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Non-Surgical Care For Spondylolysis In Summit Woods, OH

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Regenexx solutions provide a non-surgical option for many suffering from pain and loss of function due to a back or spinal injury. 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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500 East Business Way Summit Woods, OH 45241

Avoid Back Surgery with Regenexx

Spondylolysis is a break in the bone connecting the facet joints and is especially common for people engaged in athletics that involve considerable strain on the back. Spinal fusion involving fusing together the vertebrae around where the break has occurred is the common treatment option. There is no way to install the hardware to fuse the spine without cutting through the critical muscles and fascia that stabilize the spine. As a result, spinal fusions create spinal instability around the site of the fusion. Spinal fusions have additionally been shown over time to be no more effective than sham or placebo surgeries while complications occur in 36% of fusion patients.

During this outpatient procedure, our expert physicians use precise image guidance to inject custom concentrations of your body’s natural healing mechanisms into the exact areas of damage around the break to promote natural healing. 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

500 East Business Way
Summit Woods, OH 45241

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Dr. Brannan was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended St. Xavier High School and the University of Cincinnati. He takes a hands on approach to all patient care, where the focus is on a thorough history and physical exam, followed by a detailed review of imaging and past interventions, to fully assess the patient’s condition.

His special interests include clinical spine medicine, sports medicine, rehabilitation, and electrodiagnosis, including various non-surgical treatment options for patients with acute and chronic pain. Dr. Brannan also focuses on physiatry, which involves diagnosing and treating orthopedic and neurological disorders.

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

Emily E. Dixon, D.O., earned her Bachelor of Science with honors from the University of Missouri in 2003. She then graduated from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. Dr. Dixon subsequently moved to Cincinnati where she completed her residency in Family Medicine in 2010. She then completed her sport’s medicine fellowship with Beacon Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in 2011.

Dr. Dixon has provided physician coverage for several local middle school, high school and college athletic programs. She has been a team physician at Xavier University since 2010. She has provided team coverage for USA Gymnastics and Perfection Gymnastics. She is also faculty for the TriHealth Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship which trains physicians who have completed medical school and residency, and wish to pursue subspecialty training in sports medicine. Dr. Dixon has taught musculoskeletal ultrasound at both a local and national level with the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. She is a member of the AAFP, AMSSM and ACSM.

Dr. Dixon has special interest in diagnostic and therapeutic musculoskeletal ultrasound, orthobiologics, care of the female athlete, medical conditions associated with athletics, concussion, and osteoporosis and fragility fractures. Her education and experience make her trained to treat both adult and pediatric sport-related injuries, and nonsurgical orthopedic conditions.

Dr. Dixon was born and raised outside of Kansas City, MO. She is a Kansas City Chief’s football fanatic, and University of Missouri athletics fan. She and her family are also fans of FCC Cincinnati and Xavier University. She was a competitive soccer player and is still active (along with her husband and 2 daughters) in Pilates, cycling, hiking, swimming, snow skiing, and several other athletic activities. Dr. Dixon and her husband, Chris, recently summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on 7/31/21.

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

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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