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The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson

The Back Doctors podcast is weekly conversations with doctors from around the world sharing patient stories as they inform, educate, and offer hope for the millions of people who have back pain.
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Now displaying: October, 2025

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Oct 27, 2025

Our guest, Hunter Ziesing shares his work with AI in assisting individuals in their quest for health and longevity.  

Hunter spent the bulk of his career in investment banking focusing on the Healthcare, Consumer, and Technology areas. He was the founder of Charity of Choice, a non-profit focused on cancer research and health prevention.

Early Overall Outcomes

  • Biomarker Improvements
    A majority of patients showed significant movement in at least one critical biomarker (ApoB, VAT, bone density, VO2Max, HbA1c).

    • ~80% improved at least one key biomarker.

    • Common improvements included reductions in ApoB, decreases in visceral fat (VAT), and gains in lean mass/bone density.

  • Major Findings from Diagnostics

    • ~65% of patients had at least one significant finding from testing (e.g., early CAD on Cleerly, sleep apnea, insulin resistance, GI imbalances).

    • These findings directly shaped interventions and escalations in care.

  • Symptom Reversals

    • ~30% experienced meaningful reversal of previously severe symptoms (e.g., hypertension control, prediabetes reversal, improved sleep apnea, reduction in chronic GI symptoms).

Resources:

ai.longevityhealth.me

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Oct 20, 2025

Dr. Kim Lombardy shares a story about a gentleman who presents with neck pain after having a surgical fusion.

Dr. Kim Lombardy is a native of Sandusky, Ohio. After suffering from chronic pain and illness, stemming from a childhood accident, and being under medical care for 20 years, he was referred to a local Sandusky chiropractor, Dr. Vince Darr. After a series of spinal adjustments, Dr. Lombardy’s pain began to recede, and his health was restored. He was so impressed that he changed his major from Pre-Veterinary Medicine to Pre-Chiropractic. After completing his undergraduate studies at Bowling Green State University, he enrolled in Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, SC, where he graduated in 1980. Dr. Lombardy moved to Augusta, GA, and opened Woodland Chiropractic Life Center which later became Lombardy Chiropractic Clinic. He practiced for 29 years before being appointed Assistant Clinical Professor in the Orthopedic Department of the Medical College of Georgia, the first chiropractor to obtain that position in the history of MCG.   After two years he returned to private practice. Dr. Lombardy served as Vice-President of the Georgia Chiropractic Association for three years. He has the highest level of training in Activator Methods (painless instrument adjusting) and Cox Technic for disc problems. He has also studied Advanced Clinical Nutrition to help the body heal from the inside as well. Dr. Lombardy brings over 40 years of clinical experience to better help patients regain their health naturally. He is married to Edna Lombardy, and they have four children and nine grandchildren. They are members of St. Mary on the Hill Catholic Church.  

Resources:  

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Patients Undergoing Flexion Distraction Chiropractic Treatment: A Case Series

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Oct 13, 2025

Neurosurgeon, Dr. Colin Son shares real-world insight into how new technologies, especially artificial intelligence, are already changing how we diagnose and treat spine conditions.

About Dr. Son:
Colin Son, M.D. is certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery with a focus on minimally invasive care of the brain and spine. As a neuroendovascular surgeon, he treats conditions from inside the blood vessels without an incision and is one of the few endoscopic spine surgeons in the area using a camera and small incisions to access deep and delicate areas around the spine. Dr. Son earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where he also completed his internship and residency training in neurological surgery. He went on to complete a fellowship in neurovascular surgery at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He serves as an assistant clinical professor at the University of Incarnate Word and serves as principal or site investigator for several clinical trials through the Methodist Research Institute and HCA’s national Neurovascular Research Advisory Board.

Resources:

salthea.com

Show Sponsor:

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Oct 6, 2025

My guest, PJ Glassey discusses the emotional side of back pain and how a condition known as Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS) is characterized by chronic pain, often in the back, neck, shoulders, and hips, and is caused by the brain’s response to repressed negative emotions and stress.

About Mr. Glassey:

PJ started personal training in 1987 and successfully grew his business over the following 11 years, training clients in their homes and at local area gyms. With the help of these clients as test subjects, and armed with his degree in Exercise Science, PJ invented his “multi-protocol” concept and refined it through 1998, when he founded the X Gym. He is also the author of the book "Cracking Your Calorie Code" and the inventor of his Brain Type Test, which helps people achieve health and fitness results much faster through specific brain wiring techniques tailored to their unique brain type.

Resources:

xgym.com

sarnoclinic.com

Show sponsor:

Haven Medical

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