Bienenfeld, Joel; DC, DABCO, CCSP – Athletic Medicine of USC Student Health

Chiropractor

Dr. Joel Bienenfeld specializes in chiropractic orthopedics and sports medicine. Aside from working in the USC training room, he is also in private practice in Santa Monica. Joel has worked with sports teams in high school, colleges and university level, numerous sports events, and theatrical productions, such as the PGA Golf Tour, the L.A. Marathon, Los Angeles Ballet Company, and more.

He was part of the US Olympic Sports medicine volunteer program culminating in being on medical staff for team USA at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. When he isn’t helping college athletes get well and stay well, he enjoys playing clarinet, saxophone, and flute at a professional level, and loves to travel and study history.

In his spare time, he likes playing the saxophone, flute and clarinet. He also loves traveling and studying history.

USC student-athletes record Graduation Success Rate of 94%, highest in the university’s history
The measure records how many student-athletes in the classes of 2014 through 2017 graduated within six years of their enrollment; 13 teams had perfect 100% scores.
For prolific philanthropist Ronald H. Bloom, USC and its football program figure large in family memories
The alumnus’ newest gift highlights his family’s devotion to the university and Trojan football.
Spirit of Troy to salute USC’s Paris Olympians, Paralympians at halftime Saturday
Sixty-seven Trojans from 27 nations competed in the 2024 Games, winning 15 medals. Another two Trojans took part in the subsequent Paralympics, bringing home two more medals.
In memoriam: Dallas Long, 84, legendary USC track and field Olympian
Long ruled the shot put world in the 1960s, winning three consecutive NCAA titles and the gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

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USC researchers found that certain neighborhood factors were associated with higher levels of PFAS in the blood of Southern California residents, which increases the risk for disease.
$6 million grant advances potential treatment for common cause of vision loss
The funding supports USC research into a therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in older adults.
Bird flu: Is it time to worry?
The outbreak’s impact will likely be felt in grocery prices, including the cost of your Thanksgiving bird, and across supply chains. And get your flu shot, too, just to be safe.
Masks affect how kids — and parents — read emotions, USC brain research finds
Decoding emotions, especially sadness, behind masks requires extra brain power, complicating interactions for stressed parents and children in key stages of social-emotional development.