Robert Bruce Miller MD

Listed twice in "The List of Best Doctors," Dec. 2013 and Oct. 2014, Oakland Magazine. Category: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, "Best Doctors of the East Bay."... Links: http://www.oaklandmagazine.com//Physical%2BMedicine%2Band/ http://www.oaklandmagazine.com///The-List-of-Best-Doctors/

Dr. Robert B. Miller was listed on the "Best Doctors in America 2013 list," Fremont Metro Area, November 18, 2013 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnostic Medicine

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http://www.tricityvoice.com/articlefiledisplay.php March 13, 2012 - Tri-City Voice "As a physiatrist, or doctor specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, Dr. Miller has had four years of training in addition to medical school and is an expert in musculoskeletal medicine. Physiatrists have played an important role in the rehabilitation of several high profile individuals, including actor Christopher Reeve and Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.... "Low back pain can be related to a number of common problems, including osteoarthritis, straining of the lower back muscles, or a range of other conditions involving the hips, legs, pelvis or spinal vertebrae/anatomy," explained Dr. Miller."

http://www.whhs.com/news?id=7760 January 5, 2011 - 5th Annual Women's Health Conference, WHHS "The traditional approach to pain management often revolves around surgery and pain medications such as anti-inflammatories, steroids and opiates," says. Dr. Miller. "In physical medication and rehabilitation also known as physiatry we take a common-sense approach using current physiatric principles that have been proven with scientific, peer-reviewed research."... Physiatrists such as Dr. Miller design various therapy protocols that physical therapists can use with patients to help manage chronic pain. "For example, we might use a lower-back exercise machine such as the Med-X or the Texas Back Machine that targets lower back muscles to strengthen them, thus decreasing deep, achy lower back pain," he explains. "We also employ various other modalities to provide temporary pain relief, reduce nerve terminal firings that send out pain signals, and increase or decrease blood circulation as appropriate."

http://www.whhs.com/news?id=6712 Good News about Back and Neck Pain June 20, 2006... When you’re in pain, it affects every aspect of your life day or night, waking or sleeping. For many people, their back and neck are especially prone to chronic pain. In fact, the American Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation reports 80 percent of Americans will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. Of all forms of physical disability, lower back pain is the most common. "People used to believe that the only way to treat acute or chronic lower back or neck pain was through surgery, says Robert Miller, M.D., a Fremont-based physiatrist on the medical staff of Washington Hospital. "On the other hand, most of us would like to avoid surgery if possible. Now, we understand that back and neck surgeries can often be avoided through the use of interventional, hands-on physiatric care.

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