SPINE INSTITUTE NORTHWEST PHYSICIAN BIOGRAPHY
Michael N. Brown, DC, MD
Regenerative Medicine
Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Pain
Sports Medicine
Interventional Pain Management
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Board certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Board certified Pain Medicine
EDUCATION & TRAINING
- Doctor of Medicine: St. George University School of Medicine
- Internship: Internal medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
- Residency: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation SUNY Stony Brook, NY
- Fellowship #1: ACGME accredited Pain Medicine Fellowship, University of Washington
- Fellowship #2: Advanced Interventional Spine and Research, University of Washington
- 3 years neurology - Southern California University Health Sciences
- 3 years orthopedics - Southern California University Health Sciences
- Doctor of Chiropractic: Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa
- Sports Medicine - Southern California University Health Sciences
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation - Southern California University Health Sciences
- Industrial Rehabilitation professional residency with Leonard Matheson, PhD
- Extensive postgraduate education in orthopedic rehabilitation, sports medicine, manual medicine, biomechanics, musculoskeletal ultrasonography
- Certified musculoskeletal acupuncture dry needling & Gunn IMS with International Musculoskeletal Medicine Society
TEACHING APPOINTMENTS
- Rehabilitative medicine & interventional spine/pain medicine University of Washington pain fellowship
- Postgraduate faculty teaching continuing medical education for Canadian Memorial College of Chiropractic teaching acupuncture dry needling and myofascial pain management
- Clinical instructor International Musculoskeletal Medicine Society
- Clinical instructor AAMPU (American Academy Pain Medicine Ultrasonography)
- Currently lecturing nationally on musculoskeletal ultrasonography, interventional ultrasonography, regenerative medicine, orthopedic and musculoskeletal medicine
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- American Academy of Academic Physiatry
- American Academy of Pain Management
- International Spine Injection Society
- American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- International Cellular Medicine Society
SPECIALTY SERVICES
- Musculoskeletal orthopedic regenerative medicine
- Musculoskeletal medicine
- Orthopedic medicine, prolotherapy, regenerative injection therapy
- Musculoskeletal ultrasonography
- Sports medicine & biomechanics
- Interventional pain medicine
- Manual medicine
- Acupuncture dry needling
- PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) injection therapy
- Stromal vascular fraction stem cell therapy
- Tenex FAST (minimally invasive surgery for tendinopathy)
PHILOSOPHY
Advanced diagnostics is the key. The more precise the diagnosis the easier it is to develop a targeted regenerative intervention. Dr. Brown limits his use of neural ablation procedures performed by most pain management physicians and utilizes techniques that repair connective ligaments, tendons and soft tissues. This is done by use of regenerative injection therapy which ranges from classic “prolotherapy” techniques, PRP, Bone marrow derived stem cell or adipose derived stem cell ( stem cells derived from fat ) therapeutic intervention. A more detailed article on Dr. Brown’s regenerative medicine approach to pain is available here.
Typically, our targeted patient population consists of those individuals with predominantly orthopedic and musculoskeletal pain that have failed conventional management but have the potential for recovery. During our consultation process we try to make decisions with regard to whether or not our technologies will be helpful. If we do not think these technologies will be helpful we offer many other services that may or once the diagnosis is sorted out we will attempt to direct the patient to a specialist that we feel can help.