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    Summit Orthopedics

    Summit Orthopedics is geared to the convenience of the patient. In addition to our orthopedic & sports medicine physicians, we provide spine care, hand care, pain care, joint replacement, physical therapy, X-ray and MRI diagnostics. For work-related injuries, our subsidiary Minnesota Occupational Health can help there, too.

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    Home Remedies

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    At Summit Spinecare we develop home exercise programs that are customized for an individual's specific back problem. These exercises can make the back stronger, more flexible and resistant to injury. Click here to learn more.

    Minimally Invasive Surgery

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    New spine surgery instrumentation & techniques enable Summit Spinecare surgeons to make smaller incisions to access the spine. This means a less painful rehab after surgery, and a fast return to work. Click here to learn more.

    Video Library

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    Click here to access a narrated video library and print handouts that show what causes back & neck pain, and how various spine surgeries are performed.

    Exercise Library

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    Click here to see exercises that help you relieve pain symptoms and make your back stronger, more flexible and resistant to future strain.

    Anatomy Library

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    Click here to see medical illustrations that show common spine problems and the pain symptoms they can create.

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    A Multidisciplinary approach to back & neck pain

    Summit Spinecare was founded in 2009 as the spine specialty center for Summit Orthopedics, a large orthopedic group located near St. Paul, Minnesota. national committee for quality assurance back pain program summit spinecareSummit Spinecare is a spine Center of Excellence with non-surgical spine specialists, spine surgeons, diagnostics, exercise gym and spine-specialized therapists all under one roof.

    Summit Spinecare has been awarded recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in their Back Pain program. Click here to read more.

     

     


     Non-surgical Spine Care
    John Dowdle, MD
    Thomas Cesarz, MD
    Kristen Zeller, MD
     Spine Surgeons
    Paul Hartleben, MD
    Bryan Lynn, MD
    Nick Wills, MD
     Spine Physical Therapy
    Sara Shupe, MSPT, Dip. MDT
    Kelly Stadelman, PT

       
     

    Back to Life Journal

    Click here to subscribe and download our Back to Life Journal featuring information on the latest treatment options and home remedies for back and neck pain.

     

    Frequently Asked Questions

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