Dr. Michael MacMillan graduated from North Carolina State University, where he was captain of the powerlifting team. After medical school at the University of North Carolina, he began his orthopedic residency at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He completed his spinal surgery fellowship at the University of Southern Illinois. Returning to Florida as faculty in 1988, Dr. MacMillan had the opportunity to work with Arthur Jones on the lumbar MedX machine and began research into the medical applications of eccentric muscle function. He is presently retired from surgery and acting as CEO of Myonics LLC and medical consultant for Novapproach Spine.
