Spine specialist, Dr. Matthew Collins, director of TWIN CITIES HEADACHE NECK & BACK, shares two interesting patient stories with us. The first patient has sciatica following back surgery. The second story involves diagnosing and treating sciatica without an MRI.
Matthew Collins, DC, DACRB is a 1999 graduate of Northwestern College of Chiropractic where he received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree. He has been in private practice in St. Paul, MN since 2000.
Dr. Matthew Collins is board certified in Rehabilitation by the American Chiropractic Rehabilitation Board. He has certificate training in Acupuncture. He has training and credentials in MRI interpretation from the State University of New York in Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He has an advanced certificate of competency in Whiplash Injuries from the Spine Research Institute of San Diego.
His practice focus is on the diagnosis and case management of biomechanical spine pain and spine injuries. He co-manages patients with complex spine conditions with local primary care providers, neurologists and surgeons.
Resources:
Episode 181 Dr. Scott Taylor – Vertiflex for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Episode 65 Dr. Wanda Lopez – A Walk In The Park
Episode 142 Dr. Edward Hutter – When the Doctor is the Patient
Episode 140 Dr. Nike Taylor – Chronic Low Back Pain
Episode 195 Dr. Frances Bigas Morales – Lumbago
Episode 7: Dr. Marc Baker – Pregnancy with low back pain
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