Overview
Gregory Franklin II, MD is a board-certified physiatrist and is fellowship trained in Interventional Spine & Musculoskeletal Medicine. Dr. Franklin earned his undergraduate degree in biological sciences at Clemson University and attended medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina. He went on to complete his residency training at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Hospitals. He did his fellowship training at the Medical University of South Carolina where he also served as faculty clinical instructor.
His goal is to decrease pain and to restore functional ability so that his patients can get back to the life that they want to live. He uses a comprehensive approach to treat the whole patient and specializes in non-operative interventions to treat the spine and other musculoskeletal disorders.
Dr. Franklin has won numerous awards during his academic and professional career including most recently being named one of Atlanta Magazine's 2022 Top Doctors. He is a member of several prestigious organizations such as the Spine Intervention Society, North American Spine Society, and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr. Franklin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Sciatica, Chronic Pain, and Scoliosis.
His clinical research consists of participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2976 Chapel Hill Road Suite 200, Douglasville, GA 30135
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Piedmont Physicians Sports And Spine Specialists
Dr. Xu is a Physiatrist specializing in Interventional Pain and Spine. He is intimately involved in the North American Spine Society where he is a committee and faculty member having taught courses in advanced spinal injection techniques both nationally and internationally across multiple continents. He is also involved in the advancement of evidence based spine care through review and development of clinical guidelines.Dr. Xu's primary focus is to develop a treatment plan to improve functionality in order to help improve patients' quality of life. He does this through a combination of conservative and interventional modalities (procedures and surgeries).Dr. Xu treats spine disorders of the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral spine, coccyx pain, sacroiliac joint pain, piriformis syndrome, post-laminectomy syndrome, sympathetic pain and CRPS (Complex regional pain syndrome), musculoskeletal conditions (muscle pain, tendinopathy, and joint pain), along with many other conditions through a variety of procedures some of which include:- Epidural steroid injections- Facet injections and medial branch blocks- Radiofrequency ablations including Coolief- Spinal cord stimulator trial and implantation- Shoulder, hip, and knee injections including genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation- Sacroiliac joint injections and radiofrequency ablation- Sympathetic nerve blocks- Piriformis injectionsDr. Xu also performs electromyography (EMG) studies to evaluate for carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy, as well as cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathies.He is a member of the North American Spine Society, Spine Intervention Society, and American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Xu is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, Bursitis, and Pudendal Neuralgia.
Resurgens, LLC
Michael Schaufele is a Physiatrist and a Pain Medicine provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Schaufele is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, Phantom Limb Pain, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. Dr. Schaufele is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- BursitisDr. Franklin isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Franklin isAdvanced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Chronic PainDr. Franklin isAdvanced. Learn about Chronic Pain.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Franklin isAdvanced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- SciaticaDr. Franklin isAdvanced. Learn about Sciatica.
- ScoliosisDr. Franklin isAdvanced. Learn about Scoliosis.
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- Adolescent Idiopathic ScoliosisDr. Franklin isExperienced. Learn about Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
- Baker CystDr. Franklin isExperienced. Learn about Baker Cyst.
- Brachial PlexopathyDr. Franklin isExperienced. Learn about Brachial Plexopathy.
- Caudal Regression SyndromeDr. Franklin isExperienced. Learn about Caudal Regression Syndrome.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Franklin isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Complex Regional Pain SyndromeDr. Franklin isExperienced. Learn about Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.