The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson

Dr. Bartley shares two stories with us today. The first story is of a patient who has scoliosis and a bad disc resulting in severe back pain. The second story is a 28 yr. old construction worker with drop foot.

Dr. Bartley graduated from Indiana University with an Athletic Training and Sports Medicine degree and after interning with the New England Patriots entered Logan University. He has been practicing in Jasper, IN since 1990 and is certified in Cox Technic of the Cervical and Lumbar spines. He is an avid triathlete and has completed the Boston Marathon.

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On this episode of the Back Doctors Podcast we are speaking with spine specialist, Dr. Howard Rosenberg. Dr. Rosenberg is a dedicated family man and community member living and practicing in West Bloomfield, Michigan. He is taking time out of his busy practice to share with us a story of an active 70 year old man who wants to get back to playing tennis.

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Case Report #161: Foot Drop, Radiculopathy, Spinal Stenosis

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Listen as this week's Back Doctor, Dr. Shay Corbin helps a professional jazz musician with neck and arm pain to play his saxophone again and complete his Australian tour.

Dr. Shay Corbin runs the Spine and Sports Rehab Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Corbin was the PGA Tour Chiropractor, from 2004 to 2007 traveling to tour events around the nation working with the world's best golfers treating for all injury types, assisting with their rehab and prevention of injuries as well as preparing them for daily tournament play. Dr. Corbin is contracted for LSU athletics to travel and treat athletes on and off-season for injuries and to help get ready for competition.

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Spine and Sports Rehab Center

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On this episode we look at patient data in regards to cost of care, effectiveness of care, and patient satisfaction with Dr. David Moen. Dr. Moen is the Chief Medical Office for Occtegrity.

Dr. Moen earned his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin and completed his residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Moen is a physician leader with over 20 years of clinical and leadership experience. His areas of expertise include market trends, health care economics, and care model development and implementation.

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On this episode we will be talking to one of the leading spine specialist in New York City, Dr. Jeff Rosenberg. Dr. Rosenberg tells a story of a man with spinal stenosis who regains his ability to walk through Central Park.

Dr. Rosenberg has traveled all over the country to learn the latest in non-surgical pain treatment techniques from the leading experts. He has served as a healthcare professional at many major athletic events, including the Ironman races and the Wall Street Decathlon. He is a sought after speaker, most recently lecturing at Harvard University.

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This episode's "Back Doctor" is Dr. Lee Hazen. Dr. Hazen shares a story of a 59 year old man with 30 years of back pain even after having back surgery. But...there's hope.

Dr. Hazen has been specializing in the treatment of spine pain for the over 25 years. As a Cox® Technic instructor, he has taught many doctors across the country the use of the specialized decompression table, diagnosis and care of spinal disease. Currently he is on the post graduate faculty of National University of Health Sciences.

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Temecula Center for Integrative Medicine

951-383-4333

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This episode's "Back Doctor" is Dr. Joel Dixon from the Melbourne Spine Clinic. Listen as Dr. Dixon treats a large extruded disc without surgery! Dr. Dixon runs the largest Cox® Flexion Distraction Spinal Decompression practice in Victoria.

Dr. Dixon has successfully treated thousands of patients with varying degrees of spinal disc pathology requiring non-surgical, conservative decompression.

Dr. Dixon has treated athletes from a range of organizations including Sydney Swans and NBL clubs, South Dragons and Gold Coast Blaze.

He also has had an extensive background in obstetrical spinal disorders and has been registered at two private hospitals providing in house spinal therapy.

Dr. Dixon practices at Malvern Chiropractic Clinic and Melbourne Spine Clinic.

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This episode's Back Doctor is Dr. George Joachim. Dr. Joachim shares a story of a dual sport high school athlete with a back injury.

Dr. Joachim attended Ohio State University and completed his Doctoral work at the National College in Chicago. He completed his hospital rotation at Edgewater Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Joachim is Board Certified in Rehabilitation.

Dr Joachim has lectured nationally and internationally on the conservative treatments for low back and neck pain. He is part of the post graduate faculty at the National University of Health Science. His personal background involves a strong athletic career as a collegiate "Big 10" competitor, to more recently, a Bronze medal winning United States National Bobsled athlete.

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On this episode, Dr. Larry Widmer shares two different patient stories with severe neck pain. He explains what their problems were and how each was resolved without surgery.

Dr. Widmer practiced for 36 years in Lancaster, Pennsylvania before relocating to his present practice with the Connerly Physical Medicine Group in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His specialty is the conservative, non-surgical treatment of cervical and lumbar disc syndromes and the conservative management of headache.

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Published C5-C6 Disc Herniation Case

The "Back Doctor" we are highlighting on this episode is Dr. Mike Poulin. He will be discussing the cause and treatment of tension headache.

Dr. Poulin has over 24 year's experience treating chronic and difficult spinal conditions. He has two busy private practices in Herndon, VA and Ashburn, VA. He is highly regarded in his community for his excellent clinical results and is respected by his peers as a hands-on workshop instructor for Cox® Technic.

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