Center for Spinal Disorders Continues Support of Patient Education by Working with Top Pain Resource, Spine-health The Center of Spinal Disorders is pleased to announce its latest effort for providing continuous education to patients with spinal disorders via participation in the new Spine Center Excellence Program of leading back pain and neck pain resource, Spine-health.com.…
Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), or physiatry, is a branch of medicine dealing with functional restoration of a person affected by physical disability. Physiatrists specialize in restoring optimal function to people with injuries to the muscles, bones, tissues, and nervous system. Dr. George A. Leimbach is a Physiatrist at the Center for Spinal Disorders. Watch…
The most commonly practiced form of yoga is Hatha yoga. A physical form, Hatha yoga incorporates a series of poses called Asanas, while relying on a breathing technique, referred to as Pranayama. By adopting very basic and sometimes very complex body postures and breathing techniques, the goal of yoga is to provide the practitioner a…
The important principles of Pilates are consistent with an exercise program that promotes back health. In particular, learning awareness of neutral alignment of the spine and strengthening the deep postural muscles that support this alignment are important skills for the back pain patient. Patients with pain stemming from excessive movement and degeneration of the intervertebral…