Spine Care
At the Saint Alphonsus Spine Care Center, our board certified surgeons and neurosurgeons dedicate themselves to providing quality care for a wide range of conditions involving the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine. Emphasizing optimum results with a minimum of intervention, these experienced professionals guide each patient through an individualized treatment plan with skills and knowledge that enhance recovery at every level.
From advanced medical care and innovative therapies to personalized service, this convenient, comprehensive treatment center is dedicated to excellence in health care for spine and back fitness.
Specialized Spinal Care Focused On Your Individual Needs
Although back and neck problems can be fairly common, they are never routine. Because they can be very painful and can impact your health and well-being, each condition we encounter at Saint Alphonsus is handled with special, careful attention. In other words, we treat your spine problem as a unique situation, because it is. That way we can determine the best course of care for your particular needs — care that's founded on experience and sound medical principles.
At the Saint Alphonsus Spine Care Center, we provide the latest diagnostics and medical treatments for virtually every spine problem. Some of the conditions we treat include:
- Neck and back disorders
- Herniated disks
- Neck and arm pain
- Fractures and stress injuries
- Scoliosis and other deformities
- Trauma and sports injuries
- Spinal osteoporosis
- Adult deformities
- Vertebral slippage (spondylolisthesis)
- Spinal stenosis / nerve-root compression
- Infections and tumors of the spine
Advanced Spine Surgery Procedures to give you the relief you need:
No matter what your particular problem or what is at the source of your disorder or pain, we always take a conservative approach to your treatment. If your problem can be best-treated with medications or physical therapy, that's precisely what we'll recommend. But when it comes time to consider spinal surgery, we'll recommend — and perform — the safest and most effective spine surgical procedures available.
Today's medical technology has advanced to the point where many of the spine surgeries we perform can be done more quickly, more easily and with greater success than ever before. And whenever possible, we perform minimally invasive spinal procedures for less scarring and quicker recovery times.
Learn more about our Neurosurgeons.
Learn more about our Orthopedic Neck and Spine Surgeons.
Working with your doctor to bring you the best care.
For many of the spine surgery procedures we provide, we collaborate with local specialists to ensure your safety. But we also work with your doctor to make sure we're giving you adequate care that suits your medical needs. When your doctor refers you to us for your back or neck problem, or for spine-related extremity pain, we're always available to them for consultation about your case and to answer any questions. We also make sure that they're always informed about your condition and treatment, and we rely on their valuable input about your medical history
Physical Therapy
At Saint Alphonsus, we offer the highest standard of care and evaluate each patient conservatively. We strive to recommend the simplest treatment that will help you to recover fully and quickly. In many instances, this involves non-surgical treatment such as physical therapy.
At Saint Alphonsus Rehabilitation Services (STARS) you will benefit from one-on-one therapy sessions specifically tailored to your unique rehabilitation needs. To ensure the highest quality of care, our physical therapy patients are treated only by licensed physical therapists and physical therapy assistants who offer you the highest level of expertise and latest advancements in rehabilitation.. These expert therapists help you recover safely and quickly while addressing pain, mobility, range of motion and body mechanics. Our goal is to get you back to the activities you enjoy as quickly as possible.
Saint Alphonsus Rehabilitation Services (STARS) therapists and chiropractors can help decrease and manage pain for patients who suffer from acute or chronic neck or back pain. They can also treat headaches resulting from cervical spine and muscle tightness. Common neck and back conditions that we treat include:
- Bulging or herniated discs
- Degenerative disc and joint diseases
- Whiplash and spine injuries
- Sprains and strains, muscle spasms, stiffness and postural pain
- Sciatica and pinched nerves
- Post-surgical pain
Treatments may include:
- Manual therapy
- McKenzie method (Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy / MDT)
- Graston® technique
- Chiropractic
- ASTYM®
- Therapeutic exercise and core stabilization
Our highly trained specialists use a variety of hands-on interventions to restore your function and mobility. Individualized treatment may include soft tissue mobilization, joint manipulation, core stabilization exercise instruction and posture re-education. Our specialists may also utilize modalities to reduce pain and inflammation such as interferential current, iontophoresis and ultrasound. Therapists and chiropractors work with individuals to design a fitness program to correct muscle imbalances, restore flexibility and enhance aerobic function.
As a premier provider of outpatient rehabilitation services, we are committed to providing you with leading-edge, personalized care with exceptional results in the shortest amount of time possible.
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