Podcast 168 – Doctor’s Orders: The Role of Exercise in Medicine with Behnad Honarbakhsh

SPECIAL: Where Pain, Fitness and Performance Meet Vol.4 Doctor’s Orders: The Role of Exercise in Medicine with Behnad Honarbakhsh Behnad Honarbakhsh is the founder of FIT TO TRAIN Human Performance Systems Inc. in Vancouver British Columbia. He is a practicing clinician having worked at several sports therapy clinics. Behnad was the former Director of Physical Therapy for the Vancouver Canucks NHL Hockey Club, and continues to consult with the team. He was a program coordinator and continues to consult at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) School of Kinesiology as well as UBC’s Varsity Athletics. Behnad has consulted with various university and professional sports teams at national and professional levels, including teams and athletes in the NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL, CFL and MLS. He is a senior instructor for Functional Movement Systems and on the advisory board for Functional Movement Systems and RacquetfitTM. Behnad graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Human Kinetics (BHK) in Exercise Science, a Master of Physical Therapy (MPT), and a degree in Osteopathy Manual Practice (DOMP) from the Canadian School of Osteopathy. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, has completed a graduate certificate in Orthopedic Manual Therapy at Curtin University (Perth, Australia), certified through the Acupuncture Foundation of Canada Institute (CAFCI), and trained in Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) through the Institute for the Study and Treatment of Pain. Links: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: 897b99a4/?originalSubdomain=ca — Get your FREE eBook and Webinar at The Principles of Performance is proud to be recognized by FeedSpot as one of the Top 30 Fitness Podcasts: We have also been recognized as one of the Top 100 Strength Coach Podcasts on the web by MillionPodcasts:

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This episode was published on Mar 5, 2026.

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