American Osteopathic Association Advocates for Graduate Training Funds

Dr. Dan Kendall, a board-certified osteopath and anesthesiologist, treats patients at National Spine & Pain Centers in Arlington, Virginia. A frequent lecturer on best practices in spinal cord stimulation technology, Dr. Dan Kendall is a member of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).

With a reputation for high-quality medical education and postgraduate training, AOA represents more than 130,000 osteopaths. The association is a regular presence on Capitol Hill and organizes lobbying efforts on issues important to osteopaths. One current initiative for which AOA advocates is the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) program. 

Currently, more than 730 resident physicians are training in the THCGME program. These physicians provide vital services to patients in rural and underserved areas. However, funding for the physician training program will expire on December 31, 2017. AOA is calling on members of the House of Representatives and Senate to reauthorize the program as part of the CHAMPION Act to ensure rural patients continue to receive the care they need.

Nonsurgical Disc Decompression - Addressing Chronic Back Pain Issues

At National Spine & Pain Centers, Dr. Dan Kendall emphasizes therapies that provide relief for chronic back pain. Areas in which Dr. Dan Kendall has extensive experience include nonsurgical disc decompression.

A noninvasive approach to care, disc decompression centers either on the spinal cord or on nerve roots surrounding the spinal column, which can become painfully compressed. The therapy involves application of a gentle, carefully calibrated traction force on the spine, as well as on surrounding stone structures.

This approach serves to create slight separation, or negative pressure, between the vertebrae, which in turn causes the herniated or bulging discs to retract back into their natural positions. This decreases overall pressure on the nerve root and alleviates pain. In addition, the discs are better able to access needed oxygen, water, and nutrients, which expedites the healing process. 

The benefits of nonsurgical disc decompression have been studied extensively, with one Mayo Clinic study pointing to nearly 90 percent efficacy in addressing chronic back pain. Within a treatment period of 14 days, pain was reduced in patients by approximately 50 percent. 

Dr. Daniel Kendall maintains membership in the American Society of Anesthesiologists and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Dr. Daniel Kendall - Physician with National Spine and Pain Centers

Dr. Dan Kendall

A graduate of the Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Daniel “Dan” Kendall completed postgraduate training in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine at Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins Hospital, respectively. Since 2004, he has managed patient pain as a clinical practitioner with National Spine and Pain Centers. Dr. Dan Kendall concurrently educates his fellow medical professionals as a spinal cord stimulation instructor with both Boston Scientific and St. Jude Neuromodulation. He holds active membership in the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, the American Osteopathic Medical Association, and the International Spine Injection Society.

Over the course of his career, Dr. Dan Kendall has delivered multiple influential public lectures and seminars including a 2006 pain management presentation through the Central New York Academy of Medicine. He has also taught clinical anesthesiology at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Anesthesiologist and Pain Treatment Specialist Dr. Dan Kendall

Dr. Dan Kendall

A staff physician with National Spine and Pain Centers in Arlington, Virginia, Dr. Daniel “Dan” Kendall, has received honors as a “Top Doctor” in Washingtonian Magazine from 2015 to 2016 and in Northern Virginia Magazine from 2016 to 2017. He is widely recognized as one of the most proficient medical providers in the greater Washington, DC area when it comes to employing sophisticated non-surgical pain treatment modalities. Dr. Daniel Kendall holds board certification in both anesthesiology and pain management.

Before joining the team at National Spine and Pain Centers in 2004, Dr. Dan Kendall served tenures as clinical anesthesiology instructor and chief pain management fellow at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. During his yearlong fellowship at Johns Hopkins, he completed comprehensive training in fields that included spinal cord stimulation, sympathetic blocks, radiofrequency ablation, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, and cervical injections. Dr. Kendall also gained experience working with state-of-the-art devices that ranged from intrathecal pumps to the Stryker Dekompressor.