Dr. Craig Callewart believes that the best option for patients is one that involves the least amount of surgery. In fact, about two-thirds of his patients are treated without surgery by using medications, physical therapy, and other nonsurgical treatments.
As an experienced spine surgeon, Dr. Callewart takes a highly personal approach to caring for his patients and believes that the most important aspect of providing quality care is establishing good relationships with his patients, involving them in their treatment plans and personally discussing the details of each procedure with every patient. Far too often, patients have gone through the process of seeing physicians for pain treatment only to have the same issues persist even after that treatment has been completed. Finding and treating the source of pain can be very complicated. There are 25 different points of pain in the low back and 35 in the neck. You can even have pain in your extremities that comes from neck and back injuries. This is what we call referred pain. Dr. Callewart has honed his treatment planning and execution to not only meet the needs of those seeking initial treatment, but to correct improper care from previous treatment attempts.
Dr. Callewart will discuss your symptoms with you, personally examine you, and review your x-rays, MRI/CT scans with you on a display screen in the exam room. Patients often ask to see the actual nerve that is being pinched that causes headaches, shoulder/arm pain or hip and thigh pain.
Unlike most doctors, he doesn’t carry a laptop in the room when seeing you. Rather, he takes the time to speak with you, eye to eye, while a scribe follows to make sure diligent notes are being taken in regards to your care. If you’re searching for the right physician to treat your back pain, neck pain, hip pain, shoulder pain or other spinal issues, Dr. Callewart is absolutely the one you should choose.
