HealthEast Spine Care has recently been designated a Medical Spine Center (MSC) by HealthPartners. To meet all of your care needs, HealthPartners will require in 2012 that patients receive an evaluation from a MSC prior to the first office visit with a spine surgeon.About Spine CareWe know that spine problems and neck and low back pain complicate life, making daily activities challenging. Our goal is getting patients back to normal work and play — fast. To achieve this, we offer patients a newly integrated model of care with services from Spine Care and HealthEast Pain Care.Our vision is to provide state-of-the-art, evidence-driven care that addresses both our patients' spine problems and their pain. To help realize this vision, we welcomed Medical Director Dr. Adam Locketz.Dr. Locketz is a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician with a specialty in pain medicine. He has spent his career helping patients find the best way to manage chronic musculoskeletal and spine problems, with an emphasis on non-surgical approaches.Our patients, physicians and the community benefit greatly from Dr. Locketz's expertise, knowledge and compassionate care. Learn more about Dr. Locketz and Elyse (Lanzen) Fox, certified nurse practitioner with HealthEast Spine Care.ServicesOur model of care provides:• Multidisciplinary care assessment and coordination• Physical therapy• Interventional pain managemento Discographyo Epidural steroid injections: lumbar spine, thoracic spine and cervical spineo Facet joint injectionso Radiofrequency of spine nerveso Selective nerve root blocko Spinal cord stimulationo Sympathetic blocks• Conservative medication management• Behavioral health counseling• Lifestyle management counseling• Spine surgerySpine specialistsOur spine specialists include:• Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians• Interventional pain medicine specialists• Orthopaedic trained spine specialists • Neurosurgeons Partnering with programs across HealthEast, HealthEast Spine Care works closely with doctors and therapists at:• Pain Care• Optimum Rehabilitation (for physical therapy)• Orthopaedic Care• Osteoporosis Care• Natural Care Center at Woodwinds Health Campus