Full Transcript Podcast Introduction and Host Background 0:00 As a doctor, I like to obtain results. 0:01 Of course, everyone does. 0:03 But as a person with my own history of injuries, I like working with people to resolve their physical pain because I know through my training experience, 0:11 what will provide them with lasting relief. 0:14 Welcome to the Natural Facts Podcast. 0:17 I'm your host, Dr. 0:18 David Wickenheiser. 0:20 I'm a naturopathic physician with over 30 years of clinical experience. 0:24 I have a focus on natural and regenerative medicine. 0:28 Through this podcast, I will be your guide, helping you to make sense of conflicting healthcare choices. 0:34 Welcome to The Natural Facts. 0:38 I'm Dr.
Personal Injury History and Joint Pain 0:39 David Wickenheiser, naturopathic physician and the host of the Natural Facts Podcast. 0:45 This is part three of my series on solving joint pain. 0:49 I will detail in this episode my journey to becoming a regenerative doctor from injury to insight. 0:56 Everyone's experienced joint pain at some point in their lives. 1:00 Like you, I've had injuries, some simple and quick to heal and others more serious. 1:05 some taking many years to solve. 1:07 My personal experiences with injuries and the regenerative medical treatments that I have solved them with have directly affected how I treat my patients. 1:16 I've been looking for solutions for my joint pain since my early teens. 1:20 My own history with injuries includes, in grade 9, I crashed a gas-powered minibike and twisted my right knee badly. 1:29 The resulting joint weakness and pain was challenging throughout high school. 1:34 In grade 10, I was injured in my ribs and my mid-back after a friend's physical joke. 1:42 He ran up behind me and punched me, didn't realize the strength, and I experienced pain from this incident well into adulthood. 1:49 And as a result, breaking ribs by falling off a horse at speed and later re-injury it by falling on icy stairs.
Training in Naturopathic and Regenerative Medicine 1:57 All these traumas have taught me that waiting for an injury to heal on its own is often not a good idea. 2:05 My path to naturopathic medicine. 2:07 So in my late 20s, I was introduced to natural medicine, its role in healing our bodies. 2:12 It was fascinating. 2:13 I read everything I could on it. 2:15 In my early 30s, I went back to school, got prerequisites, completed and entered naturopathic medical school, where I had a special interest in courses 2:28 that taught us how to assess and treat degenerative and traumatic physical injuries. 2:33 Since graduating from the National University of National Medicine in 1995, I have completed additional medical courses, 2:40 leading to my certification by the College of Complementary Medicine of British Columbia and the regenerative physical medicine specialties of ozone therapy, 2:49 prolotherapy, and advanced injection techniques. 2:53 I have continued my medical education by attending conferences and special workshops as a member of the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine, 3:01 AAOM, and I've had hands-on training and global experience. 3:06 Of all the AAOM training events I've attended, the most amazing was a week-long medical mission to Lima, Peru. 3:13 I did that at the end of August in 2011. Over four and a half days, our team of doctors treated over 1,200 people. 3:21 suffering from joint pain using dexterous proliferative. 3:24 My proliferative training has also included completion of the basic and advanced proliferative courses with Dr.
Ultrasound for Diagnosis and Guided Treatment 3:32 Tom Raven of the American Academy of Musculoskeletal Medicine. 3:35 He's in Denver, Colorado, and I've completed the Hackett-Hamwall Patterson training in Madison, Wisconsin. 3:42 During my orthopedic training, I have attended lectures, observed the top proliferative trainers in the world treating people, 3:49 and I've treated patients under the direct supervision of these top trainers. 3:54 Diagnostic ultrasound. 3:56 What's its role? 3:57 Okay, so diagnostic ultrasound is a useful tool for visualizing and assessing the causes of joint pain. 4:03 I've studied musculoskeletal ultrasound since 2011 under Dr. 4:06 Thomas Clark. 4:10 Dr. 4:10 Clark is recognized as a top trainer in the world for musculoskeletal ultrasound. 4:15 Learn a lot from him. 4:16 I use ultrasound now to assess the causes of a painful joint and to guide my injections during joint treatments. 4:22 I can actually see how the body responds when I inject the medicines. 4:27 This is fantastic because I can tell the extent to which the injury still present, and I can assess how well the recovery is going to be.
Hands-On Experience and Treatment Perspective 4:38 I have a patient to doctor perspective. 4:41 A side benefit of attending musculoskeletal workshops and conferences is receiving my own joint treatments. 4:47 I've been a demonstration model. 4:48 It's pretty cool. 4:49 You just hold up your hand and volunteer because they're all looking for demonstration models during the training. 4:54 And so you get to figure out what it's like to be treated by the best. 4:59 So I've been treated by some of the literally the best pro therapy doctors in the world. 5:04 You go to the best conferences, you volunteer and get treated by the best. 5:07 So along with the obvious benefit of getting my own injuries treated, these treatments have given me first-hand experience of knowing what to expect from 5:16 each of the regenerative medical treatments. 5:18 You know, what really works well, what has limitations, just very valuable information. 5:24 As a doctor, I like to obtain results. 5:26 Of course, everyone does. 5:27 But as a person with my own history of injuries, I like working with people to resolve their physical pain because I know through my training experience, 5:35 what will provide them with lasting relief. 5:39 I continue to attend conferences, study, develop new treatment programs. 5:43 For more information on regenerative medical treatments and other medical solutions, visit my websites, drwik.com and thenaturalfacts.com.
Closing Remarks and Resources 5:56 On to the next episode in this series. 5:59 I hope you enjoyed this episode of the Natural Facts Podcast. 6:04 To get access to my future episodes as soon as they're available, subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 6:10 For all of my podcasts, as well as detailed discussions and reports on healthcare issues that matter to you, go to www.thenaturalfacts.com. 6:23 This is Dr. 6:24 David Weckenheiser, naturopathic physician, guiding you to better health with the natural facts.
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