Laura Latham DC CSCS RYT

Sports Chiropractor, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, Registered Yoga Teacher, Co-Founder Back Bay Health

For over 15 years, Dr. Laura has helped active adults, pregnant, and postpartum people move past pain and setbacks so they can get back to doing what they love; without fear. A former Division I softball player, she blends sports chiropractic, strength and conditioning, and pelvic health expertise to deliver care that's evidence-based, individualized, and built around real life, not just the clinic.

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    • Bachelors of Physiology and Neurobiology — University of Connecticut, 2007

    • Doctor of Chiropractic — Northeast College of Health Sciences (formerly New York Chiropractic College), 2010, Phi Chi Omega Honors Society

    • Massachusetts licenses

      • Licensed Chiropractic Physician (DC)

      • Licensed Physiotherapist / Adjunctive Procedures

    • National certifications

      • Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) - National Strength and Conditioning Association

      • Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) Yoga Alliance (2014)

    • Selective Functional Medicine Assessment

    • CPR/AED Instructor — American Heart Association

    • McGill Method parts 1, 2, 3

  • For more than a decade, Laura has taught workshops to professionals and the general public at the local and national level.

    Workshops

    • Equinox - Educational series for fitness trainers

    • Clientel3 (Boston) - Pregnancy exercise workshop

    • Ethos (South End, Boston) - Pelvic floor workshop

    • Kettlebell Coach University (KBCU) - Pelvic floor workshop for Hunter Krine’s KBCU certification.

    • Reload Physical Therapy and Fitness (NYC) - "Pregnancy & Postpartum Exercise: Coach Essentials"

    • LIV Method (NYC) - "Pregnancy & Postpartum Exercise: Coach Essentials"

    • Multiple virtual pelvic floor workshops for both clinicians and patients through Back Bay Health

    • (Philadelphia) — Multiple workshops on movement, strength, and pain management through Wissahickon Spine Center

    • Bridge the Gap from Rehab to Performance - New York City, LIV Method studio

    • Served as teaching assistant through First Principles of Movement with Dr Craig Liebenson in NYC, Chicago, Toronto, DC

    Mentorships:

    • First Principles of Movement - Global teaching faculty, training clinicians and coaches in evidence-based care for the spine and pelvis. Co-leads the FPM mentorship program alongside Dr. Craig Liebenson and Dr. Ryan Chow.

    Guest lectures

    • Mount Auburn Hospital - Grand rounds presentation to labor and delivery providers on pregnancy exercise

    • "Thinking Outside the Box" - Chiropractic mentorship program organized by MaryAnne Dimak. Covered an active-care-first philosophy, pelvic health approach, and virtual visit model.

    • Montgomery County Community College

    • Mount Ida - Anatomy and Physiology

    • Contributing author - Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Patient-Centered Approach, 3rd Edition (Liebenson, ed.)

    • Peer reviewer - Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

  • Laura and Tim co-host the Back Bay Health Professional Meetup, a quarterly interdisciplinary gathering for Boston-area health and performance professionals: chiropractors, physical therapists, physicians, PhDs, psychologists, registered dietitians, trainers, coaches, and more.
    The group provides a space for case discussion, evidence review, and continuing education across disciplines, and reflects Back Bay Health's commitment to collaborative, multidisciplinary care.

    Tim and Laura have also hosted continuing education courses for chiropractors, physical therapists and personal trainers, such as:

    • Bodily Relearning, NOI Group

    • Accelerated Rehab - Jason Brown DC

    • First Principles of Movement - Craig Liebenson DC

    • Prague School to Athletic Development - Craig Liebenson DC

Why I do this work

I didn't come to this field through injury or a dramatic turning point - I came to it through a scheduling conflict. As a pre-PT major at UConn doing clinic observation hours, I got bumped from a session and ended up shadowing a chiropractor instead. What I saw was the same active care, passive care, and education I'd been trained to value, applied to the same musculoskeletal issues PTs treat. The scope wasn't similar - it was the same. So I switched paths. Credentials have never mattered to me as much as results.

Pelvic health found me through my own life. Pregnant and postpartum three times over, I hit the gap between vague guidance ("just rest," "take it easy") and what the evidence actually supports about training and returning to sport during and after pregnancy. There's no formal pelvic health credential for chiropractors, so I went straight to the research and the researchers to build the guidance I wish I'd had.

It's also a gap in care. Pelvic floor PTs do essential work getting people back to daily activities - but few people help them load, train, and perform better once they're there. That's where I come in, with my CSCS background. I don't do internal exams. I work with people whose pelvic floor dysfunction stands between them and the gym, running, jumping, lifting heavy - postpartum or otherwise. If that's you, I'm your girl.

My work now: real, current evidence and a real plan to get stronger - not just cleared, but capable, through pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.