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Joint Care Services

Our Orthopedic Sports Medicine physical therapists have extensive training in the prevention and treatment of injuries caused by exercise, sports, and physically demanding military readiness.

Our team focuses on treating bone and ligament injuries of the shoulder, hip, knee, and ankle along with adolescent musculoskeletal injuries.

We also offer robotic-assisted knee replacement services close to home. A knee replacement is a procedure performed to fix the damaged parts of a knee with different types of implants. Advanced technology, like robotic-assisted devices, can help your surgeon perform a precise knee replacement surgery personalized for your specific anatomy.

Spine Surgery

Surgery may be considered when non-surgical options have been unsuccessful after six months to a year.

The type of surgery to treat back pain will depend on the nature of the injury. Some types of back pain cannot be treated, even with surgery.

Conditions that may require surgery include:

  • Scoliosis (curvature of the spine)
  • Kyphosis (humpback deformity)
  • Spondylolisthesis (segment of the spine slips forward)
  • Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal)
  • Radiculopathy (herniated disk causes nerve irritation and inflammation)
  • Degenerative disk disease

There are several different kinds of back surgery:

Spinal Fusion - Spinal fusion involves fusing together two vertebrae (bones) in the spine. This procedure can help relieve pain by eliminating painful motion between vertebrae and providing stability. A bone graft is typically used to help the bones fuse together; screws or rods may be inserted to keep the spine stable while healing. The procedure can be performed through the abdomen, side, back, or a combination. Full recovery may take a year or longer.

Discectomy - A discectomy may be done to remove the herniated part of a disk to relieve pressure on a nerve that is causing irritation or inflammation. This procedure often involves removing most or part of the back portion of the vertebra to access the ruptured disk.

Laminectomy - When nerve pressure caused by spinal stenosis is causing pain, the bone overlying the spinal canal can be removed during a surgical procedure called a laminectomy. This enlarges the spinal canal and reduces pain.

Kyphoplasty - This procedure involves injecting bone cement into compressed vertebrae.

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