Spine Medicine

Back pain can be the result of any number of degenerative diseases or disorders of the cervical and lumbar spine. The specialists at SportsMed painstakingly evaluate each patient to determine the root cause and the most conservative possible course of treatment.

Diagnosis starts with a detailed history regarding the quality of the pain, where it radiates, and factors which worsen or alleviate the pain, along with a thorough physical examination. To confirm the diagnosis, SportsMed's spine specialists have at their disposal the radiographic tools necessary, including X-ray and MRI scan, CT scan, and myelography with CT. Conservative (non-surgical) treatment is applied whenever possible, supplemented by surgical intervention when indicated. The types of conditions handled by SportsMed's spine specialists include sciatica, radiculopathy, mechanical back pain, muscle and ligament strain, degenerative joint disease, herniated disc, spinal stenosis, and osteoporosis.

SportsMed maintains strategic relationships with some of the areas most respected physical and occupational therapy centers. Therapy can be provided on-site at the clinic or patients can be referred to sites throughout the north Alabama area.