The Body Can Heal Itself

Dr. Nathan Yokel is a native of the Maryland Metro DC area but moved to Philadelphia to complete medical school at the University of Pennsylvania where he augmented his medical training with a Master’s degree in Public Health and Business Administration at Johns Hopkins University. During his residency training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with a focus on diagnostic and interventional ultrasound and sports medicine at the Georgetown University Hospital/National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington DC, Dr. Yokel served as Chief Resident and developed a research protocol for assessing the accuracy of ultrasound-guided injections. Following residency, he trained in interventional spinal procedures, regenerative procedures, pain, and occupational medicine. Dr. Nathan Yokel uses his expertise on sports medicine and regenerative treatments, and pairs it with traditional procedures and rehabilitation to help patients get back to the activities they enjoy most. He believes in an integrated approach that begins with a careful review of the injury’s history and incorporates traditional physical examination and real time ultrasound to find the source of each patient’s pain or impaired function.

Show Notes:

2:55 – Aspirations of becoming a Ninja Turtle a living the dream as a physiatrist

5:05 – The power of diagnostic ultrasounds in improving accuracy and outcomes

7:09 – Insurance hurdles: what’s covered, what’s not, and why it matters

9:16 – “Experimental type treatment”

10:57 – Like-minded professionals approaching problems together!

17:29 – Communication is KEY

34:34 – Advice for chiropractors wanting to partner with regenerative medicine providers