Advanced Regenerative Orthopedics - San Rafael

Dr. Handleman has long appreciated the importance of considering every patient as a unique individual and emphasizes a holistic, hands-on approach to diagnosis and treatment.

His medical career began in family medicine with an emphasis on musculoskeletal problems and osteopathic manipulative treatment. In 2003, Dr. Handleman became interested in the field of prolotherapy.

He traveled to Honduras in 2004 with the Hackett-Hemwall Foundation to participate in a prolotherapy training and medical mission. He returned on a yearly basis for two weeks of intensive prolotherapy training and missionary medical work. Then returned for three additional years as a prolotherapy instructor.

Dr. Handleman is trained in and has been using musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSKU/S) diagnostically and musculoskeletal ultrasound guided injections for ligaments, muscles, joints, tendons, and nerves. He has long experience utilizing fluoroscopic guidance for interventional injections.

Dr. Handleman has completed extensive training in procedures using Regenexx injectates at the Centeno-Schultz Clinic with the founding physicians of Regenexx and additional training at our Oceanside, California medical center.

Areas treated: Cervical Spine (Not Upper Cervical or CCI)*, Elbow, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Hip, Knee, Lumbar Spine, Shoulder, Thoracic Spine