Norman
L.
Banks, M.D., M.S.
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Redwood City Center 805 Veterans Boulevard, Suite 201 Redwood City, California 94063 Phone: (650) 853-6600 View Map
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Palo Alto Center 795 El Camino Real Third Floor, Lee Building Palo Alto, California 94301 Phone: (650) 853-2990 View Map
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Department: |
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Specialty: |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Board Certified * Please contact the physician's office to find out if the doctor is accepting new patients at this time
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Affiliation: |
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
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Education/training: |
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Medical education: |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2002 |
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Internship: |
Harbor-UCLA, General Surgery, 2002-2003 |
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Residency: |
UCLA-West L.A. VA, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program, 2004-2007 |
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Special training: |
Master's degree from UCLA in physiological science |
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Professional interests: |
Sports related injury management, pain management (particularly with interventions such as injections, therapies, medical applications of Botox), Electomyography and nerve conduction studies. Dr. Banks is an adjunct professor of anatomy at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Physical Therapy and Biokinesiology. |
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Community activities: |
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, International Society of Interventional Spine
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Personal interests: |
Dr. Banks enjoys most sports and is an avid Lakers and 49ers fan. He also enjoys jazz and traveling. He recently had his first book chapter published in the Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehab. |
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Philosophy of care:
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My goal is to maximize the function of my patients from a sports prospective or everyday living prospective, depending on the patient's needs. I do this through the use of medications, injections, exercise (such as Pilates, Yoga, etc.), therapy, acupuncture or chiropractic interventions (I don't actually perform acupuncture or chiropractic interventions).
I perform multiple non-surgical interventions to address acute and chronic pain issues related to back and neck problems, such as disc hernations. In this regard, my goal is to bridge the gap between non-aggressive conservative management and surgical intervention. Through the use procedures such as X-ray guided steroid injections to various regions of the back and neck, I attempt to achieve this goal.
I also perform multiple interventions to address joint and muscle problems throughout the body. My goal here is to bridge the gap between conservative management and surgical interventions. I perform steroid injections to most joints of the body (shoulders, knees and hips are my favorite joints to inject). I also perform various injections to nerves, tendons and muscles. With regard to muscles, I perform both steroid and Botox injections, as indicated.
Lastly, I perform diagnostic tests with electromyography and nerve conduction studies for a variety of conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome or nerve compression related syndromes. |
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