Dr. Craig Liebenson is the founder of the L.A. Sports & Spine Health Hub (established 1989) and of First Principles of Movement. A past Team Chiropractor for the L.A. Clippers (2006–2009), he has consulted with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks.

Since 1987 he has trained physiotherapists, chiropractors, athletic trainers, and fitness professionals across Australia, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America — including teaching engagements at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, EXOS, and the Hospital for Special Surgery.

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At his Health Hub he sees everyone— from Olympians and professional athletes across the NBA, MLB, NFL, PGA, and extreme sports to weekend warriors and 90-year-olds building functional independence. The LASS Health Hub is a "third space" designed to help people gain the agency and consistency to build functional reserve.

He is the first health care provider in California to receive a Certification of Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) on Achievement of Recognition for Delivery of Quality Back Pain Care. Dr. Liebenson has engaged in research as a Visiting Scholar at Pr. Stuart McGill’s Spine Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Waterloo, Department of Biomechanics & Kinesiology.

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He began studying directly with both Dr. Karel Lewit and Pr Vladimir Janda in 1987 after launching The Visiting Scholars Program at his Alma Mater, the Southern California Unversity of Health Sciences. He is Continuing Education faculty with Parker University in Dallas Texas and has served on the editorial boards of numerous journals including the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation; the PM&R Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation; the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapy; and Journal of Manual Therapy.

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Dr Liebenson was the first ever chiropractic member of the McKenzie Institute (U.S.) Board of Directors and is a past Associate Professor at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia.

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He has published extensively and is the editor of the book Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Person-Centered Approach (3rd ed), 2020; & The Functional Training Handbook. His books have been published in Spanish, Greek, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese and Japanese. He also released the DVD series: Functional Integrated Training, Functional Performance Training, Core Stability Training, and Flexibility, Yoga Training and Ergonomic Postural Advice. He worked as the Team Chiropractor for the N.B.A. Los Angeles Clippers from 2005-2009, served as consultant for the M.L.B. Arizona Diamondbacks, the N.F.L Seattle Seahawks, Penn State Football program, EXOS (formerly Athletes Performance International), Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group and Perform Better, Inc.

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Dr. Liebenson has worked with athletes from the MLB, NBA, NFL, PGA, snowboarding, Olympic weight lifting, Olympic gymnastics, skateboarding, kite surfing, skiing and more. Including Kobe Bryant, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross, Julia Mancuso, Bruna Kajiya & others.

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Dr. Liebenson is completing a new multidisciplinary book RESERVE: Integrating Rehabilitation and Athletic Performance Across the Lifespan (publication 2027) which includes contributions from international experts such as Alex Natera, JB Morin, Boo Schexnayder, Matt Jordan, Sophia Nimphius, Katie Dabrowski and others.