Damian Martinez, DC
martinez chiropractic center inc
137ave, miami, FL, 33186
Phone: 305-388-7577Fax: 305-388-7851chiromaster@earthlink.netmartinezchiropractic.com
Licensure
- Doctor of Chiropractic, Licensed in the State of Florida, License # 6457, 1991 – Present
Education
- Doctorate of Chiropractic, Logan College of Chiropractic, Chesterfield, Missouri, 1991
- Degree, Logan College of Chiropractic
- Undergraduate Studies in Premedicine, Meramec College St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
- Undergraduate Studies in Premedicine, Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida
- National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part II, 1990
- National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part III, 1990
- National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part IV, 1991
- National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Physiotherapy, 1990
Postgraduate Education & Certifications
- Documenting Clinically Correlated Bodily Injury to Causality, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic
Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation, diagnosis and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries in the medical-legal community. Documenting the kinesiopathology, myopathology, neuropathology, and pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm
- Neurodiagnostic Testing Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic
Electromyography (EMG), Nerve Conduction Velocity (NCV), Somato Sensory Evoked Potential (SSEP), Visual Evoked Potential (VEP), Brain Stem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAER) and Visual-Electronystagmosgraphy (V-ENG) interpretation, protocols and clinical indications for the trauma patient
- Neurodiagnostics, Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, CMCS Post Doctoral Division New York Chiropractic Counsil,New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic
An in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medico-legal community
- Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Triaging the Trauma Patient, CMCS Post Doctoral Division
An extensive understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history,physical findings and when to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of "risk factors" in spinal injury
- Crash Dynamics and Its Relationship To Causality, CMCS Post Doctoral Division
An extensive understanding of the physics involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car.This includes G's of force, newtons,gravity,energy,skid marks,crumple zones,spring factors,event data recorder and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before,during and after the crash.Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury
- MRI, Bone Scan and X-Ray Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic
MRI interpretation, physiology, history and clinical indications, bone scan interpretation, physiology and clinical indications, x-ray clinical indications for the trauma patient
- Documentation and Reporting for the Trauma Victim, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic
Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues pertaining to healthcare
Teaching
- Radio Show Host, High Performance Health and Healing, WHIM, Coral Gables, Florida, 2009 – Present
- Instructor, Back Safety, City of Miami, Miami, Florida, 2010
- Radio Show Host, High Performance Health and Healing, WMCU, Coral Gables, Florida, 2000 – 2009
- Instructor, Chiropractic Philosophy, Dade County Chiropractic Society, Miami, Florida, 2009
- Instructor, Back Safety, Miccosukkee Tribe of Indians, Ochopee, Florida, 2009
- Instructor, Back Safety and Injury Prevention, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Miami, Florida, 2008
- Speaker, Health Care Ethics, Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida, 2008
- Instructor, Chiropractic Philosophy, Dade County Chiropractic Society, Miami, Florida, 2008
- Instructor, Back Safety, Miccosukkee Tribe of Indians, Ochopee, Florida, 2008
- Instructor, Injury Prevention, United Airlines, Narita, Japan, 2007
- Instructor, Injury Prevention, United Airlines, Miami, Florida, 2005
- Speaker, Mercy Guidelines, American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, Miami Beach, Florida, 2000
- Radio Show Host, High Performance Health and Healing, WAXY AM, Miami, Florida, 1997 – 2000
Memberships
- Dade County Chiropractic Society, Member, 1992 – Present
- Southern Chiropractic Society, Member, 1999 – Present
- Florida Chiropractic Society, Member, 1999 – Present
- Florida Chiropractic Association, Member, 1991 – Present
- American Chiropractic Association, Member, 1992 – Present
- Dade County Chiropractic Society, President, 1997 – 1998
- Dade County Chiropractic Society, Board Member, 1995 – 1996
Honors & Awards
- Service and Leadership, Dade County Chiropractic Society, 1998
- Howard Wein Memorial Chiropractor of the Year, Dade County Chiropractic Society, 1998
- Service and Leadership Award as President of the Dade County Chiropractic Society, Dade County Chiropractic Society, 1997
