Dr. Robert Watkins

Robert Watkins, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses the risks, benefits, and prognosis of microscopic laminotomy in the lumbar spine.

Robert Watkins, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, explains a preventative program to avoid spinal pain: strengthening, exercise, diet, relaxation, everything that can help.

Robert Watkins, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses the creation and utility of the Back Doctor App, a free app that has the comprehensive program of exercises and lifestyle used to treat athletes and everyone!

Dr. Robert Watkins, IV, was interviewed on PeerSpectrum podcast with hosts Dr. Keith Mankin and Colin Miller on Sept. 28, 2018. They discuss treatment of elite athletes with spinal surgery.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses new onset neck pain: signs, red flags, treatment, and prevention.

Robert G. Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, compares laminoplasty to fusion and laminectomy for cervical stenosis in neck surgery.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spinal surgeon to professional athletes, discusses neck surgery. Fusion, artificial disc replacement, and foraminotomy are compared by reason for surgery, risks, benefits, and outcomes.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses the symptoms and treatment of lumbar stress fractures, stress reactions, pars defects, pars fractures, spondylolysis, and spondylolisthesis.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses stem cells, PRP, Regenokine, Orthokine, steroid, and biologic spinal injections.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses different types of spinal injections: epidurals, nerve root blocks, facet joints, discs, and rhizotomy.

Robert G. Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses post-operative experience and management after cervical artificial disc replacement.

Robert G. Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses post-operative experience and management after cervical foraminotomy discectomy (microscopic decompression) surgery.

Robert G. Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses post-operative experience and management after lumbar fusion surgery.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes describes post-operative recovery and return to activities and sports after neck fusion (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, ACDF).

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes describes post-operative recovery and return to activities and sports after lumbar microscopic discectomy.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App, discusses the risks, benefits, and technique of lateral lumbar interbody fusion.

Robert Watkins, IV, MD, spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App, discusses new onset back pain: what is the cause and how to get rid of it.

Dr Robert Watkins, orthopedic spine surgeon to professional athletes, discusses how to decrease back and neck pain in order to avoid spine surgery.

Dr. Robert Watkins, spine surgeon to professional athletes and creator of the Back Doctor App, discusses everything entailed in a lumbar discectomy. How to avoid it, when to do it, why it works, what are the complications, and what is the recovery.

Robert Watkins, MD, spine surgeon to professional athletes, reveals the fallacies and marketing gimmicks of "Laser spine surgery", while presenting a safer alternative.