Department of Orthopedics
St. Luke's Department of Orthopedics is committed to helping our patients stay active and healthy.
Our expert physicians offer leading-edge patient care through the integration of orthopedic surgery, spine surgery, sports medicine, pain management, physiatry, and podiatry.
We provide an array of treatment options to improve mobility and reduce pain, using medication and physical rehabilitation as well as minimally-invasive surgeical techiques and total joint replacement.
Orthopedic Surgery
Our surgeons are experts in the latest minimally-invasive techniques, which involve smaller incisions to promote faster, less painful recovery. We offer:
- individualized treatment plans
- general orthopedic surgery
- arthroscopic surgery of the knee and shoulder
- joint replacement of the hip, knee and shoulder
- non-surgical managment of conditions affecting muscles and bones
- sports medicine
- osteoporosis clinic
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Pain Management
Our multi-disciplinary team includes pain management specialists who treat patients experiencing chronic pain and work with them on techniques to help them cope. We understand that on-going pain can cause frustration, fear, anger, depression, and anxiety. Chronic pain can often be successfully managed to improve a patient’s quality of life through a combination of medication management, interventional techniques, cognitive behavioral health, and alternative medicine.
Range of disorders treated include:
Numerous interventional techniques are used to control pain and diagnose disorders: including epidurals, injections and other drug delivery systems, nerve blocks, spinal cord stimulation, as well as surgical procedures.
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Physiatry
Physiatrists are specially trained in physical medicine and rehabilitation and the non-surgical management of conditions affecting muscles and bones. The focus is on pain relief, restoring flexibility and building strength with the goal being to restore function. Each patient receives an individualized prescription for therapeutic exercise and takes an active role in the rehabilitation process.
We work closely with community practitioners to combine traditional treatment with other approaches such as:
Specific treatment plans are developed following thorough diagnostic screening and assessment of each patient’s needs and the options available.
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Podiatry
Podiatrists strive to improve the overall health of patients through prevention,diagnosis and treatment of conditions associated with the foot and ankle.
Services provided by the podiatrists at St. Luke's include:
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Why Choose St. Luke’s Orthopedic Services?
As one of the four campuses of California Pacific Medical Center, patients benefit from access to high-end specialty care.
Patients receive comprehensive, attentive care for conditions such as arthritis, joint pain, sports injuries, spine problems, osteoporosis, compression fractures and conditions of the foot and ankle.
At St. Luke's our patients are also our patners in planning their care. Individualized treatment plans provide a variety of options to improve mobility and reduce pain.
We strive to deliver the best possible out-comes through high-quality care in a compassionate, respectful environment.
Our diverse patient population receives culturally-sensitive care from a multi-lingual staff. We speak Spanish, Tagalog, Cambodian and Portuguese. Translators are also available to assist in 23 languagees and dialects.
For more information about the orthopedics services available to you, please call 415-821-DOCS(3627).
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