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Non-Surgical Care For Spondylolysis In Portland, OR

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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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10305 Southwest Park Way, Suite 300 Portland, OR 97225

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

10305 Southwest Park Way
Suite 300
Portland, OR 97225

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Vladimir Fiks, MD, is an interventional pain management physician at Advanced Pain Management Center in Portland, Oregon. He is board-certified in anesthesiology and also holds two board certifications in pain management. Dr. Fiks firmly believes in the restorative benefits of maintaining overall physical and mental wellness as part of the recovery process and finds the challenges of comprehensive pain management fascinating.

Dr. Fiks graduated from Saratov University in Saratov, Russia, before completing an internship at the Jefferson Frankford Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He moved west to finish his medical education, completing both a residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in pain management at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

His commitment to delivering exceptional patient care drives Dr. Fiks to continually expand his medical education, not just in pain management but in other areas, too. It gives him a broad understanding of human diseases, and his patients benefit from his thoroughness.

Using an integrative approach, Dr. Fiks practices both medical and interventional pain therapies. He’s passionate about providing treatments that supplement conventional medicine and offers in-house physical therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy.

Dr. Fiks speaks Spanish, English, and Russian.

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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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