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Non-Surgical Solutions For Lower Back Pain In Toledo, OH

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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2865 North Reynolds Road, Suite 170 Toledo, OH 43615

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

2865 North Reynolds Road
Suite 170
Toledo, OH 43615

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Dr. Dankert is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and sports medicine. His practice emphasizes conservative approaches to both acute and chronic musculoskeletal and neurological conditions.

With each of his patients, he utilizes a comprehensive treatment plan including: physical therapy, medication, bracing, and injections of the joints, tendons, and nerves. He is committed to helping his patients maintain an active and functional lifestyle.

He is also a team physician for a local high school, an associate team physician for the University of Toledo Athletics, and works with the Toledo Mud Hens, a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.

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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. Roger Kruse is a national and international leader in sports medicine and musculoskeletal medicine. He has drawn international attention, and patients have traveled around the globe for treatment.

He is a member of ProMedica Physicians Group and has brought his expertise of regenerative medicine to the Toledo area. For 15 years, he has performed advanced procedures that utilizes ultrasound and fluoroscopy for platelet rich plasma, and orthobiologic injections, with great success.

In Toledo, Dr. Kruse is the Medical Director of the University of Toledo Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. He is the head team physician for the University of Toledo athletics, and he oversees the care of all athletes in 17 sports.

Dr. Kruse’s extensive resume includes serving as a team physician for three Olympic Games (Norway 1994, Atlanta 1996, and Nagano 1998). He also sits on the Sports Medicine and Sports Science Committee for US Figure Skating and regularly travels internationally with the US World Figure Skating team.

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

Board certified in family medicine and sports medicine, Dr. Rennels is committed to preventative medicine and disease prevention to help his patients maintain healthy and functional lifestyles.

In addition to primary care, he has a special interest in musculoskeletal and sports medicine. His training in osteopathic manipulation, injections, ultrasound-guided injections, and regenerative medicine treatments allow his patients to reduce pain and improve mobility.

Dr. Rennels practices at both Wildwood Family Practice and Sports Medicine. He is a team physician for local high schools and is an associate team physician at The University of Toledo.

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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. Szepiela is dedicated to a conservative approach to treatment. He uses a comprehensive treatment plan, including: physical therapy, medication, joint and spine injections, and stem cell-containing bone marrow concentrate treatments.

Board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and sports medicine, he has a specialized interest in spinal intervention. Dr. Szepiela co-founded the ProMedica regenerative medicine program, which offers a non-surgical option for treatment of chronic joint pain, osteoarthritis, tendonitis, torn ligaments, and knee, hip, shoulder, back, or ankle pain.

He is also the head team physician of the Toledo Mud Hens, a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, and Lourdes University, as well as an associate team physician at the University of Toledo.

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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

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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