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PAMF Back and Spine Services

PAMF Back and Spine physicians and surgeons understand how much spine problems impact our patients' quality of life. We work with patients to fully understand their problems, reach accurate diagnoses, and design effective treatments.

Working within an integrated medical system, we collaborate with our patients' primary care providers, medical specialists, and physical therapists to provide interdisciplinary, patient-centered, individualized care.

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Featured Services

  • Back and Spine Surgery
  • Evaluation and Diagnostic Services
  • Minimally Invasive Procedures
  • Therapeutic and Non-Surgical Care

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Back and Spine Services within the Sutter Health network

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    Help for Back and Spinal Problems

    Your back is a complex structure of highly sensitive nerves, small joints and discs, as well as tendons, muscles and tissue. A problem with any one of these components can cause back pain. In fact, most people have back pain at some point in their lives. Fortunately most back problems typically improve without surgical intervention.

    Because of the complexity of the human back, treatment may sometimes require specially trained experts in spinal medicine. At PAMF, experts offer comprehensive care for a wide range of back and spine problems, from degenerative discs and scoliosis to osteoporosis and spinal stenosis.

    We provide advanced diagnostic and evaluation services in order to create the most effective treatment plan for you. Options for care can include non-surgical therapy, minimally invasive procedures or spinal surgery if less invasive treatments haven't improved your quality of life.

    Our board-certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physicians perform non-surgical interventional spine procedures to help patients suffering from spinal pain syndromes.

    Our board-certified spine surgeons perform minimally invasive and complex spine surgery for patients with spinal pain, spine tumors and cancer, neurological injuries, and structural deformities.

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    Get Help for Back Pain

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    Holistic Pain Relief

    Sutter care centers have a wide range of treatments to resolve back pain without narcotic medications or surgery.

    Education and Support

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    Classes and Events

    Taught by physical therapists, classes cover common back disorders, guidelines for good posture, back treatments and recovery, self-care and symptom management.

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    Back and Spine Health and Wellness

    Use this guide to learn how to keep your back healthy and treat back pain at home.

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    Dealing With Chronic Back Pain

    In cases of chronic back pain, seeing a back pain specialist, sports medicine physician, neurologist or neurosurgeon may be the best solution for you.

    Musculoskeletal Disorders Research

    Sutter Health Musculoskeletal Disorders Research
    Musculoskeletal disorders are injuries or pain in the body's joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons and other structures that support the arms, legs, neck and back. Specific disorders include such things as carpal tunnel syndrome, epicondylitis and tendinitis. It can also include cuts and fractures due to accidents. Research in this area seeks to improve the treatment of disorders and the prevention of accidents, especially in the work environment.

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    Doctors at Palo Alto Medical Foundation

    The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
    Karl Christoffersen, M.D.

    Karl Christoffersen, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Colin L. Eakin, M.D.

    Colin L. Eakin, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    David D. Yeh, M.D., FAANS

    David D. Yeh, M.D., FAANS

    • Neurosurgery

    Michael Sathy, M.D.

    Michael Sathy, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Thomas J. Kim, M.D.

    Thomas J. Kim, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Richard Gayle, M.D.

    Richard Gayle, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Paul N. Abeyta, M.D.

    Paul N. Abeyta, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Nomi Khan, M.D.

    Nomi Khan, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

    Andrew P. Gutow, M.D.

    Andrew P. Gutow, M.D.

    • Orthopedic Surgery

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    Santa Cruz Neurosurgery

    Santa Cruz Neurosurgery

    1661 Soquel Drive

    Suite F

    Santa Cruz, CA 95065

    (831) 460-6042

    Santa Clara Center Imaging

    Santa Clara Center Imaging

    2734 El Camino Real

    Santa Clara, CA 95051

    (650) 934-7700

    Palo Alto Center Imaging

    Palo Alto Center Imaging

    795 El Camino Real

    Level A, Lee Building

    Palo Alto, CA 94301

    (650) 321-4121

    Burlingame Center Imaging

    Burlingame Center Imaging

    1501 Trousdale Drive

    Building B, 1st Floor

    Burlingame, CA 94010

    (650) 652-8780

    Scotts Valley Center Imaging

    Scotts Valley Center Imaging

    4663 Scotts Valley Drive

    Scotts Valley, CA 95066

    (831) 458-6330

    Los Altos Center Imaging

    Los Altos Center Imaging

    370 Distel Circle

    Los Altos, CA 94022-1404

    (650) 254-5259

    Fremont Center

    Fremont Center

    3200 Kearney Street

    Fremont, CA 94538

    (510) 490-1222

    Watsonville Center Imaging

    Watsonville Center Imaging

    550 South Green Valley Road

    Watsonville, CA 95076

    (831) 458-5865

    Surgery Center Mountain View

    Surgery Center Mountain View

    701 East El Camino Real

    Lower Level

    Mountain View, CA 94040

    (650) 404-8444

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