Spine care
Spine specialists, who can be orthopedists or neurosurgeons, diagnose and treat injuries, trauma and diseases related to the spine. Spine care doctors also offer care for herniated discs, nerve damage, sciatica, neck pain or chronic back pain.
Spine specialists in Englewood, Colorado
Back and neck problems are common, but your pain doesn't have to be.
Swedish Medical Center's spine specialists can help you choose what level of treatment will provide relief. We offer a full range of therapies, medications, minimally invasive procedures and spine surgeries. This helps ensure you have access to treatments that will work for you.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related information is available just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free health-related information is available just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Spine, back and neck injuries we treat
We offer treatment for a wide variety of spine, neck and back injuries and conditions, including:
- Complex deformities
- Complex spinal cord deformities
- Degenerative spine
- Disk injuries
- Injured or collapsed vertebrae
- Lower back pain
- Posttraumatic neuropathic pain
- Posttraumatic spasticity
- Posttraumatic syringomyelia
- Posttraumatic tethered spinal cord
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Spinal cord injuries/trauma
- Spinal tumors
- Spine fractures
Our spine care program
Depending on your condition, your care team will include physicians specialized in orthopedic care and neurological care. These doctors are supported by a seasoned nursing staff, preoperative and postoperative care providers and rehabilitation specialists.
Diagnostic spinal exams
We offer a variety of imaging tests to determine the cause of pain in the spinal column, including:
- Cervical spine exam
- Lumbar spine exam
- Spine sacrum exam
- Thoracic spine exam
Our treatment for back and spine conditions
We offer a variety of nonsurgical and surgical treatments, including:
- Alternative therapies
- Complex deformity surgery
- Hardware removal procedures
- Interventional pain procedures
- Kyphoplasty
- Minimally invasive spine surgery
- Physical therapy and rehabilitation
- Spinal fusion
- Spine pain stimulator/implant procedures
Minimally invasive spine surgery
With the incorporation of robot-assisted surgical technology at our Surgical Robotics Institute, we offer patients smaller incisions, less scarring, faster recoveries and enhanced outcomes. This technology allows our spine surgeons to plan procedures before surgery and gives them extreme accuracy during procedures.
The robotic platform provides 3D pictures of your back, spine and neck bones, so the surgeon can place hardware in precisely the right location. Hardware placement is checked before leaving the operating room, minimizing the need for follow-up adjustment procedures.
Spine therapy and rehabilitation
After your spine surgery, our team of specialists will help you recover and rehabilitate to get back to the activities you enjoy.
This physical therapy and rehabilitation can help:
- Decrease any swelling and pain
- Promote your return to performing daily activities, such as walking, bathing, dressing and grooming
- Restore your strength
Your therapy program is determined by your physical and occupational therapists and approved by your surgeon.
Preoperative spine surgery class
We are always looking for ways to make your experience at our hospital easier and more reassuring.
Learn more about your procedure
We offer a class to help you feel more comfortable about your upcoming hospital stay and create appropriate expectations about your surgery and recovery.
To sign up for the class, you can register online or call (866) 779-3347.
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