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Non-Surgical Solutions For Lower Back Pain In Coeur d'Alene, ID

Eliminate your back or neck pain

Regenexx interventional orthopedics provide a non-surgical option for many suffering from pain and loss of function due to back or neck surgery. To learn more about whether Regenexx could be a solution for you, fill out our online candidacy form. One of our patient care coordinators will work with you to take the next steps toward recovery.

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Avoid Another Back or Neck Surgery with Regenexx

Surgery to help back or neck pain has a bad reputation. Almost everybody knows someone who has had bad results. For example. disc surgery can weaken that structure and it can re-herniate. In a fusion surgery, a procedure where part of the spine is bolted together solid, the structures above and below can get overloaded and torn up and this problem is known as adjacent segment disease.

What you may not know and find frustrating to hear, is that unfortunately, in many cases, these surgeries have been shown to be no more effective than sham surgeries, though the risks associated with them are very real. For example, fusion surgery complications occur in 25% of fusion patients. Further, in one study, 76% of patients still require narcotics for pain and miss three times as much work as those who don’t have surgery. Additionally, fusions lead to the wearing down of the segments above and below the fusion site as those segments now take on more movement than they were designed to accommodate, potentially leading to the need for additional fusions over time.

So what can we offer? Precise, injection based treatments of growth factors or your body’s own healing cells that focus on treating the whole spine. For example, if you’ve had a prior disc surgery that didn’t work, we can inject using real-time imaging to help heal damaged nerves. Of if you have a fusion, our goal will be to strengthen and heal the damage happening because of the increased wear and tear.  Best of all, your downtime will be a fraction of surgery, with little to no need for opioid pain medications or time off of work. Call our patient care coordinators today to get started on your path to recovery.

Regenexx Benefits

  • Increased function
  • Pain reduction
  • Most individuals do not experience extensive downtime
  • Minimal time off of work
  • No surgery
  • Minimal use of mobility tools (crutches, etc.)
  • Minimal disruption of regular routine


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As a board-certified physician in both physical medicine and rehabilitation with a subspecialty in pain medicine, Dr. Lewis treats patients throughout eastern Washington and northern Idaho. He treats spine conditions, full-body joint pains and complaints, muscular issues, and complex regional pain.

Dr. Lewis is the medical director of the Center for Integrative Pain Medicine, the Center for Regenerative Medicine, and the Structured Intensive Multidisciplinary Pain Program at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute in Spokane, Washington.

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Areas treated: Cervical Spine (Not Upper Cervical or CCI)*, Elbow, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Hip, Knee, Lumbar Spine, Shoulder, Thoracic Spine

Dr. Nemri’s extensive experience has brought many patients the expertise of a compassionate and caring physician.

He practiced anesthesia and pain management for several years in the largest pain management group in northwest Indiana and the greater Chicago area before moving to Washington State to be closer to his family.

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Areas treated: Cervical Spine (Not Upper Cervical or CCI)*, Lumbar Spine, Thoracic Spine

Dr. Gilmer hails from McCall, Idaho, where a love for the outdoors ignited a passion for health and well-being. This passion fueled his academic journey at Idaho State University, where he earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in microbiology. Dr. Gilmer then earned his medical doctorate at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Following medical school, Dr. Gilmer completed his residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Providence, serving as Chief Resident during his tenure. His dedication to patient care extends beyond the clinic, with a special focus on pain management, graduate medical education, and regenerative medicine.

In his free time, he finds joy in activities like skiing, mountain biking, and fishing.

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Areas treated: Elbow, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Hip, Knee, Lumbar Spine, Shoulder, Thoracic Spine

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Areas Treated

Cervical Spine (Not Upper Cervical or CCI)*, Elbow, Foot & Ankle, Hand & Wrist, Hip, Knee, Lumbar Spine, Shoulder, Thoracic Spine

*This provider is NOT authorized by Regenexx to treat the C0-C1 or C1-C2 levels of the neck or CCI (craniocervical instability).

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