309 Dr. Timothy Gagan - Bertolotti Syndrome
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
Release Date: 12/01/2025
319 Dr. Nameer Haider - Combining Minimally Invasive Surgery, Neuromodulation, and Regenerative Medicine
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
On this episode, Dr. Nameer Haider shares with us various minimally invasive surgical procedures that he utilizes as well as combining these surgeries with neuromodulation and regenerative medicine. Dr. Nameer R. Haider MD,FAAPM&R,DABPM For more than twenty years, Dr. Nameer R. Haider has built his career around a simple but profound belief: people living with chronic pain deserve more than temporary relief — they deserve their lives back. That belief has carried him from medical school in Pakistan to operating rooms and innovation labs across the United States, shaping...
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318 Dr. Andrew Serlin - Degenerative Disc Disease and Stenosis
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
Dr. Andrew Serlin shares his experience treating a patient with degenerative disc disease and stenosis that is so prevalent in today's aging population. Andrew B. Serlin, DC/LMT/JD DC Instructor and Clinician – NUHS Whole Health Center, Lombard After practicing chiropractic medicine for 13 years, Dr. Serlin started working at the NUHS Whole Health Center as a floating clinician in 2018, and as a full-time attending clinician since 2019. He also serves as a faculty advisor for the NUHS Tai Chi & Qi Gong student club. Before becoming a chiropractic physician, he worked as an...
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317 Dr. Adam Propper - Why Cox® Technic
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
Spine specialist, Dr. Adam Propper shares his professional experience using Cox® Technic and advocates for more students, doctors, and patients to learn more about its effectiveness. Dr. Adam Propper, D.C., C.C.S.P. When I was 8 years old, I suffered a severe head and neck trauma. Shortly after came my migraine headaches. My doctors had no answers for my problem and I suffered many years with these debilitating headaches. Fortunately, one of my college classmates invited me to her office and I became a chiropractic patient. She told me how my problem came from nerve pressure in my...
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316 Dr. James Kirk - Synovial Cysts and Foot Drop
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
Dr. James Kirk of Odessa, Texas specializes in treating the most difficult spine related conditions and shares the story of a gentleman facing spine surgery with a synovial cyst causing foot drop. Dr. J W Kirk is the owner and CEO of Clark Chiropractic Clinic, P.C. He was born in Odessa, he graduated from Parker College of Chiropractic in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Anatomy and a Doctorate in Chiropractic. His undergraduate studies were at North Harris County College and Texas Tech University. He has been a Rotarian since 1992 and serves on their board. He is a board member of the...
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315 Dr. Kurt Olding - Spine Research Relevant to You
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
This month Dr. Kurt Olding shares with us the latest published research on compression fractures, Gabapentin (Neurontin), degenerative scoliosis, epidurals, non-contained discs and spondylolisthesis. Dr. Kurt Olding has been in practice for over 40 years, opening Minster Chiropractic Center in 1986 after graduating from National College of Chiropractic in Lombard, IL in 1984. Through the years Dr. Kurt has enjoyed treating all age groups, from infants to athletes and parents to grandparents. He took special interest in sports medicine during his early years in practice, completing 300 hours...
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314 Dr. Joel Dixon - Disc Extrusion
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
Dr. Joel Dixon joins us from Australia to share the story of a man who had been advised to undergo back surgery but instead chose a non‑surgical treatment that ultimately relieved his pain. Dr Joel Dixon Chiropractor and Cox® Certified Practitioner B.APP.SC (CHIRO)J.P. Graduating from RMIT School of Chiropractic in 1986, Dr Dixon has concentrated his professional development in spinal disc decompression therapies since becoming certified in Cox® Technic in 2000. He is the only Cox® certified instructor in Australia. Cox® therapy is considered to be the “gold standard” used by...
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313 Dr. Steven Baroody - Neck Pain and Headache treated with Cox® Technic
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
Dr. Steven Baroody, certified Cox® physician practicing in Manchester NH, presents his relieving treatment plan and outcome of a patient with bilateral neck pain and cervicogenic headache with chiropractic Cox® Technic. About Dr. Baroody Dr. Steven Baroody is a 2004 graduate of New York Chiropractic College in Seneca Falls, NY. A martial artist for more than thirty years, he was introduced to chiropractic when he injured his lower back being thrown. The quick recovery that followed, and the opportunity to help others convinced him that chiropractic was the career for him....
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312 Dr. Clint Dickason - Compression Fractures
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
Spine specialist, Dr. Clint Dickason shares an unusual story of a gentleman with multiple compression fractures. About Dr. Dickason Dr. Dickason, an Indiana native, first became fascinated with Chiropractic Care in 1996. Dr. Dickason was active in High School and College level Wrestling and Football. He found that Chiropractic care kept him on the playing field. His passion for Chiropractic soared when he realized the human body is a self regulating and healing machine and decided he wanted to be a Chiropractor to help others realize their God given potential for health. Dr. Dickason received...
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311 Dr. Fawad Mian - Regenerative Medicine for Pain
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
Our guest, Dr. Fawad Mian shares his own story that changed not only changed his health but changed the way he practices medicine. I'm Dr. Fawad Mian, and I specialize in regenerative medicine and non-surgical pain relief for active adults who refuse to accept pain, pills, or surgery as their only option. With a foundation in neurology and integrative health, I use advanced treatments like ultrasound-guided PRP, stem cell therapy, and movement re-education to target the root cause of chronic pain—so you can get back to living without limits. But this isn’t just professional for...
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310 Dr. Nate McKee - Tandem Stenosis
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
Spine specialist, Dr. Nate McKee shares a success story about a patient with tandem stenosis. Dr. Nate McKee grew up in Fort Wayne, IN. He was first introduced to the great state of Michigan, when he attended Albion College. At Albion College, Dr. Nate received his Bachelor’s in Exercise Sciences. He then went onto National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, IL where he received his Doctorate in Chiropractic. While at National, he was actively involved in the Student American Chiropractic Association, and was President. During that involvement he lobbied in Washington, D.C. for...
info_outlineSpine specialist, Dr. Timothy Gagan shares a story of a young woman with back pain who has Bertolotti Syndrome.
Dr. Tim’s interest in chiropractic began with high-school sports. He was a wrestler and football player which caused him spinal injury. He was impressed with his hometown chiropractor and decided that treating musculoskeletal complaints through chiropractic care was what he wanted to do in life. He attained a bachelor’s degree in biology with a chemistry minor from St John Fisher University and a doctorate in chiropractic from the northeast college of chiropractic (formerly known as New York chiropractic college). He has been in practice for four and a half years at Apple Country Chiropractic in Williamson, NY and specializes in treating intervertebral discs disorders. He attributes much of his understanding of injuries from experiencing them firsthand through sports and working alongside his father on construction jobs. He takes great joy in treating working men, like his father, and getting them back to work. In his spare time, he enjoys playing music. His mother is a piano teacher who instilled a love of music in him. You can hear his music on YouTube on his channel, “The musical chiropractor“.
Dr. Tim lives in Webster NY with the love of his life and wife, Rachel. She was instrumental in supporting him through chiropractic college and helping him survive “Grad School poverty.” They have a 12-year-old German Short Haired pointer named Bella.
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