800.439.0274Spectrum’s Ambulatory Surgery Center Earns Top Recognition from U.S. News and World Report
Spectrum's Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) was named Best Orthopedics and Spine ASC by U.S. News and World Report and is the only ASC in Maine to receive this recognition.
Read MorePhysical Therapy Residency Programs
Physical therapists play a crucial role in injury prevention and rehabilitation. They work with athletes, individuals recovering from surgery, and those with musculoskeletal conditions to develop exercise and rehabilitation programs that promote healing, prevent further injury, and improve overall physical function.
Read MoreUnderstanding Your Shoulders: Rotator Cuff Injuries
If you watch baseball, you’ve heard of a rotator cuff injury. Yet non-athletes can also experience gradual degeneration of this body part, as well as tears due to sudden injury. But what exactly is the rotator cuff, and how can you tell if you’ve injured yours? Perhaps most importantly, what can be done about it? A group of four muscles connect your shoulder blade to your upper arm bone (humerus), just below the outer end of your collarbone. These muscles become tendons where they attach to, and cover, the head of the humerus. This group of muscles and tendons form your rotator cuff. Your rotator cuff keeps your arm in your shoulder socket, and helps you lift and turn your arm.
Read MoreUnderstanding & Treating Your Achilles Tendinitis
Whenever you walk, run, climb stairs, jump, or stand on your tip-toes, your Achilles tendon is doing its job. It’s the thickest tendon in your body. Yet with that distinction comes some vulnerability – Achilles tendinitis being a common, yet highly treatable, overuse injury for this body part.
Read MoreArthritis in Your Hands? You Don’t Have to Live in Pain.
You use your hands to access the world around you, from fun activities to daily tasks. Arthritis in your hands can lead to decreased motion, decreased strength, and pain preventing you from doing the things you love. Conservative management includes: splinting, energy conservation, and strengthening; all of which can be very helpful to increasing the functional use of your hand while going through arthritic changes. So what can these conservative methods look like?
Read MoreSpectrum’s Electrodiagnostic Lab Once Again Receives AANEM Accreditation with Exemplary Status
Spectrum Orthopaedics Electrodiagnostic lab has once again received laboratory accreditation with exemplary status from the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM). Douglas Pavlak, MD, FAAPMR is our electrodiagnostic physician.
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