About the Institute

Back Pain + Proven Solutions = The Spine Institute

For years physicians and therapists treated back pain with a variety of options, from comfort treatments like hot packs and bed rest to traction and even surgery. Sometimes they worked. Sometimes they didn't.

Now, research indicates that many of the therapies used in the past simply are not effective. Yet, many are still used today.

The Spine Institute has been developed to offer evidence-based care of back problems, in other words, only treatment and therapy that have been proven to work.

A joint effort of Willis-Knighton Health System and LSU Health Sciences Center , it incorporates physicians from neurosurgery, orthopedics, physical medicine, occupational medicine, rheumatology with physical therapists and a full complement of support staff.

What Makes It Effective 

The Spine Institute offers a comprehensive program:

• Multidisciplinary approach
• Faculty of some of the area's most respected physicians and surgeons
• Central assessment center with state-of-the-art equipment for evaluation
• Four convenient locations for treatment
• A focus on education, keeping the patient informed and educated
• Counseling to help deal with the issues of pain and disability
• Case management to help patients transition through program
• Empowering, positive approach
• Research with measurements and documentation of program outcomes
• Continuing review of programs and quality by physician faculty 
  

What It Means to You 

Patients - You will receive only the treatments and therapies that have been proven to work. You will have your best chance to get well without surgery unless absolutely necessary.

Businesses - Your employees will receive proven treatments and therapies and will not go into an endless loop of appointment after appointment without results. The goal is to regain their ability, not focus on disability.

Doctors - You have a place to refer your patients that relies on clinical research. You can manage your patient or ask for the support of our medical director, Dr. Donald Smith, or any member of our faculty.

Locations

Following assessment at either of The Spine Institute’s Assessment Centers, patients may elect to receive rehabilitation at any of four convenient outpatient locations in Shreveport and Bossier City. The locations are at or near a Willis-Knighton hospital and follow established protocols to ensure a standardized treatment regime with state-of-the art equipment. Rehabilitation goals include improvement of strength, endurance, flexibility and overall physical fitness with an emphasis on decreasing pain. An empowering, positive approach to patient care is provided with a focus on patient education and staying active. Counseling is offered to help with the issues of limitations caused by spine disorders and pain. Case management is available to coordinate insurance coverage and access community resources.

The Assessment Centers are located at:

2403 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA 71103
(318) 212-7746, Fax: 212-8978

WK Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center
7925 Youree Dr. , Ste. 140
Shreveport, LA 71105
(318) 212-3720, Fax: 212-3725

THERAPY LOCATIONS
Willis-Knighton Medical Center
2600 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA 71103
(318) 212-4720
(888) 277-3422 (Toll-Free)
(318) 212-4195 (Fax)


WK South at Canterbury Square
2530 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop,
Suite 148
Shreveport, LA 71118
(318) 212-5720
(318) 212-5204 (Fax)


WK Bossier – Medical Pavilion
2449 Hospital Drive,
Suite 140
Bossier City, LA 71111
(318) 212-7720
(318) 212-7715 (Fax)


WK Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center at WK Portico Center
7925 Youree Drive,
Suite 140
Shreveport, LA 71105
(318) 212-3720
(318) 212-3725 (Fax)


WK Cancer Center Rehab Clinic
2600 Kings Hwy, Ste. 400
Shreveport, LA 71103
(318) 212-8110