Dr. Collins is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Texas Chiropractic College,
and is currently practicing as an associate of Dr. John Bandy, D.C., at
Austin Holistic Health in Austin, Texas. Dr. Collins has long been interested
in the study of human physiology, anatomy, and biomechanics. His interest
was first sparked as a high school and collegiate cross country runner,
when he immersed himself in the science of training.
He went on to spend years coaching triathletes, rowers, runners, cyclists,
and swimmers. It was during this endeavor that Dr. Collins found his passion
was with the complete health of the individual. He brought this passion
to the study of Chiropractic and the pursuit of the best therapies to
aid the well being of his patients.
He has spent hundreds of hours of additional study and certification in
areas such as:
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Applied Kinesiology (AK) -- a system
that evaluates structural, chemical, and mental aspects of health
using manual muscle testing alongside other standard methods of
diagnosis. Muscles lacking sufficient neurological stimulation are
identified and an attempt is then made to determine why that muscle
is not functioning properly. Dr. Collins has completed extensive
training in advanced AK techniques. |
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Athletic Injuries -- Dr. Collins has pursued both conventional study
as well as AK focused approaches to problems afflicting the athlete.
The ability to specifically evaluate how an athlete's muscles function
around an injured area makes AK an incredibly powerful tool in both
prevention and management of athletic injuries. |
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Functional Blood Chemistry Analysis -- Stories about profoundly
sick people coming back with "normal" blood tests are common.
Dr. Collins' training in this area has aided in his ability to evaluate
blood chemistry with a focus on uncovering commonly missed conditions. |
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Endocrinology -- Dr. Collins' study of the management of our hormonal
systems has aided in his ability to assess all aspects of health for
both men and women. |
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Back Injury Prevention and Workplace Ergonomics -- Dr. Collins is
a certified Red Cross instructor in these areas. |
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Functional Neurological Assessment -- As the effects of Chiropractic
are primarily mediated by the nervous system, Dr. Collins has pursued
additional study in this area through the Carrick Institute for Graduate
Studies, the premier organization in the study of Chiropractic Neurology. |
Dr. Collins' athletic, coaching, and sport science repertoire
includes:
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Over six years of personalized coaching for triathletes,
cyclists, runners and swimmers, including 4 years as a certified coach
of USA Triathlon. |
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Coaching internship with Carmichael Training Systems -- trainers
of Lance Armstrong, George Hincapie, and the United States Postal
Service and Discovery cycling teams -- in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Staff coach with Total Immersion Swimming, working at coaching camps
alongside TI founder Terry Laughlin. |
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Attendance at the International Triathlon Coaching Symposium in
Edmonton, Canada, in 2001, and the High Altitude Training Techniques
Symposium at the United States Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs,
Colorado, in 2002. |
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Laboratory work as part of graduate study at the Exercise Physiology
and Metabolism Laboratory of Dr. John Ivy, Ph.D., at the University
of Texas at Austin. |
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Ten years of competitive rowing, including having both prepared
the training for, and competed in, the silver medalists men's 8+ at
the 2000 US Rowing Masters Nationals. |
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| Three years as a certified coach of the United States Rowing Association.
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Today Dr. Collins regularly sees patients with a wide variety of concerns,
encompassing the truly holistic triangle of mechanical, chemical, and
psychological stresses that each of us encounters every day. He lives
in Austin, Texas with his wife and daughter. |
