nothing more important when having spine surgery than to be educated

. I am so pleased with your website that I am going to recommend it to my surgeon for all of his patients."

“Throughout the process of diagnosis, seeing the surgeon, then the actual surgery, your website has been a tremendous source of both information and comfort in learning about my condition. I am the type of person for whom

knowledge contributes to healing

.”

“I used the Spine health information when I needed to see a surgeon regarding my back problems.

It helped me to ask intelligent questions and to better understand what the surgeon was saying

. My surgery was a godsend.”

“Your web site

added to and confirmed the information provided by my doctor

. I found the animated laminectomy to be invaluable in explaining what my surgery will entail.”

“The site’s written explanations and animated surgeries were extremely helpful.

Understanding what I am about to face has made for a comfort level that I never thought I'd experience

. I am extremely confident with my choice of a surgeon and with what I’ve learned from your site I am extremely comfortable with the procedure.”

Improve outcomes with Spine-health.com

Using Spine-health.com’s patient education resources in your practice

Each month spine specialists refer over 60,000 patients to Spine-health.com for information and education... are you providing this valuable service for your patients?

With thousands of pages of original, peer-reviewed articles, illustrations and animations, Spine-health.com helps you provide first class information to help your patients understand their condition and treatment.

Patients emphasize that using Spine-health.com:

Enhances their relationship with their doctor
Encourages more realistic expectations about their treatment
Helps them feel more confident about their treatment program
Reduces their anxiety
Improves their compliance
…and ultimately helps them heal better

See What patients are saying to read more about how Spine-health.com improves the healing process and outcomes.

Spine-health’s unique brand of “information therapy” can easily be prescribed as part of your patients' treatment regimens - just as you would prescribe drug therapy or physical therapy - through the use of:

Patient pads - prescription-pads with attractive tear-off sheets - with common conditions and treatment options listed for you to check off in order to specifically prescribe each patient's information therapy. See sample.
Patient education handouts - peer-reviewed articles that explain spinal conditions and treatments in lay terms to hand out in your practice

If you subscribe to Spine-health.com you’ll receive the patient pads and handouts as part of your annual subscription (or you may order just the pads).

View sample of patient pad
Read about membership process and fees
Print Patient Information Pad order form if you want to order only the patient pads