Patient-34

Patient-34 went to Dr. Michael Bradford with Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center. Dr. Bradford did not provide medical care, and his staff (once again) demonstrated intentionally inept scheduling, with long delays and unreturned phone calls. The patient went to UMC Orthopedic and received good medical care.

Dr. Michael Bradford (with  Nevada Orthopedic & Spine Center) is the worst!!

Nine months before I was able to get in, my knees started hurting and progressively got worse. Then my back and groin started killing me. The pain was so extreme I could barely get through my physical job on a daily basis.

When I finally got in to see him, he barely looked at me and said he could give me injections. I asked him what happens then, and he said you'll be fine after that. So, I agreed to get the injections in both knees and my groin. He didn't even do them himself. He sent in someone else. That person asked where it hurts and that's where he gave me the injections.

The injections had no effect on the pain, whatsoever.

He did order an MRI which was done about a month later. It showed I had torn meniscus in both knees.

I called to see what could be done, but I could only get through to his nurse. It took 2 weeks for her to get back to me. She said I could get surgery, but he was booked up for the next 4 months because he only does those 1 day a month.

The pain was so extreme that I couldn't wait. I went to UMC Orthopedic and a doctor checked me out thoroughly and took X-rays.

Come to find out, I needed a hip replacement.

A month later, I had the hip surgery and was pain free instantly. It was a miracle!!

I would never recommend Nevada Orthopedic & Spine and especially not Dr. Bradford.

Go to UMC Orthopedic for good medical care.

Note to readers: This is known as a "blind" injection. Doctors should use an ultrasound to help guide the needle to the correct location. NEVER allow a doctor or his employees to jab you with a "blind" injection. For more information, read this article.

There are many stories about Nevada Orthopedic stating that patients were given blind injections by an "employee" (not the orthopedic surgeon). Is that employee licensed or trained to give injections?

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you walk into a physician's office who wants to give you a blind injection in your knee, shoulder, hip, etc., then politely ask for your chart and walk out. As a patient, there is simply no reason to tolerate a blind injection.