Freedom of Movement
Get Back to Life With Inova Spine Specialists

If you experience back pain that makes it difficult to do the things you love to do, you’re not the only one. According to the National Institutes of Health, an estimated one-fourth of Americans have at least one day of back pain in any given three-month period.

Fortunately, the healthcare professionals at Inova Spine Institute at Inova Loudoun Hospital have solutions to help you return to your normal lifestyle. The expertly trained medical team provides world-class pain management, rehabilitation and surgical options for a full spectrum of back and neck disorders caused by injuries, cancer or age-related changes to the spine.

“We meet and exceed the standard of care, and we have all the cutting-edge technology you would find at a major Level 1 trauma center or a big academic hospital,” says Ali Moshirfar, MD, Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Inova Loudoun Hospital, who also serves as an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University.

“Da Vinci robotic sacrocolpopexy is a wonderful procedure,” says Darlene Gaynor, DO, a surgeon and urologist at Inova Loudoun Hospital. “The visualization is fantastic, the blood loss and pain level are significantly less than that of traditional open surgery, and you can easily access an area such as the pelvis, which can be a narrow and deep location, so that’s a benefit as well.”

Conservative Approach

Only 5 to 10 percent of spine conditions are treated with surgery. More often, pain management and rehabilitation are the first line of action for alleviating pain and restoring movement.

“Most conditions of the spine are treated conservatively,” says Dr. Moshirfar. “After a course of physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications and rest, a lot of patients will have their symptoms significantly abated and resolved.”

If your condition requires surgical intervention, the medical team at Inova Spine Institute can provide you with the latest procedures available. “Over the past two decades, the improvements in spinal implant technology, biologics and neurological monitoring have significantly changed the paradigm of spine surgery and at our facility, we provide the most advanced technology available,” says Dr. Moshirfar.

For conditions such as herniated discs and compression fractures, the medical team specializes in minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Treatment options
To learn more about diagnosis and treatment options at Inova Spine Institute at Inova Loudoun Hospital, go here. To request an appointment with a spine specialist, call us at 703-391-3667.