Dr. Millar also holds the CPFM - (Certified Practitioner of Functional Medicine) designation from Harvard Medical School, Dept of Continuing Education. Dr. Millar is also Certified by National University of Health Sciences in Injectable Nutritional Medicine having completed the additional Alabama Board of Chiropractic approved postgraduate training and examination to preform (TPI) trigger point injections; (IV) intravenous therapy; (IM) intra-muscular injections; and (JI) joint injections. He is also Certified by National University of Heath Sciences in administration and dispensing of nutrient supplements; amino acids; peptides; fatty acids; enzymes and antioxidants; botanicals and phytonutrients; food concentrates and extracts; vitamins and mineral; nutraceuticals; homeopathic remedies; compounds and compounded products. Dr. Millar does not prescribe or use prescription drugs in the treatment of patients.
Dr. Millar practiced for 13 years with the neurosurgeons of Univ of Alabama Birmingham, Dept of Neurosurgery. He completed additional training by the UAB Neurosurgeons in imaging, examination and treatment. Dr Millar then handled UAB Dept of Neurosurgery cases before and after surgery. He has treated thousands of herniated an bulging disc patients (both neck and low back) over the years with decompression traction, lasers and conservative care. While practicing with UAB he helped develop the UAB Department of Neurosurgery Chiropractic Care Team. in fact, the Neurosurgeons of UAB saw patients at his chiropractic clinic for many years.
Dr. Millar went on to say, "If the only tool in your tool box is a hammer then you can only work on nails; but,
if you have many tools in your tool box, you can work on many patient problems with great success."
Dr. Millar enjoys treating with Chiropractic:
- Disc Problems (bulged, prolapsed and herniated disc) with or without radiation of pain
- Low Back Pain with or without sciatica (pain or weakness down the leg or hip)
- Neck Pain with or without radiating pain or weakness into shoulder/arm/forearm
- Mid and Upper Back pain with or without radiation of pain
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Disc Tears and Disc Problems
- Degenerative Facet Disease and Problems
- Stenosis
- Sciatica pain and/or weakness down the leg or legs
- Knee Pain and Problems
- Hip Pain and Problems
- Shoulder Pain and Problems
- Elbow, Wrist, Pain and Problems
- Hand, Finger Pain and Problems
- Ankle, Foot, Toe Pain and Problems
- Fibromyalgia and Whole Body Pain
- Arthritis
Dr. Millar treats with:
- Adjustments/Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy
- Manual Therapy
- Non-Surgical Decompression Traction and Disc Pump
- Class IV Lasers
- Purewave Extracorporeal Shockwave
- Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization and Treatment
- Modalities: Electrical stim, Ultrasound, Diathermy, Heat and Ice
- Intersegmental Traction, Long Axis Traction, and Manual Traction
- Dry Needling using Acupuncture Needles
- TPI Trigger Point Injections
- IM Intramuscular soft tissue Injections, Sub-cutaneous soft tissue injections
- JI Joint Injections: small, medium and large joints
- IV Therapy
- Custom Rehabilitation for balance, flexibility, range of motion, strength, and endurance
- Orthotics and Foot Stabilization
- Bracing and Taping
Dr. Millar is also the recipient of the Best Chiropractor In Huntsville Award for 2023 and 2022. He is very honored and thankful that the was nominated by the people of Huntsville for this award. He is also registered in Who's Who of Chiropractic for the past 15 years. Dr. Millar said,
"All the awards are great; but, getting to the root cause or underlying cause of a patient's problem
and then fixing that problem is my greatest joy and passion."
As a CCEP - Certified Chiropractic Extremities Practitioner Dr. Millar Specializes in treating joint and extremity pain and problems:
I. Upper Extremities: (Shoulders, Elbows, Wrist, Hands, Fingers, Thumb)
TM Joint Disorders:
TMJ
TMJ Disc problems
Ribs and Chest Wall Pain:
Ribs
Chest Wall Pain (chest pain not caused by Heart Problems)
Shoulder Pain:
Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)
Shoulder A/C Joint Problems
Shoulder Supraspinatus and Infraspinatus Tendonitis
Swimmers Shoulder
Arm Pain & Forearm Pain:
From overuse and repetitive motions
Tendonitis
Elbow Pain:
Tennis Elbow (lateral or outside elbow problems)
Golfer's Elbow (medial or inside elbow problems)
Wrist Pain:
Carpal Tunnel
Tendonitis of the Wrist
Ulnar Nerve Problems
Hand and Thumb Pain:
De Quervain's tenosynovitis
Trigger Finger
Arthritis of the hand and fingers
Neuropathy
II. Lower Extremities (Hip, Knee, Ankle, Foot Toes)
Hip Pain:
Bursitis and Arthritis of hip joint
Hip Traction
Buttock and Upper Leg Pain:
Piriformis Syndrome
TFL/ITB - lateral (outside) leg pain
Hamstrings and Quadriceps pain
Hip Flexors/Leg Adductor Muscles/Leg Abductor Muscles
Knee Pain:
Jumper's Knee
Patella (front of the knee) Pain
Baker's Cyst (back of the knee) Pain
Arthritis of the knee (medial inside knee pain) (lateral outside knee pain)
Osgood Schlatter's Disease
Lower Leg Pain:
Shin Splints
Peroneal entrapments of the lower leg and ankle area
Ankle Pain:
Achilles Tendinitis
Heel Spurs
Foot Pain:
Plantar Fasciitis
Metatarsal Bursitis
Morton's Neuroma
Neuropathy
Toe Pain:
Morton Neuroma's
Arthritis
Gout
Neuropathy
Most of what Dr. Millar does is not covered by insurance
I. CMS - Medicare Does Not Cover Us Doing the Following Treatment and Procedures:
- Chiropractic adjustments to extremities,
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression,
- Laser Therapy - Class III and Class IV
- Dry Needling,
- Intramuscular Injections with nutraceuticals, homeopathic remedies, others
- Joint Injections (Large joint, Medium Joint, Small Joint)
- IV's with nutraceuticals, homeopathic remedies, others
- Shockwave Therapy,
- Electrical Stimulation or Ultrasound.
- Manual Therapy,
- Manual Traction
- IASTM - Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
- Orthotics
- Bracing and Taping
- Custom Rehabilitation Program
II. BCBS AL Does Not Cover Us Doing the Following Treatment and Procedures:
- Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression,
- Laser Therapy - Class III and Class IV
- Dry Needling,
- Intramuscular Injections with nutraceuticals, homeopathic remedies, others
- Joint Injections (Large joint, Medium Joint, Small Joint) with nutraceuticals, homeopathic remedies, others
- IV's with nutraceuticals, homeopathic remedies, others
- Shockwave Therapy,
We call it the Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The Good is what Dr. Millar does works with great results; The Bad is insurance doesn't cover it; and The Ugly is you have to pay for it. Dr. Millar is not in network with nor a provider for any insurance company. Dr. Millar is also non participating Medicare provider. All services are self -pay on a cash basis. Results Vary Patient to Patient.
Dr. Millar does not treat ED or ED related disorders as that is not his anatomical focus.
Mrs. Cynthia Huntley
"I got my life back because of Dr. Millar"