Welcome to The Central Institute for Human Performance
Do What Matters
For Your Mind & Body
Our Mission
At CIHP our mission is simple yet important: to do what matters and make an impact that lasts. Sometimes that means solving chronic pain when every other approach has failed. Other times, it means restoring movement, building resilience, or unlocking the vitality that allows you to live longer and stronger.
This philosophy has been forged through years of treating people others couldn’t help. It’s shared in our book, The Power of Doing What Matters, and expanded through our digital platform, The Curious Gap. Education, tools, and assessments help you close the distance between where you are and where you want to be. These platforms are a blueprint for resilience and a guide to lifelong health and they provide the ability to work with us in whatever way you choose.
Featured In
The Institute
World-class, personalized care. Musculoskeletal assessments, treatment and performance training.
The Book
Discover the philosophy that changed chronic pain care forever. Build resilience and restore balance while improving mental and physical health.
The Platform
Your online guide to lifelong resilience. Hosting the flagship course Breathing That Matters: Foundation.
Testimonials
The Institute
For nearly two decades, the Central Institute for Human Performance (CIHP) has advanced the science of human recovery and resilience. Our team, led by the world renowned Dr. Clayton Skaggs, specializes in solving complex pain, movement, and performance challenges where conventional approaches have failed.
Our success stories include the world’s most elite performers—professional athletes, Olympians, military specialists, and artists at the peak of their careers—to individuals who’ve spent years searching for answers to chronic pain. Each found their way back to movement, strength, and most importantly, life, through CIHP’s unique approach. At CIHP, every recovery tells the same story: when precision meets simplicity, the human body can do extraordinary things.
