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Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries

The ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) is one of four major ligaments of the knee. ACL injuries are common in sports that involve sudden changes of direction, such as football and soccer, but they can also occur during regular daily activities.

Comprehensive Spine Program

If you suffer from a back, neck or spine disorder, the Michigan Medicine Comprehensive Spine Program can help improve your quality of life with treatment from our multidisciplinary team and medical or surgical treatment options.

Degenerative Disc Disease

Lumbar degenerative disc disease is a chronic (ongoing) degenerative condition of the lumbar spine that affects the vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs of the low back. The discs lose water content and shrink, and spurs often form as osteoarthritis develops. 

Herniated Disc

A herniated disc occurs when the soft inner nucleus of the vertebral disc in the spine pushes through the outer wall. The condition usually occurs in the lower back but it can also occur in the neck. The herniation can result in a large bulge that can press against nearby nerve roots causing pain.

Knee Conditions

Knee problems are very common, and anyone can have them. Mechanical knee problems are caused by a direct blow or sudden movement that strains the knee, or osteoarthritis in the knee, resulting from wear and tear on the parts. Inflammatory knee problems can result from certain rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosis (lupus). These diseases cause swelling that can damage the knees permanently.

Knee Pain

Our success with eliminating our patients' knee pain results from our multidisciplinary approach of including all areas that are involved in your care to develop a treatment plan just for you.

M-Perform Performing Arts Rehabilitation and Therapy Program

M-Perform is a specialty program designed to address the unique needs of the performing artist. Our physician and therapy teams have many years of experience in orthopaedics, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), sports medicine, music and dance. We have completed multidisciplinary competency training to provide an efficient and comprehensive approach to your performance needs. Whether you are a conductor, instrumentalist, vocalist or dancer we look forward to working with you to help you perform with less pain and prevent future injuries.

Medical Treatment Options for Back, Neck and Spine Problems

Patients seeking medical options or injection procedures come to the Comprehensive Spine Program staffed by anesthesiologists specializing in pain management or physiatrists. Although both areas treat many of the same conditions there are some different treatment options in each - your physician will refer you to the program that best fits your needs. 

Sacroiliac Joint Pain

The sacroiliac joint (SI joint) is the joint that connects the spine to the pelvis and serves primarily for weight bearing.  When the SI joint is painful, activities such as walking, sitting and standing can stress it, causing worsening pain.  

Scarred Nerves

After a trauma, a large cut or surgery around the nerves, scar tissue forms. Scar tissue is both good and bad. It helps the nerve attach to nearby structures, but when the patient moves, pressure is placed on the nerve because the scar tissue can pull on the nerve. Even without movement, the scar tissue can reduce the nerve's blood supply. All of this can cause significant nerve pain.

Sciatica (Lumbar or Sacral Radiculopathy)

Sciatica is a common form of back pain that radiates along the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body. Irritation of any of the nerve roots that contribute to it can lead to back pain that travels through the buttock and into the lower extremity.  

Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

The specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) is uniquely equipped to handle the diagnosis and non-surgical management of the wide range of problems that can arise from the musculoskeletal system. We help everyone from the "daily walker" to elite and professional athletes regain function and return to their life's activities through an individualized approach focused around each patient's specific goals.