Backstrong Non Surgical Rehab Clinic

 If you’re looking for physical therapy for your neck or back problem, consider us. We don’t do extremity physical therapy, but we do specialize in the neck and back. Dr. Castanet has 37 years of experience, 18 years in orthopedics, physical medicine and physical therapy, and 5 years in a neurosurgical practice. During that time the quality of physical therapy for all conditions has improved tremendously. But neck and back problems remain a frequent source of frustration for patients and therapists. The common methods of treatment include passive modalities, ergonomic instruction, and exercises. But these approaches often fail to sufficiently improve pain caused by herniated discs and pinched nerves. For these kinds of problems many patients need a specialized approach not readily available to therapists. Let’s examine why. Disc herniations are a common cause of difficult and intractable neck and back pain. The reason disc problems are so common and difficult is as follows: There ...

If you’re looking for expert care for lower back herniated discs and spinal pain in Decatur, consider me. I think I have the most effective, non-surgical treatment for lower back herniated discs and spinal pain in Decatur.  Why?   This is a topic that has preoccupied me since 1983, both personally and professionally.  And, I’ve been in practice since 1987, including 18 years in orthopedics, physical medicine and physical therapy, and 5 years, part-time, in a neurosurgical practice.  I’ve had the opportunity to learn and analyze various approaches to spinal treatment.  And since 2006 I have developed a unique conception, and treatment for such problems, that is more effective than that I had used previously.  And it stems from my understanding that all of us spine specialists are trying to ameliorate the signs and symptoms arising from the slow, progressive, degenerative compression of the spine, that describes its natural history.   Almost...