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Spine Assessment Service

Helping Those with Spine-Related Disorders

The Excela Health Spine Assessment Service offers help for those suffering from a wide range of back pain and spinal disorders.  Under the direction of Richard T. Kozakiewicz, MD, board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, the Spine Assessment Service is your gateway to understanding and treating your particular medical condition of the spine or neck.

An initial comprehensive assessment will lead to a diagnosis and the development of a plan of care designed to restore you to the fullest level of activity possible.  Some conditions may require surgery, but in many cases, your condition can be treated without surgery.  A variety of nonsurgical and surgical treatments and therapies is available from a multidisciplinary team of specialists and health care professionals.

Following are some of the conditions evaluated and treated through the Spine Assessment Service:

Cervical/lumbar disk herniation
Back and neck pain
Spinal stenosis
Spinal compression fractures
Congenital disorders of the spine
Spinal deformity
Spondylolisthesis
Cervical and thoracic myelopathy
Neck and spine fractures
Degenerative spinal conditions

Making an Appointment for an Assessment

You may ask your primary care physician to refer you to the Excela Health Spine Assessment Service for an evaluation or you can self refer by calling 1-877-back080 (1-877-222-5080)

Insurance Coverage

The Spine Assessment Service is part of the Center for Neuroscience at Excela Health.  All major insurance carriers are accepted.

Developing Your Plan of Care

Studies have shown that a multidisciplinary approach to treating spine-related disorders can prove beneficial, particularly given the complex nature of spinal disorders.  The Spine Assessment Service will integrate those team members who can best address your medical condition including:

Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians
Neurosurgeons
Interventional radiologists
Psychiatrists
Anesthesiologists
Pain management specialists
Physical, occupational and behavioral therapists
Dietitians
Nurses and more

Treatment Options

The following non-surgical and surgical treatment options are embraced and utilized by the Spine Assessment Service:

1. Therapist Consultation and Treatment

     a. Functional Capacity Evaluation

     b. Aquatics

     c. Physical Therapy

     d. Occupational Therapy

     e. Behavioral Therapy

2. Interventional Pain Management

     a. Facet and joint injections

     b. Discograms

     c. Rhizotomy

     d. Kyphoplasty

     e. Vertebroplasty

     f. Nerve blocks

     g. Intradiscal electrothermic therapy (IDET)

     h. Spinal cord stimulation

     i. Implantable pumps for pain or spasticity

     j. Integrative therapies

3. Surgical Treatment

     a. Decompressive Laminectomies

     b. Surgery for disc herniation

     c. Multiple image-guided spinal fusion techniques

The Spine Assessment Service

In today's fast paced world, we're constantly on the move, yet without a strong spine, movement would be all but impossible.  Spinal disorders, however, are more common than we think.  It is estimated the about 80 percent of Americans will suffer from back or neck pain at some time or another.  Further, back pain is one of the greatest causes for missed work days, costing over $80 billion a year in medical, legal and lost productivity costs.

Back pain can also extend to the legs and hips.  Similarly, neck pain can radiate to the shoulders, arms and torso.  While there are many causes for back pain, neck pain and other spine-related disorders, technology and knowledge help us understand the complex nature of the spine along with ways to identify problems associated with it.

About Our Medical Director

Our medical director, Richard Kozakiewicz, MD, is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation.  He completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Ohio State University, where he served as chief resident; has had a number of research articles published and has been in private practice since 1997.

Dr. Kozakiewicz is a member of the Excela Health medical staff.

To Make an Appointment

To make an appointment at the Spine Assessment Service, or if you have questions, call

1-877-222-5080

(1-877-back080)

120 Village Drive

Greensburg, PA 15601

(located across from Mountain View Inn)

Call 911 if you think you have a life-threatening condition.
Information updated hourly.
Patients are seen based on severity. Times cannot be guaranteed at your arrival.