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Joseph Walker III, MD

Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery

NPI Number: 1457547804
Academic Office Location: Orthopedic Surgery UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030
Phone:	800-535-6232
Website(s):	Comprehensive Spine

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Dr. Joseph Walker is an assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery at UConn Health. He practices primarily in the Comprehensive Spine Center at the UConn Musculoskeletal Institute. Dr. Walker completed a fellowship in pain medicine at Harvard University. He specializes in the diagnosis and non-operative management of disorders of the neck and back, including epidural steroid and axial spine injections and electrodiagnostic studies.

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
BA	Johns Hopkins University	Behavioral Biology
MD	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Medicine

Degree

Institution

Major

Johns Hopkins University

Behavioral Biology

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland	Internal Medicine
Residency	Harvard University, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital	Physical Med/Rehab
Fellowship	Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Hospital	Structural Acupuncture for Physicians
Fellowship	Harvard University, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital	Pain Medicine
Fellowship	McMaster University	Contemporary Neurofunctional Acupuncture

Training

Institution

Specialty

Internship

Good Samaritan Hospital of Maryland

Internal Medicine

Residency

Harvard University, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Physical Med/Rehab

Fellowship

Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Hospital

Structural Acupuncture for Physicians

Fellowship

Harvard University, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Pain Medicine

Fellowship

McMaster University

Contemporary Neurofunctional Acupuncture

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
Student National Medical Association	Professional/Scientific Organization	Vice President, Parliamentarian	External	University	2000	2001

Name & Description

Journal Articles

A feasibility study on yoga's mechanism of action for chronic low back pain: psychological and neurophysiological changes, including global gene expression and DNA methylation, following a yoga intervention for chronic low back pain.
Adhikari, Bandita; Starkweather, Angela; Xu, Wanli; Acabchuk, Rebecca L; Ramesh, Divya; Eze, Bright; Yang, Yuxuan; Yang, Gee Su; Walker, Joseph; Laubenbacher, Reinhard; Park, Crystal L Pilot and feasibility studies 2022 Jul;8(1):142
Multidisciplinary Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain: An Evidence-Based Approach
Gedulig, Thomas DO; Hultine, Hannah DPT; Walker, Joseph III MD Topics in Pain Managament 2021 Oct;37(3):1-8
Perineural Local Anesthetic Treatments for Osteoarthritic Pain
Brittany Knight, Joseph Walker & Lakshmi S. Nair Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine 2021 Sep;(7):pages262–282
Acupuncture: Evidence-Based Treatment in the Rehabilitation Setting.
Walker, Joseph; Dreher, Freda L Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America 2020 Nov;31(4):699-717
Injectable nanocomposite analgesic delivery system for musculoskeletal pain management.
Khanal, Manakamana; Gohil, Shalini V; Kuyinu, Emmanuel; Kan, Ho-Man; Knight, Brittany E; Baumbauer, Kyle M; Lo, Kevin W-H; Walker, Joseph; Laurencin, Cato T; Nair, Lakshmi S Acta biomaterialia 2018 May;74280-290
Pain management via local anesthetics and responsive hydrogels.
Bagshaw, Kyle R; Hanenbaum, Curt L; Carbone, Erica J; Lo, Kevin W H; Laurencin, Cato T; Walker, Joseph; Nair, Lakshmi S Therapeutic delivery 2015 Feb;6(2):165-76
Nutrition and eating behavior in patients with chronic pain receiving long-term opioid therapy.
Meleger, Alec L; Froude, Cameron Kiely; Walker, Joseph PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation 2014 Jan;6(1):7-12.e1

Book Chapters

Bedside Electro-Acupuncture
Joseph Walker III Bedside Pain Management Interventions 2022 Nov;67–87
Chapter 9. Interventional Pain Management.
Joseph Walker, Miguel Ernest Velez, Moorice Caparo Pain Management for Advanced Practice: Multimodal Approaches 2019 Oct;111-165
Integrative Medicine in Treatment of Inpatient's Chronic Pain
Joseph Walker III, Andree Maureen Leroy, Kristianne Seelye, Richard Rynksi Chronic Pain Management for the Hospitalized Patient 2016 May;238-265
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Consultation of the Inpatient with Chronic Pain
Danielle Sarno, Stefan Muzin, Joseph Walker III, Susan M. Ludwig Chronic Pain Management for the Hospitalized Patient 2016 May;222-237
Chronic Pain Patients and Other Co-Existing Condictions
Dimitri Souzdalnitski, Joseph Walker, Richard Rosenquist PeriOperative Pain Management 2013 Aug;p. 83-94

Reviews

Discography in practice: a clinical and historical review.
Walker, Joseph; El Abd, Omar; Isaac, Zacharia; Muzin, Stefan Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 2008 Jun;1(2):69-83
The role of intradiscal steroids in the treatment of discogenic low back pain.
Muzin, Stefan; Isaac, Zacharia; Walker, Joseph Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 2008 Jun;1(2):103-7
When should a cervical collar be used to treat neck pain?
Muzin S, Isaac Z, Walker J, El Abd O, Baima J Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 2007 Jan;1(2):114-119