Back Doctor

Robert G. Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses post-operative experience and management after cervical foraminotomy discectomy (microscopic decompression) surgery.

Robert G. Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses post-operative experience and management after lumbar fusion surgery.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes describes post-operative recovery and return to activities and sports after neck fusion (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, ACDF).

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes describes post-operative recovery and return to activities and sports after lumbar microscopic discectomy.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App, discusses the risks, benefits, and technique of lateral lumbar interbody fusion.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App, discusses new onset back pain: what is the cause and how to get rid of it.

Dr. Robert Watkins, III, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes and Director of the Marina Spine Center, discusses rehabilitation exercises in athletes with neck and back pain.

Dr Robert Watkins, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses how to decrease back and neck pain in order to avoid spine surgery.

Dr. Robert Watkins, spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App, discusses everything entailed in a lumbar discectomy. How to avoid it, when to do it, why it works, what are the complications, and what is the recovery.

Robert Watkins, MD, spine surgeon to professional athletes, reveals the fallacies and marketing gimmicks of "Laser spine surgery", while presenting a safer alternative.