Spine Therapy

If persistent neck or back pain is keeping you from the activities you love, physical therapy can help. At Aurora BayCare Medical Center, we offer a comprehensive spine therapy program focused on helping you heal after an injury or surgery. Our skilled therapists help you manage pain, enhance mobility and restore function.

Neck and back pain physical therapy: Why choose Aurora BayCare Medical Center?

Highlights of our comprehensive spine therapy program include:

• National recognition: Aurora BayCare is home to a certified spine surgery program. This certification recognizes excellence in surgical care and post-surgical rehabilitation, demonstrating that we meet or exceed proven best practices for spine care.
• Team approach: Your therapist works closely with your referring provider to ensure that your treatment plan is tailored to your unique needs. We adjust your exercises and therapies as you improve so that you continue to make progress.
• Complete care: We offer services to help you at every phase of spine treatment. From pre-surgical rehabilitation to inpatient therapy right after your procedure, we help you prepare for successful spine surgery and recovery.

Spine therapy and services

We begin with a thorough evaluation, asking about your symptoms to understand how a spine condition is affecting you. Our therapists customize a treatment plan that focuses on relieving pain and other symptoms quickly and effectively.

Depending on your specific needs, our physical and occupational therapists can provide:

• Education on proper posture and body mechanics (positioning during movement)
• Exercise prescription to help improve core activation (abdominal muscles)
• Home exercise programs customized for your ability level and goals
• Manual therapy, or hands-on treatment, for joint and soft tissue problems
• Conditioning to help you regain the skills and strength for your specific work tasks

Conditions we treat

Our therapists work with people who are recovering from spine surgery. We also treat a wide range of injuries and conditions, including:

Injuries

• Fractures in neck or spine bones (vertebrae)
• Traumatic injuries due to vehicle or sports accidents
• Whiplash injuries affecting the neck or back

Conditions

• Arthritis in the neck or back
• Chronic neck or back pain or muscle spasms
• Herniated disc (damaged cartilage between vertebrae)
• Sciatica (nerve pain in the lower back and legs)
• Scoliosis (curvature of the spine) and other congenital (present at birth) conditions
• Spinal stenosis (narrowed spinal column that presses on the spinal cord)

Benefits of spine therapy

Our spine physical therapists help you:

• Function better at home, at work and in sports and other activities
• Get relief from back or neck pain
• Improve your posture and stability
• Regain strength, mobility and range of motion