Our Specialties Include
- Spinal and Orthopaedic Surgery
- Brain / Neurosurgery
- Intracranial Disease Alternatives
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Pain Management Services
- Joint Replacement
- Gender Knee Replacements
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Programs
- Sports Medicine Specialists
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What makes the NORTH Institute really unique?
"I think it's profoundly different in the fact that we have almost every base covered for musculoskeletal problems. You may have to go to three or four [orthopedic] specialists somewhere else. Here we can do it all under one roof. A patient can come in, they can be evaluated, they can get their diagnostic studies, they can get all their treatment – including their physical therapy and injections."
– Dr. John Logan, board-certified orthopaedic surgeon & spinal surgery specialist
"Here we've got different types of positions from different backgrounds" - Dr. Michael Braxton, board-certified physiatrist & physical therapy / rehabilitation specialist, on the NORTH Institute's breadth of orthopedic specialists including spine surgeons, neurosurgeons, physical therapists, & joint replacement specialists.
Their team of physicians have been recognized around the country for work in their specialties that include spinal and orthopaedic surgery, brain and neurosurgery, pain management services & sports medicine. Their facility houses its own diagnostic testing center and an on-site physical therapy institute, where doctors and therapists work together as a team.
"We have their x-rays, we have their MRIs, we have everything that they write in the chart – any precautions or medications they're taking. And also, if we have any questions about that information the doctors are right next door." – Gage Banks, MS, PT – physical therapy clinic director & neurology specialist.
"We start physical therapy pretty early. We found the earlier we do it, the better people respond." – Dr. John Logan, spine surgeon on the NORTH Institute's emphasis on non-surgical treatment options. When physical therapy isn't enough, the next step is usually injections. "I try to keep people from having to get surgery on their back [with lumbar facet injections]. We call this the CR – it's a real-time x-ray machine that allows you to see what you're doing as you're doing it. The fact that we have it here makes it much more convenient than doing it at the hospital." – Dr. Michael Braxton, physical medicine & rehabilitation specialist. "8 out of 10 of patients at NORTH will usually respond to physical therapy or injections, but for those who need surgery doctors here are performing all the latest procedures – like
artificial disk replacement – giving patients more mobility and a much quicker recovery time minus any rods and screws.
"The herniated disk that fails conservative therapy – medicines, physical therapy & shots – continues to have neck and arm pain that would usually get a fusion, can now get this." – Dr. John Logan. For patients like Elliot Ory, a firefighter who got hurt on the job, NORTH has made his road to recovery easier.
"Doing my [physical therapy and] rehabilitation here at the NORTH Institute has really been a great experience. I've made a lot of progress and I'm definitely going to make it back." – Elliot Ory
The NORTH Institute in Lacombe – a state of the art facility. A renowned team of experts dedicated to total health.
Last Modified: July 9, 2010