Early in his career, he studied the utility and application of ultrasound for interventional procedural guidance to assess and effectively treat musculoskeletal conditions. He is well versed in the treatment of acute and chronic injury assessment, diagnostic imaging review, and appropriate management. He has enjoyed working in musculoskeletal medicine since 2012. In 2016 she transitioned into the spine and pain management field where she has been practicing since 2016 and her love for improving her patient’s quality of life has magnified.Įric Rymal, PA-C, is a board certified physician assistant. Initially after graduation Kristi worked in the cosmetic plastic surgery industry for nearly four years. She graduated with honors after receiving a Master of Science from Virginia Commonwealth University as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. She practiced as a Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) in the Intensive Care Unit for six years. Kristi went on to receive her Associate Degree as well as a second Bachelor of Science degree, both in Nursing. Kristi stayed active at both ECU and JMU as a member of the varsity softball team. After graduation from Princess Anne High School, Kristi went to East Carolina University and James Madison University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Health Sciences and a minor in Substance Abuse Intervention. She is native to the Tidewater area and grew up in Virginia Beach. Kristi Nixon is a board-certified Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and licensed by the state of Virginia. Hospital associations include, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital and DePaul Medical Center. Clinical areas of interest include head and neck pain, myofascial pain syndrome, spasticity, non-allopathic mechanical dysfunction, with conservative treatment emphasis of osteopathic manipulative therapy, peripheral musculoskeletal procedures, botulinum toxin, and fluoroscopically guided spinal injections. Spear has been an active investigator on multiple medical trials with emphasis on headache related research. He served on the National Advisory Panels for headache and spasticity. He lectures nationally on headache and its treatment as well as locally on spine, spasticity and myofascial pain management.
He was a partner and President of APM Spine and Sports Physicians for 19 years. He then completed a three-year residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation and was chief resident at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital. He completed a three-year residency in Family Practice/Internal Medicine at Norwalk Hospital/Yale University Medical Centre in Connecticut. Robert Spear earned his doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of New England. Clinical areas of interest include myofascial pain syndrome, sacroiliac pain, discogenic pain, musculoskeletal problems, Botulinum toxin injections, and Electrodiagnostic testing (EMG).ĭr. She has lectured on topics related to stroke, head injury, spinal cord injury and pain management.
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Professional organizations include the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the Virginia Society of PM&R and the American Medical Association. She served as the medical director for DePaul Medical Center’s Rehabilitation Unit for 9 years and is still affiliated with the hospital. Nock is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation since 1996. She was on staff with APM Spine and Sports Physicians for 14 years.ĭr. Prior to medical school she obtained a degree in Physical Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters degree in Physiology at North Texas University. During her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation she served as chief resident at the MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University. She completed her internship at Fort Worth Osteopathic Medical Center and then completed residencies in Internal Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Bonnie Nock earned her doctorate of medicine from the Health Science Center of North Texas.