The Andrews Institute Spine Center provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and integrated team approach for the evaluation and management of disorders of the spine. Our center focuses on the conservative treatment of spine disorders afflicting both the athlete and non–athlete. Our treatment strategies strive to return the individual to their highest functional level possible.

Conservative approaches are our primary focus, utilizing rehabilitative programs designed by our physical therapists and physiatrists. Our Spine Center also has a team of pain management physicians dedicated to treating acute or chronic pain, along with a prescribed rehabilitative program.

When surgery is contemplated, we have a team of neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons available for consultation. Our surgeons have been trained in the newest emerging surgical techniques that focus on minimally invasive spine surgery to promote the best outcomes. Our physicians are on the leading edge – developing new surgical techniques through ongoing clinical research and by taking on difficult cases. Our patients suffer much less pain and are often back to their normal activities within a few days to weeks.

No other medical center in northwest Florida utilizes a multidisciplinary approach by including physicians from the fields of orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and physiatrists work with occupational therapists, physical therapists and other rehabilitation specialists to provide individualized plans of care and recovery. Our state of the art medical technologies, such as minimally invasive surgeries and other cutting–edge technologies, stand ready to help return you to work and play at your pre–injury level.

Whether physical therapy, microsurgery or complex reconstructive surgery is needed, the diverse and acclaimed staff of the Andrews Institute stands ready to alleviate your pain… and return you to full form.

Physicians:

• Philip C. Benton, M.D.
• David R. Chandler, M.D.
• Charles E. Chapleau, M.D.
• Mark A. Giovanini, M.D.

• Robert P. Jensen, M.D. (bio on AndrewsInstitute.com)
• David LeMay, M.D.
• William E. Smith, M.D.
• Troy M. Tippett, M.D.