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Whether you have arthritis, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, back pain, fractures or other injuries, the staff at Forsyth Medical Center can provide excellent care to achieve your maximum potential.

Patients scheduled for a spinal fusion surgery may be referred to a pre-operative class held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. These classes include staff from physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, social work, and respiratory therapy who provide information on what to expect while in the hospital and how to prepare to return home after your surgery. This includes exercise instruction to help you prepare for surgery and introduces you to equipment you may use after surgery.

Whitaker Rehabilitation Center can provide inpatient intensive rehabilitation after you leave the hospital if you are not ready to go home. Rehabilitation will be directed to increase your independence and safety with walking, getting in and out of bed and chairs, self-care activities, putting on and taking off back braces when these are needed, and maintaining any movement and lifting restrictions while increasing your activity. Minimizing the pain you feel while doing this is always our goal. Your care givers are also trained to provide ongoing help to you after you leave Whitaker.

Your treatment team will include physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing, physicians, and a care coordinator, and may also include recreation therapy, rehabilitation psychology and social work.

The Martinat Outpatient Rehabilitation Center provides highly skilled physical therapy that may help you to avoid a hospitalization for back injuries.

Treatment also includes education and training to help you avoid re-injury, such as body mechanics training and ergonomic training if needed.