Why POC?

POC provides the full range of orthopaedic and ancillary services including MRI, surgical facilities and physical therapy. Find out why POC is the preferred choice for so many Atlantans.

Physical Therapy


Spine Rehabilitation: Customized Patient Programs


Nearly every adult in the United States experiences back or neck pain some time in their life. The vast majority of cases are self-limiting conditions, however there is a high recurrence rate which frequently leads to significant costs and personal disability.

A strategy of early intervention including pain reduction, restoring joint mobility, strengthening exercises, and prevention education, expedites prompt return to normal activity and prevents reoccurrence.


A Comprehensive Approach


Our program is designed to effectively and efficiently return the individual experiencing back pain or injury to a productive and active lifestyle. Our evaluation considers all aspects of the individual’s injury including the normal healing stages of recovery, the impairments and their affect upon a patient’s ability to return to function safely and productively, and the resources available at their work site or home, if needed, to facilitate return to work or activity.

Our treatment consists of a sports medicine versus a palliative approach, utilizing evidenced-based protocols of care with a strong emphasis on the patient’s active participation and return to function while providing timely communication to physicians, case managers, and employers.


Our Mission: Restore Function


As with sports injuries, back pain treatment strategies emphasizing rest and medication alone without rehabilitation can increase recovery time and contribute to the reoccurrence of the injury or symptoms. A strategy of treatment emphasizing recovery with rest rather than functional improvement can also contribute to de-conditioning, loss of fitness, and may lead to anxiety, depression,and decreased motivation.

Our rehabilitation team works with referring physicians to customize a patient’s program providing regular reports and updates.

Most patient treatments can be successfully completed in a few weeks by encouraging patient independence and reinforcing long-term behaviors to maintain a healthy spine, minimizing future needs for medical or therapeutic intervention.


Spine Center Physical Therapy Staff


Northside Location on Peachtree Dunwoody Road

  • Abby Marcinkovich, DPT

  • Sean Coate, MPT

  • Steve Broadway, PTA

2045 Peachtree Road Location

  • Elizabeth (Lisa) Kovack, PT, MTC (manual therapy certified)

  • Stephanie Applegate, DPT, MTC (manual therapy certified)

  • Leah Bulow, MPT

  • Andy MacFarlane, PTA

College Park Location

  • Denise Daisy, MPT, Cert MDT (McKenzie certified)


Locations


Physical Therapy at The Spine Center is located at our Northside office location. Please note that our PT office is in Suite #250. For more information, please call 404-425-1577.



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For your convenience, we have 2 other physical therapy locations on Peachtree Road and College Park offering the same level of excellent care.



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To make an appointment, please call 404-355-0743.