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…
As people age, bone strength and muscle elasticity and tone tend to decrease. The discs begin to lose fluid and flexibility, which decreases their ability to cushion the vertebrae. Pain can occur when, for example, someone lifts something too heavy or overstretches, causing a sprain, strain, or spasm in one of the muscles or ligaments…
The back is an intricate structure of bones, muscles, and other tissues that form the posterior part of the body’s trunk, from the neck to the pelvis. The centerpiece is the spinal column, which not only supports the upper body’s weight but houses and protects the spinal cord — the delicate nervous system structure that…
The SERI (Scientific Education & Research Institute) of Thornton, CO will host a science camp at the Saratoga Resort & Spa for children entering grades 3-5 in the Fall of 2011. Camp will be limited to 20 students and applications will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. In this camp students will…
Back pain is the second leading reason for patients to visit their primary care physician. 60 million Americans suffer from lower back pain and by the age of 50, 85% exhibit disc deterioration which is a natural process of aging. Different treatments are available for degenerative disc disease depending on the stage of deterioration. Dr.…
INDEPENDENCE (KWWL) — 18-year-old Nic Merfeld of Independence went missing while on a trip with his family in Wyoming last week. But miraculously, the Independence teen survives 25 hours in Snowy Mountains, he was discovered by two snowmobilers. Merfeld knows how to be tough. The Independence High School Senior plays football and wrestles. But nothing…