Spine Wellness Center

We believe neck and back ailments should be treated in a comprehensive, holistic way that combines traditional care options - neurological care, pain management and physical therapy – with nutritional counseling, mental health care, yoga, acupuncture, meditation and massage.

 

Spine care is complex, and we look at the most conservative treatment first. Our team believes that by optimizing our overall health and wellness, we can often avoid need for surgery. Sometimes, however, surgery becomes the best option. At that point, we focus on the least invasive approach, knowing that good general health improves surgical recovery.

  • 80%

    of the population will experience back pain at some time in their lives.

  • 16 million

    adults (8% of all adults) experience persistent or chronic back pain, and as a result are limited in certain everyday activities.

  • 264 million

    lost workdays in one year—that’s two work days for every full-time worker in the country due to back pain.

  • What will you do when you get your back back?
     

    If back pain has been holding you back, our new Spine Wellness Center in Westport can help you move forward, with a more holistic approach that includes alternatives to surgery.

    Call to learn how we can help you put your back into everything you love doing.

     

    Call 203.226.2499

Conditions We Treat

  • Acute and chronic pain
  • Arthritis
  • Degenerative spinal conditions
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Foot drop
  • Headache
  • Herniated, bulging or degenerative discs
  • Muscle pain and strain
  • Neck, mid-back and lower back pain
  • Neuropathic pain
  • Osteoporosis
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
  • Sciatica/radiculopathy/leg pain
  • Scoliosis, spinal deformity, spondylolisthesis and stenosis
  • Spinal tumors
  • Whiplash
 

Treatments & Services Provided

  • Medication management
  • Diagnostic testing
  • EMG
  • Epidural steroid injections
  • Nerve blocks
  • Minimally-invasive surgery
  • Nerve testing
  • Pain management
  • Physical therapy
  • Radiofrequency ablation
  • Reconstructive and revision spine surgery
  • Nutrition and health counseling
  • Yoga
  • Mindfulness and meditation
  • Therapeutic massage
  • Acupuncture
  • Dry Needling
  • Reiki
 

Facebook Live Broadcasts


Feb. 11, 2021: Healthy Chocolate for Valentine's Day with with Melissa Keeney, Nutritionist with the Ayer Neuroscience Institute Spine Wellness Center in Westport.


Jan. 26, 2021: Live with Dr. Idaira Aguilar Tejedor, a neurologist with Ayer Neuroscience Institute Spine Wellness Center in Westport, discussing nerve-related pain.


Dec. 22, 2020: Holiday cooking: Chef Raquel Rivera dishes up ricotta gnocchi with brown butter sage sauce....yum!

 


Nov. 23, 2020: Thanksgiving is just a few days away, we're live from the Spine Wellness Center in Westport with Chef Raquel Rivera with a healthy cranberry sauce.


Oct. 03, 2020: Detox Hatha Yoga Flow

 
 
 
 


Sep. 30, 2020: Dr. Rajat Sekhar, Director of Pain Management at the Spine Wellness Center in Westport
 
 


Aug. 25, 2020: Dr. Pedro Coutinho, MD talks about treatments for back pain.
 


Jul. 13, 2020: Dr. Khalid Abbed, Neurosurgeon, Co-Physician-in-Chief of the Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute


Jun. 5, 2020: Dr. Khalid Abbed, Neurosurgeon, Co-Physician-in-Chief of the Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute

Podcasts

The HHC Spine Wellness Center is designed to help people be the best version of themselves physically and mentally. 

Spine Wellness Center, Westport

Locations

Office Location
300 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06880
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Surgery Location
2800 Main Street Bridgeport, CT 06606
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Contact Us

Phone: 203.226.2499
Fax: 203.332.3279

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Meet our Providers located at The Spine Wellness Center:

Name Specialties Location
Abbed, Khalid M., MD 203.332.3272
  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine Surgery
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  • Westport
  • Bridgeport
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Aguilar Tejedor, Idaira, MD 203.332.3272
  • Neurology
  • Neuromuscular Medicine
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  • Westport
Coutinho, Pedro, MD 203.332.3272
  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine Surgery
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  • Bridgeport
  • Westport
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Santiago, Jesus F., PA-C 203.332.3272
  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine Surgery
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  • Bridgeport
  • Westport
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Walberg, Heidi, PA-C 203.332.3272
  • Neurosurgery
  • Spine Surgery
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  • Westport
  • Bridgeport
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Yanamadala, Vijay, MD 203.332.3272
  • Neurosurgery
  • Westport

Our Team

In keeping with our holistic approach to your spine care, our team is made up of diverse providers, many of whom are leaders in their field. The team approaches your care in a collaborative way to bring you the greatest benefit. Members include:

Physical therapists who specialize in spine care

Michael Gans, PT

Michael Gans

Johanna Fischer, PT

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Michel De Vos, PT

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Integrative medicine practitioners offering yoga, massage and mindfulness sessions

Dean Choksi, LAc
(Acupunture)

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Lynne Camera, RN, CNRN, HC
 (Reiki)

Lynn Camera
Health Psychology

Valeria Martinez-Kaigi, PhD

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Pain Medicine

Filomena Silva, APRN

Filomena Silva
Nutrition

Melissa Keeney, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES

Melissa Keeney

Awards & Accreditations

Aetna IOQ Spine Surgery Recognition

St. Vincent’s Medical Center has been designated as an Aetna Institute of Quality® for Spine Surgery. St. Vincent’s Spine Surgery Program was chosen for consistently delivering evidence-based, safe care and a proven commitment to continuous improvement.

St. Vincent’s Named a Magnet® Hospital for Nursing Excellence

St. Vincent’s Medical Center has achieved Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction that places the hospital’s nursing staff among the finest in the nation.

As a Magnet-certified hospital, St. Vincent’s is part of a select group of 548 healthcare organizations out of nearly 6,150 in the United States. It is one of seven such hospitals in Connecticut and 22 in New England.