As the Masters golf tournament approaches each year my thoughts turn to Byron Nelson. As a ‘marginally’ famous back pain and sports medicine doctor, I often get to care for patients who are actually famous. I have pictures and mementos from these patients, but I only have one that hangs
Most back doctors are lousy diagnosticians. The vast majority of my patients who have seen multiple back specialists tell me that I am the only doctor who has ever actually examined their back. The problem arises from an over-reliance on the MRI as a diagnostic tool. Few pain doctors are
Professional golfer and chronic back pain sufferer Tiger Woods appears to be doing worse, much worse. Golf journalist Robert Lusetich, formerly of Fox Sports, reported this week that Tiger Woods’ condition has worsened since a pair of back surgeries in Fall 2015. Lusetich, author of “Unplayable: An Inside Account of Tiger’s Most
Reading a Guitar Bench interview with luthier Kevin Hall recently allowed me to appreciate challenges encountered during my own professional journey. One of discovery, in the search for back pain liberation. For my patients, and for all who suffer beyond the reach of my clinic. Hall, who began repairing guitars
Bubonic plague, or Black Death, is one of the great scourges of human history. In the 14th century it was responsible for the deaths of 25% — 60% of the European population alone. Today, while Bubonic plague has not been eliminated entirely, its effect on humans has been vastly downgraded from a
Earlier I wrote of the importance of your power to remain motionless in achieving liberation from chronic low back pain. As to many this is counterintuitive idea, lets discuss further. As each of us began our lives, to walk we had to achieve a degree of fixed stillness to acquire the self-directed
Oliver Finlay is an accomplished sports performance professional, a highly educated and chartered physiotherapist with over 16 years in top-tier national and international sport, supporting elite players and coaches in achieving the highest levels of athletic success. Based in Edinburgh, Finlay has worked with Olympic Medal winners and world champions, in addition to championship
Sports medicine and back pain expert Dr. Sean Wheeler has long been obsessed with pain. How pain, and its absence, affects behavior, competitiveness, and quality of life. Drawing upon more than a decade of specialized training, patient treatment and medical experience, Dr. Wheeler came to a breakthrough realization of how to effectively treat patients with chronic
Sports medicine and back pain expert Dr. Sean M. Wheeler, has been extended an invitation to speak before the 3rd International Conference on Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, hosted May of 2015 in San Antonio, USA. The 2015 Conference will focus upon Trends and New Approaches in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and attracts world class
