Meet Dr. Rob Lizana, D.C.
Meet Dr. Amber Polson, D.C.
Meet Dr. Rohit Adi, M.D.
Dr. Robert A. Lizana, D.C.
President/ Executive Director
Dr. Rob, along with his wife, Dr. Jeri Lizana, opened the American Back Institute 30 years ago. Dr. Lizana was born and raised in New Orleans and graduated from Holy Cross High School in 1977. After attending Southeastern Louisiana University, he graduated from Life Chiropractic College in Marietta, GA with his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree.
With a focus in the care of Professional Athletes, Dr. Rob has treated over 300 NFL players from 17 different teams across the country, personally delivering over 7,900 visits to these professionals. 100% of the Pro Athletes that he treats are from referrals by fellow teammates, team physicians, trainers, and coaches, all wanting to improve the overall performance and health condition of their fellow athletes. Dr. Rob has been caring for NFL athletes, predominantly, the players of the New Orleans Saints Team, regularly over the past 15 years, including their 2009-2010 Championship season. That year, he was brought to Miami to care for players the week of, the night before and the morning of their Super Bowl Victory.
In addition to NFL Players and Coaches, Dr. Lizana also treats professional Athletes of the NBA, the Arena Football League, the United Football League, Olympic Athletes, Pro-League Baseball Players, Professional Ballerinas, and World-Class Musicians, Actors & Opera Singers. With New Orleans having become a popular destination for shooting Action Films, Dr. Rob also treats the Professional Stunt Men, Stunt Women and Stunt Coordinators throughout the filming of their movies.
Dr. Lizana belongs to the Association for the Care of Elite and Professional Athletes, the Professional Football Chiropractic Society, State and National Chiropractic Associations. He is trained and certified in Active Release Technique and Graston Soft-Tissue Mobilization Techniques, which are used regularly with athletes to maintain the high level of function and performance that their profession demands. His interest and desire to advance his studies has taken him across the country to top specialists in their respective fields, to learn the latest therapies and nutritional advances.
Dr. Amber Polson, D.C.
Dr. Amber Polson comes to us from Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri after having been in practice for herself for the past six years. As an athlete growing up, she adopted the attitude of a positive and healthy lifestyle. While attending high school, she excelled in various sports including volleyball, basketball, and track. As she pursued her collegiate volleyball career, she found herself battling various injuries which left her searching for an effective treatment to keep her performing pain and dysfunction-free. These experiences with sports injuries led to her interest in a career in chiropractic.
Upon graduating college, Dr. Polson enrolled in Logan College of Chiropractic. Over the next four years, she took various courses and seminars including Active Release, Graston, and acupuncture in order to help mold her practice style. Dr. Polson graduated in 2009 with her Doctorate of Chiropractic and Masters Degree in Sports Science and Rehabilitation – on a mission to not only return patients to a pain-free lifestyle, but to educate them on lifestyle choices to maximize their health. She firmly believes health care providers of all types should work together for the absolute health of the patient.
Dr. Rohit Adi, M.D.
Dr. Rohit Adi, M.D. was born in Baroda, India, Rohit received his Medical Degree from the Medical College of Baroda in Gujarat India, followed by residency in Internal Medicine at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. He became medical staff at Palmerton Hospital after which he opened a private practice in Slatington, Pennsylvania.
In 1993, he relocated his family to Louisiana and became licensed with the Louisiana Board of State Medical Examiners as a Medical Doctor. He fell in love with the culture of Louisiana as an Emergency Room Physician at Our Lady of Lourdes in Lafayette, Louisiana from 1992 to 1993. Transferring from Our Lady of Lourdes in 1993, he began an impressive tenure at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in the Emergency Room which continues to this day. In 1996, he became certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
He was the Medical Director of the Our Lady of the Lake College Paramedic Program as well as the Medical Director for the National Academy of Emergency Health Services. From 1996 to 2011, he was the Assistant Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.