Brandon Allen is a Clinical Research Assistant at NSHF. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Connecticut College majoring in Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology. He first became involved with the National Spine Health Foundation in 2019 as a part of the Summer Internship Program. As a top perfoming intern, he was promoted to
Raised in in Reston, Virginia, I always admired the impact that the Virginia Spine Institute had on our community, and I decided to get involved with the Foundation when I was a pre-med student in college. Years later, as a medical student interested in orthopedics, I fully recognize the role that Spine Health has in
Margaret came to Washington DC after law school to work for Congressional members from her native state of Colorado. After Capitol Hill, she went to the Department of Justice and met her husband Michael at DOJ. After government service, Margaret worked with healthcare organizations in government affairs for many years and served as the Assistant
From 0 to 60 (MPH)! “I’m now doing what I love and I’m pain free” I started playing softball when I was eight years old and fell in love with pitching when I was 10. When I was 11 years old, I started having extreme amounts of back pain when playing softball, though. No matter
“I Got My Life Back” “At six months out, I was back to weight training, running, and riding. I plan to run another series of Tough Mudder and OCR races this summer with my son and daughter.” I had been diagnosed with cervical spine issues when I was in my late 20s. An MRI showed
The Case for Becoming Your Own Health Advocate “Given the extent of information available, I was able to become appreciably informed about my condition and options.” The beginning and end of my story is no different from many of those I’ve read in “Spine Tales.” Degenerative disc disease of my lumbar spine had progressed to
“For a 64 year old “kid,” I’m doing much better than I would have believed possible after incurring fractured pelvis and vertebrae. I’m able to walk long distances with no trouble, have no need to have a handicapped parking placard anymore, and I’m grateful for return of my strength and stamina. But it took work
