Specialized Spine Care in Colorado Springs

Spine Rehabilitation

Colorado Springs Orthopaedic Group

Spinal conditions can affect your neck, back, movement, and overall quality of life. Pain, stiffness, numbness, or weakness can make it difficult to work, exercise, sleep, or perform everyday activities.

CSOG provides comprehensive care for a wide range of conditions affecting the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Our specialists use a conservative-first approach whenever appropriate, with treatment options that may include physical therapy, medications, injections, and other nonsurgical treatments. When surgery is necessary, advanced surgical techniques may provide another option.

Your care begins with a thorough evaluation to understand the source of your symptoms and how they are affecting you. We then develop a treatment plan based on your condition, goals, and individual needs.

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Effect of Spine Dysfunction

Dysfunction of the spine can be severely debilitating to one’s ability to perform activities at both home and work. Pain in the lumbar spine (lower back) is the number one reason for missed days of work, followed by the pain of the cervical spine (neck).

Physical Therapy Intervention

Research has shown that targeted exercises, proper body mechanics, and correct postural concepts taught through physical therapy can help decrease spine dysfunction and significantly reduce the risk of recurrence.

Rehabilitation Team

Your rehabilitation team consists of physical therapists, orthopedic doctors, massage therapists and athletic trainers (in case of rehabilitation for sports injuries). The rehabilitation team works on various physical activities and flexibility exercises that help to regain the strength and motion of the injured site.

Advantages of Rehabilitation

The advantages of the rehabilitation program include:

• Stretching and bending exercises improve the flexibility of the injured site.
• Massage relieves the tension of the muscles and improves the blood flow to the injury site.
• Rehabilitation restores the functions and movements of the broken or injured joints.