
How to Turn Your Sciatica Symptoms Around
Sciatica is painful, yet often very responsive to the correct treatment approach. Read insight from a top pain management specialist about sciatica and the treatments that can turn your symptoms around.
One of the Best Doctors in Dallas again by D Magazine for 2022
Vitals Award Winner
Award Winning Physician
Dr. John Michels is honored to have been named one of the Best Doctors in Dallas by D Magazine and SuperDoctors; and to have received the Vitals Compassionate Doctor Recognition, Vitals Patient's Choice Award, Vitals On-Time Doctor Award, and the Healthgrades Honor Roll.
About Dr. John S. Michels, MD
John S. Michels, MD, of Interventional Spine & Pain in Dallas, serving greater Dallas/Ft. Worth, Highland Park, University Park, Preston Hollow, and surrounding areas, is a former first-round NFL draft choice and Super Bowl champion with the Green Bay Packers. After an injury ended his football career, he decided to take his experience as a patient and use it to drive his passion as a doctor of interventional pain management.
As a result of his road to healing, Dr. Michels possesses a deeper level of empathy and compassion and a new understanding of the complex challenges of pain. This motivates him to help each patient return to optimal health.
He’s now an expert in interventional pain medicine. At his practice, his goal is to ensure that pain and injury don’t stop his patients from living out their passions in their own lives.
Dr. Michels received his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, where he became a dean’s list scholar and member of the medical school admissions committee. He then went to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to complete a residency in diagnostic radiology.
Following his residency, Dr. Michels completed an ACGME-accredited, multidisciplinary fellowship in interventional pain management at the University of California, Irvine. He’s now double board-certified in diagnostic radiology and pain medicine.
Dr. Michels is recognized by his peers and patients for his compassionate and high-quality medical care. He has received numerous awards, including D Magazine Best Doctors, Texas Super Doctors, and the Healthgrades Honor Roll. He has also been honored with the Vitals Compassionate Doctor, On-Time Doctor, and Patients’ Choice Awards.
"Injury stole my ability to live my dream as an NFL athlete. The focus of my practice is to keep people living out their passions, pain free."
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