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Women’s Bone Health – Preventing Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a progressive disease affecting approximately 30% of women in the United States. Here are some suggestions on what women and young girls can incorporate into their diets on a daily basis to help prevent this disease.
Staff Spotlight – Heidi Simon
When Heidi isn’t welcoming new employees, she crunches numbers and keeps payroll a well-oiled machine. With twelve years at The Center under her belt, Heidi’s role here is essential.
The Center’s Oregon Locations
Welcome to The Center
Committed to Excellence in Musculoskeletal Care in Oregon
The Center is home to some of the region’s most highly skilled orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, and specialists, offering a comprehensive range of musculoskeletal services. Our board certified physicians have specialized training in a multitude of specialties including general orthopedics, neurosurgery, physical medicine & rehabilitation, sports medicine, occupational medicine, and a range of subspecialties. From conservative measures to sophisticated, minimally invasive operative techniques, our dedicated doctors and staff offer the care you need for the best possible outcome.
Regardless of your medical issue, if you have pain or injury that involves the bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or tissues, we have an expert on staff that specializes in your condition or injury. The Center is home to some of the best neurosurgeons in Oregon that perform minimally invasive techniques and complex surgical procedures of the back, brain, and spine.
Our orthopedic doctors offer a wide range of expertise. Each of our orthopedic surgeons have completed a fellowship in an orthopedic subspecialty such as surgery of the foot and ankle, hand and wrist, elbow, shoulder and knee, sports medicine, and total joint replacement of the hip or knee. The Center’s expert physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians utilize a variety of tools, techniques, and nonsurgical treatment options to develop and implement a treatment plan customized to your specific condition, needs, and lifestyle.
Getting injured doesn’t always occur with proper timing. That’s why our NOWcare’s walk-in appointments will have patients on the mend quickly whenever they may happen. From back pain to fractures, the very best orthopedics and neurosurgical care is available with Oregon locations in Bend, Redmond, Burns, John Day, La Pine, Madras, Prineville, and Sisters.
Occupational Medicine at The Center keeps companies in compliance and is committed to providing you with customized service. We provide exceptional medical care including walk-in immediate care for on the job injuries, drug and alcohol testing, DOT exams performed by FMCSA certified examiners, and everything else to keep your employees healthy, safe, and working. To continually improve patient care, The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care & Research is committed to ongoing research and developments in the fields of orthopedic, neurosurgical, and rehabilitation care. In order to advance medical knowledge and practice, The Center participates in a host of clinical trials. The Center is the premier musculoskeletal medical center in the Pacific Northwest.
With our patient-centered approach and Central Oregon’s abundantly active lifestyle, our facility attracts top-notch medical physicians, orthopedic surgeons, and neurosurgeons, which means we have a specialist for any injury or condition. Since 1954, our vision has been a commitment to providing the highest quality orthopedic, spine, physical, occupational, and sports medical care to our patients. Our dedicated mission is simple: Find strength here.