Our multidisciplinary program addresses the total person, from rehabilitation to vocational counseling.

Our multidisciplinary team includes:

• A physician specializing in spine management
• Psychologists specializing in pain and stress management, and coping with pain
• An occupational therapist helping patients improve everyday function towards predetermined goals
• A physical therapist to improve body mechanics through joint movement, stretching, body awareness and education
• An exercise and health educator, who works with small groups and individuals
• A rehabilitation counselor specializing in vocational issues

Once you have completed the program, you will be given an exercise program to be performed on a regular basis. Follow-up appointments with one of our Spine Program physicians and the Functional Restoration Program team are typically made for 1 and 3 months following discharge.

Eligible patients (minimum age is 18) are typically individuals who are disabled from work or fundamental life activities for more than three months. Patients cannot be a surgical candidate, and all reasonable medical treatments, should be exhausted. 

A screening test called the Spine Team Assessment is given by a physical therapist, occupational therapist and psychologist, which includes an evaluation and history to determine if the patient should be in this program, the seniors version of this program, or in our less aggressive Multidisciplinary Spine Treatment (MST) Program.

You're about to make an important decision, and we want to help you make a good one. Our staff will be glad to talk with you about your options and how we can help.

For musculoskeletal-based back and spine conditions, call:

• Anesthesia Pain Management at 734-615-7246
• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at 734-936-7175 
• Orthopaedic Surgery at 734-936-5780
• Neurosurgery at 734-936-7010