Spine Colorado is a highly acclaimed, regional spine center for the treatment of back and neck problems across the Four Corners area. Spine Colorado includes two fellowship trained spine surgeons working alongside two physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, physician assistants and nurses who are committed to utilizing the most advanced diagnostic technology and evaluating techniques. In addition, Spine Colorado physicians and staff work collaboratively with neuropsychologists, specialized spine physical therapists, registered dieticians, and medical massage therapists to uncover the best possible treatment and outcome in patient care.

Where is your Pain?

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Pain in your cervical spine is often caused by muscle strain or soft tissue sprains of the ligaments & tendons. It can also be caused by sudden force, as in the case of whiplash. Generally these types of neck pains will improve and can go away within a few days or weeks. For many people non-surgical treatments and home remedies including heat, rest, stretching and NSAID pain relievers can ease the pain. Many patients may require physical therapy. If the neck pain continues and seemingly worsens then the pain could be related to a specific condition including cervical degenerative disc disease, cervical herniated disc, cervical stenosis or cervical arthritis, and may require x-ray-guided spinal injections or surgery.

Pain in your thoracic spine is the least common type of spinal disorder and is generally caused by muscular irritation and joint dysfunction. Non-surgical physical medicine & rehabilitation physicians can help with non-surgical options for this type of pain, using injections, and prescribing massage therapy or physical therapy. If the pain persists, then pain might be associated with a degenerated or arthritic facet requiring x-ray-guided spinal injection. Occasionally, but very rarely, there could be an injury to a disc in the upper back in the form of a herniated disc or degenerated disc, requiring surgical treatment.

Pain in your lumbar spine is the most common type of back pain, and is experienced by nearly 80% of the population. Often the pain is a result of injury, strain or overuse of the muscles, ligaments, joints or discs. The pain can also be attributed to a number of common spine conditions including herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, spondylolitheses, spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis. Treatment options will range from non-surgical treatments focused on reducing the recurrence of pain flare-ups, such as x-ray guided spinal injections to surgery.

Pain in your Leg/Arm is a common symptom of a number of spinal conditions. The spinal cord has 31 nerves that branch off in the cervical and lumbar spine. Leg pain (lumbar radiculopathy) can be attributed to spinal conditions such as lumbar herniated disc, lumbar spinal stenosis and sciatica. Arm pain (cervical radiculopathy) can be attributed to spinal conditions such as cervical degenerative disc disease, cervical herniated disc, cervical osteoarthritis, cervical foraminal stenoisis. Non-surgical or surgical treatment options may be recommended.

Welcome to Spine Colorado, PC

The global spread of COVID-19 is impacting every community and temporarily changing the ways in which we each live our lives. Unfortunately, this is a situation over which we have no control and as a result we have agonized over the appropriate response for our clinic.

We have spent hours reviewing and discussing the best practices from around the world to protect our patients, our staff, and our community. Each of our employees has assumed extra duties to help us cope with this unprecedented challenge and we are eternally grateful to each of them.

Ultimately, it is our responsibility as health care providers to put the health of those around us at the center of all we do. Spine Colorado must do its part to protect those we care for and take responsible action to limit the spread and impact of this virus. The sooner we act, the sooner we can help our community heal and return to our twenty-year legacy of caring and innovation in spine health care.

In response to this extraordinary situation, we’ve made the difficult decision to close Spine Colorado for two weeks, starting on Monday, March 23^rd and plan to reopen on Monday, April 6^th. During this time, we will pause all clinic visits, injections, and surgeries. We will have clinicians available to help our patients during this time via telephone and will continue to provide on-call services to make sure that any emergency can be properly treated in a timely fashion.

A Center of Excellence

Spine Colorado is a multidisciplinary, highly acclaimed, regional spine center for the treatment of back and neck problems across the Four Corners area. Spine Colorado includes three fellowship-trained spine surgeons working alongside a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, physician assistants and nurses who are committed to utilizing the most advanced diagnostic technology and evaluating techniques. In addition, Spine Colorado physicians and staff work collaboratively with neurologists, neuropsychologists, and specialized spine physical therapists to uncover the best possible treatment and outcome in patient care.

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