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You are unique.
At Performance Spine & Sports Medicine, we recognize that, and that’s what makes us special.
We understand that a cookie-cutter approach to caring for our patients is not appropriate. Each individual is different, and a treatment program that works great for one person may not be the best for another.
Whatever your injury or need, it won’t matter if you have treated that condition a thousand times. We’ll start from scratch in designing a treatment program that will meet your unique needs.
Whether you have an injury, need to lose weight, need pain management, or want to improve your sports performance, we will tailor a program specifically for you. Our integrated services are physician (MD) directed Chiropractic Treatments, Physical Therapy, Medical Intervention, Nutritional Intervention, Acupuncture and Fitness Programs that is customized to the patient. We can also work with your primary care physician to help optimize your treatment.
And we are committed to maintaining our ability to offer state-of-the-art care by continuously researching the latest developments in therapeutic methods and techniques. So the team that we put together to help you will be able to apply the most up-to-date knowledge and cutting-edge technology in addressing your needs.
All conveniently combined at one location, we have in-house Medical Doctors, Chiropractors and Physical Therapists all under one roof working as a TEAM!!
Patients Simply Get Better Faster and Stay Healthy Longer.
Our Medical Doctors
Joseph C. Jimenez, M.D., MBA, CSCS Board Certified
Founding Partner
Dr. Joseph C. Jimenez is cofounder of Performance Spine & Sports Medicine, LLC. As a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, his clinical interests include: Musculoskeletal Medicine, Non-operative Spine and Sports medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Stroke Rehabilitation, Clinical/ Performance Nutrition, Athletic performance enhancement, and Medical Acupuncture.
Dr. Jimenez received his training at JFK Rehabilitation Institute of New Jersey and is currently an academic affiliate at JFK. He is an active clinical researcher in the area of optimizing rehabilitation from stroke, brain injury, musculoskeletal/joint and sports injury utilizing cutting-edge rehabilitation techniques, complementary medicine, and nutrition in an integrative fashion for optimal physical function, recovery and performance.
Dr. Jimenez is intimately involved in the business development of the practice including expansion of innovative products and services such as: development of effective nutritional/exercise programs for improved patient outcomes, marketing innovations for improved patient participation, satisfaction and sustained treatment results. Also, his business expertise lends itself in the strategic management of in-house electronic medical record data for practice quality improvement.
Matthias H. Wiederholz, M.D., Board Certified
Founding Partner
Dr. Matthias H. Wiederholz is cofounder of Performance Spine & Sports Medicine, LLC. He is a fellowship-trained interventional pain physician whose clinical interests include: Interventional Pain Management, Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, and Non-Surgical Orthopedics.
He received his specialty training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the world-renowned Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed fellowship training in Interventional Pain Management in Marietta, Georgia.
Dr. Wiederholz performs a myriad of interventional pain procedures including, but not limited to the following: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar epidural steroid injections; cervical, thoracic, and lumbar facet joint injections; cervical, thoracic, and lumbar radiofrequency ablation; sacroiliac joint injections; lumbar sympathetic blocks; lumbar discography; Intra-Discal Electrothermal Treatment (IDET); lumbar percutaneous disc decompression; and cervical and lumbar spinal cord stimulator implant.
Paula Giardina, PT, DPT
Director of Physical Therapy
Dr. Paula Giardina received her clinical doctorate in Physical Therapy from Seton Hall University and is currently the Director of Physical Therapy for Performance Spine and Sports Medicine, LLC. Her professional experience has gained her extensive knowledge in the functional rehabilitation of infants through adults. As a result, she uses functional and neurological treatment strategies coupled with traditional strengthening to help her patients regain their highest level of mobility. She has additional expertise in Reiki massage and is well versed in both yoga and Pilates – techniques she incorporates when applicable into her physical therapy practice.
A college athlete, she played softball at Villanova University where she attended undergraduate school prior to transferring to Seton Hall University. She has coached girl’s softball and was the founder and head coach of a competitive travel girls softball team in northern New Jersey. Besides loving the outdoors, hiking, biking and kayaking, she spent six months in trapeze school and is currently learning to figure skate.
Douglas Neiverth, DC, CSCS
Director of Chiropractic
Dr. Douglas Neiverth is Director of Chiropractic at Performance Spine and Sports Medicine. As a chiropractor his clinical interests include structural and functional rehabilitation of the spine, athletic performance enhancement, pain management, and family wellness.
Dr. Neiverth received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Life University in Marietta, Georgia and his Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Indiana University. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and he is a Certified Exercise Specialist and Performance Enhancement Specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Neiverth has worked with elite opera singers, ballet dancers, and stage performers in New York and has been a guest speaker at The Juliard School and Manhattan School of Music.

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