General Practitioners

• Osteoporosis
• Arthritis
  The sacrum is located between the lower back and tailbone (coccyx). It consists of a wedge shaped bone, formed from five segments S1—S5. This segment naturally fuses together between adolescence and early adulthood. The sacrum forms the base of the spinal column and helps support the weight of the body. When healthy, the sacrum is rarely fractured, except in cases of serious injury or trauma. Patients with osteoporosis or rheumatoid arthritis however, are more likely to experience fractures within this region.
• Primary Care
  A referral from your primary care physician may not be needed, provided that you are within your health insurance carrier’s network when scheduling an appointment.
• Emergency Care
  When you get emergency care or get treated by an out-of-network provider at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, you are protected from surprise billing or balance billing.

Gynecologists

• Labor and Delivery
  The tail end of the spine is referred to as the tailbone or coccyx, and is made up of three to five bones. Pain in the tailbone can be triggered by trauma, injury to the ligaments or bones, excess pressure, fractures, childbirth, or infection. The majority of injuries to the tailbone occur in women, whose tailbones curve out and away from the spine, leaving it more exposed to injury.

Neurologists

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  Carpal tunnel syndrome is a hand and arm condition that is caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist. Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome may include numbness, or tingling, and can affect wrist and hand function.
• Multiple Sclerosis
  Conditions may include congenital anomalies, tumors, vascular disorders, infections of the brain or spine, stroke or degenerative spine diseases. Our neurosurgeons treat chronic nerve pain caused by autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and lupus, as well as damage caused by trauma such as automobile accidents. They also specialize in chronic back pain that produces neurological symptoms such as numbness and weakness of the muscles due to dysfunction at the nerve root.

Psychiatrists

• Mental Health

Radiologist

• MRI
  Diagnosis may include utilizing sophisticated technology, including the 3.0 Tesla (3T) MRI, the only commercially available and clinically compatible 3T medical imaging in Wichita. This high-level mechanism aids in our assessment of your needs. If your diagnosis dictates that surgery is your most viable option, our team can fully prepare you for that process.
• Radiology
  When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center, certain providers there may be out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections not to be balance billed.
• X-Rays
• Computed Tomography
  A variety of tests performed during physical examination may help reveal the SI joint as the cause of your symptoms. Sometimes X-rays, CT-scan or MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis because they can rule out other common sources of pain — such as your lumbar spine or hip joints. It is also important to remember that other conditions (like a disc problem) can co-exist with SI joint disorders.

Surgeons

• Sciatica
  In addition to pain in the lower back or spine, SI joint dysfunction can produce sciatica-like symptoms, with symptoms present in the buttocks, pelvis, groin, or sometimes in the legs. Chronic SI joint pain symptoms can make it difficult to perform common daily tasks and can affect every aspect of a patient’s life.
• Pinched Nerve
  A pinched nerve occurs when there is compression on a nerve, from surrounding tissues, such as bones, cartilages and muscles. This compression disrupts the nerve’s function, causing symptoms including neck or back pain, tingling, numbness or weakness. A pinched nerve may be a result of repetitive motion, or from holding your body in one position for a long period of time.
• Neurosurgery
  Originally founded in 1986 as a solo practice, today the Abay Neuroscience Center is one of the largest neurosurgery practices in Kansas. Our physicians specialize in the treatment of back and neck pain relating to neurological conditions of the brain, spine, spinal cord, and nerves. Abay Neuroscience Center is 100% physician-owned, and we serve patients throughout Kansas and beyond.

Physical Therapists

• Physical Therapy
  Stretching throughout the day helps keep your muscles flexible, helps avoid injury, and can prevent back pain. Our partners in physical therapy provide everyday stretches which can increase strength and balance, keep joints fluid, and help maintain proper posture.
• Back Pain