Justin  Dukes Independent Medical Examiner
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Other Locations: Denver

Specialty 1: Chiropractic

Specialty 2: Chiropractic Orthopedics

Keywords/Search Terms: -Injury Analysis and Biomechanics -Chiropractic Standard of Care -Spinal care, Spinal Manipulation, Extremity Manipulation -Product Liability and Footwear (Footwear, gait mechanics and orthotics) -Rehabilitative and Functional Outcomes

Medical School: Western States Chiropractic College

License(s): CO

Years in Practice: 18

Experience:
  • 1 years performing IMEs
  • 0 IMEs performed
  • Deposed/Testified 1 times

Additional Information

Dr. Justin Dukes, DC, CSCS, is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic and Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist with more than 20 years of clinical experience in musculoskeletal assessment, biomechanics, rehabilitation, and sports medicine. He founded Body In Motion Chiropractic & Functional Fitness in Denver in 2009 and spent seven years as a staff chiropractor at Kaiser Permanente, working alongside physicians, orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, and physical therapists in an evidence-based, high-volume setting. Since 2019, Dr. Dukes has served as a biomechanics consultant for Altra Running (VF Corporation), advising product teams on footwear design and its effect on lower-extremity mechanics. His advanced training includes Level 1 & 2 Gait Analyst certification (RunDNA/Trace 3D), the Gray Institute's 3DMAPS and Certification in Applied Functional Science (CAFS), and soft tissue methods including Graston Technique, FAKTR, and Advanced Muscle Integration Technique (AMIT). As a medical expert witness, Dr. Dukes offers opinions on mechanism of injury, causation, chiropractic standard of care, rehabilitation and return-to-work outcomes, MMI determinations, and footwear-related product liability. He consults on personal injury, premises liability, workers' compensation, chiropractic malpractice, sports injury, and insurance disputes, providing record review, written reports, IMEs, 3D gait analysis, rebuttal reports, and deposition and trial testimony. Dr. Dukes holds a Doctor of Chiropractic from the University of Western States and a B.S. in Nutrition & Food Science from the University of Vermont. He accepts both plaintiff and defense engagements and is available nationwide.