Dedicated to reversing the causes of lower back pain, Core Balance Training is an online program that uses core activation and movement retraining to help people improve posture and escape the back pain cycle. Students first learn how to activate the spinal support muscles of their deep core by connecting to their 'Core Anchors', then how to apply that connection to movement. Students are guided through a system of core-based movement, resulting in a healthy core connection and supported spine in activities of daily life.Core Balance Training was founded in 2016 by Dr. Ryan Peebles, a Doctor of Physical Therapy who has committed over 20 years to better understanding and reversing the root causes of chronic lower back pain. After overcoming his personal struggles with back problems, Dr. Ryan now guides others to get out of pain.The 12-week program can be completed by all ages and fitness levels. It begins with simple core-based movements, progressing to functional and complex movements over a 3 month period. All movements become healthy for the spine, allowing students to return to higher level activities, such as fitness and sport without pain. Other outcomes are improved function and reduced or eliminated lower back pain. Because the solution focuses on education and movement retraining, the results of Core Balance Training are typically lifelong.
Core Balance Training (corebalancetraining.com) has 374 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5.
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corebalancetraining.com
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Medical Specialists
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San Clemente
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2026
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Dr Ryan's well designed program that explains the anatomy of the back and muscles. This helped me understand the importance of core muscle training in supporting and strengthening the back. Posture is important.
Weekly online consultation kept me updated and learned new tips on back protection and core muscle development
their learning platform allowed me to interact with the team for any questions and also allowed me to interact with fellow participants.
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David R.
It works
It works! I have spondyithesis, degenerative disk disease, moderate disk bulges and have been having pain for 6 years. I tried another Instagram influencer’s program and even paid hundreds of dollars with him for privates, but it didnt help even close to as much as the CBT program. After a few weeks I noticed positive changes, and after two months things were feeling massively better. Over three months now since starting, Ive finished the program and still have to do maintenance, but the difference is night and day. The exercises in the program and how they were explained helped me engage those muscles that were underdeveloped and causing me issues in my lower back. Learning how to properly walk from this program has changed my outlook on walking. I used to loathe it, now I enjoy it, especially knowing it helps balance my back out. Super grateful for this program. I’m now back to doing jiu jitsu 3-4x/week and surfing with very little issue. Thank you Dr. Ryan!
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Seth
Game Changer
The results of this program have been terrific. The core strengthening exercises and focus on posture have helped me overcome debilitating back pain. This program requires a consistent time commitment each day but it has allowed me to avoid pursuing a surgical solution. Definitely worth a try.
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Monika
The program works
The program works! After only 4 weeks I realised how my body is shifting and after 4 months I was almost pain free (SI joint pain). The team was always friendly, competent and fast in response.
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Diane
A Most Positive Experience
I loved that this was online, yet also supported through being able to ask questions through emails as well as a weekly Student Newsletter. Ryan was an excellent teacher, explaining and showing things in great detail. I loved how he went slow and easy, not rushing you through too much at once. The daily emails kept me accountable and the exercises were very helpful. I had learned some of these exercises previously in physical therapy, but his little tweaks were most helpful, guiding me in doing them 'correctly.' I love how he guided us in everyday usage of what we were learning. The fact that he speaks from experience was most encouraging.
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michael S.
Excellent program for me and my back…
Excellent program for me and my back pain and problems. I completed all 11 weeks and did every exercise , every one of which was beneficial to me. I love Dr Peeble’s videos and approach, professional but low key and positive. All staff members were positive and helpful as well. I highly recommend giving it a try, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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Ts
Fantastic program for basic movement function as a solution for pain…
After just 2 months of very doable work every day and my pain was basically gone and my posture was so much improved. Really exceptional program. Takes you back to basic movement function in a life changing way!
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Dina K K.
Wonderful program
I completed the program. I began at the end of June. One of the best things I’ve ever done. A real physical therapist who for years personally suffered with issues involving his back, etc., designed this program to help heal a myriad of back-related issues and teach participants how to get stronger and stay safer moving forward. The course design is clearly explained before one signs up. It’s also designed to move at a safe pace because everyone heals in a different way and in a different timeframe, depending on their personal concerns. The handful of people who have written in complaining that there isn’t a new active stretch introduced daily may not have stepped foot into the office of a physical therapist. I challenge anyone who states that for almost 90 days straight, a physical therapist will assign a unique daily activity to perform. At a physical therapist’s office, which I have been to Many times over the years for general low back pain, I was given a handful of exercises to perform for a month and then returned to the office to asses progress. I have never been given for a month one unique new exercise to perform daily . This Core Balance Training (CBT) program includes daily instructions with weekly movements/exercises and other useful techniques that build on one another and are ordered the way they are for the most healthful outcome. It is rich with information, advice, support, and instruction, at a price, in program total, that a person would probably pay at just the first visit for an assessment in a physical therapist’s office. Why this online program? Some people don’t want to be manhandled in an office or aren’t quite ready for that. Some people want to supplement what they are getting in a physical office and or compare to see which one is actually working better for . them. Others don’t want to commute. Everything about the CBT program makes sense. I started out with an acute sacroiliac joint dysfunction, where I walked looking practically like a crab, couldn’t even put my right leg all the way down without pressing my hip into the wall to help realign myself, couldn’t sit without pain, couldn’t walk without pain, And had to place my hand on my lower mid back and support it even if I had to go on a short walk - it’s the only way I could walk. With zero exaggeration, for my personal issue, I found relief beginning within the first week of this CBT program learning how to do a certain position that helped to stabilize that SI joint. That’s when I knew the program was for me, and I wanted to learn how to get even better and how to protect myself in the future so there is less of a chance I end up where I started. Being in this program was a pure joy from beginning to end, and I am going to stay in a couple more months because I want to keep reviewing and looking back over the modules. Some people stay on even longer. You gain so much knowledge in this program, so that when you go back and rewatch and read, there is an even greater understanding. After one concludes the program, an alumni rate is available, for those who want to stay in longer. I feel so great now that I’m back doing activities that I used to, and in a much safer way. I don’t have the pain anymore that I described above. I have zero complaints nor issues about any aspect of this program. I highly recommend this program to anyone who wants to get on track to healing; and just as importantly, the knowledge of how to not only prevent future injury, but also what to do when life happens if you get injured regardless of your best intentions. I thank Dr. Peebles for developing this incredible program along with his talented staff.