capacity shortfall. By addressing these components, we are able to create sustainable change, whether it be a painful movement or a movement that does not meet a certain standard.  By empowering the patient and/or client we are focusing on what they can do instead of what they can’t. I believe the human body is a complex and adaptable system, which requires an individualized, integrated, and systematic process to create a plan of management. There are many roads to Rome and each patient encounter is a discovery process. What works one day may not work the next. This uncertainty can be confusing. Failure to acknowledge uncertainty leads to overconfidence bias. The admission of uncertainty forms the starting point for a more open conversation between patient and clinician. By being more direct about our limitations, we are likely to foster greater trust and hopefully greater confidence in our joint efforts to manage the patient’s condition. My role is to guide by the side, rather than be the hero and fix the problem. My intent is to be Alfred rather than Batman.  

After graduating from Chiropractic school, I completed a six-month internship at LA Sport and Spine. I then subsequently worked alongside Dr. Craig Liebenson for three years, which shaped the way I manage patient care. During my time in Los Angeles, I treated professional athletes, Olympic-level swimmers, actors, and high-level executives. After returning to Saint Louis, MO, I had an opportunity to work with some Navy Seals and Special Operations Forces to help prepare them to be the best version of themselves. At this same time, I also had an opportunity to consult with and treat several PGA tour professionals. Working with diverse personalities has led me to strive to search for new ways to connect with patients. Early on, Dr. Liebenson inspired a boundless curiosity and an insatiable desire to always ask deeper and better questions. This has led to a broad study of numerous topics within the realm of MSK healthcare in addition to several topics outside traditional physical medicine. Dr. Liebenson continues to inspire me to keep a beginner’s mind and challenge the status quo. 

I am a chiropractor practicing in St. Louis, MO. I graduated from Logan University with my chiropractic degree as well as a master’s degree in rehabilitation and sports science. I am contributing author to the 3rd edition of Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Patient Centered Approach and part of Dr. Craig Liebenson’s First Principles of Movement faculty.  I am a movement specialist that utilizes rehabilitation exercise, manual therapy, strength and conditioning concepts, high-performance principles, and a variety of other psychological and behavioral concepts to upgrade the human movement experience.