Comprehensive Spine Care

One call. That’s all it takes to connect with our experts at the only comprehensive Spine Center on the Seacoast.

You have pain and you want answers. With our one-call connection, you access our extensive network of well-regarded specialists at Northern New England Spine Center.

Our multi-disciplinary team leads the way with highly-skilled, trusted physicians from Wentworth Health Partners Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in spine surgery, Wentworth Health Partners Seacoast Physiatry in physical medicine, the Wentworth-Douglass Center for Pain Management in interventional pain treatments and our own physical therapy group. Work with our experienced nurses, case managers, spine-trained physical therapists, a behavioral health psychologist, a nutritionist and a specialist in smoking cessation.

Connect with the Seacoast’s experts for treatment of your acute and chronic neck, mid-back and lower back pain due to disc degeneration and disc herniation, spinal stenosis, spinal fractures, arthritis, cancer, whiplash, scoliosis or chronic muscular spasms.

We create a treatment plan specifically for you. Monitored by our Spine Center Coordinator, we set up a path for you after your initial review, referring you directly to one or more of our specialists.

Diagnostic and interventional pain treatments

We offer state-of-the art diagnostic and interventional pain treatments,  available through at one of the region’s most experienced and largest pain groups.

Coordinate care with the largest outpatient physiatry group in New Hampshire, who works closely with our orthopedic, behavioral health, pain management and physical therapy groups to provide an all-encompassing approach to treating and preventing a wide variety of spine related problems.

When surgery is needed, rely on Wentworth Health Partners Seacoast Orthopedics & Sports Medicine’s spine surgeon Dr. Peter J. Dirksmeier, a well-recognized leader in the Seacoast in spine surgery. He specializes in disorders affecting cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine problems, as well as treating patients who have undergone failed previous operative and non-operative treatments for chronic spine problems.

To assure you’re always getting exceptional care, our Spine Center providers will consistently meet to fine-tune your treatment plan and maximize your progress.

Trusted Resources

Education

Spine anatomy
Back Pain
Neck Pain

Conditions & Treatments

Cauda Equina Syndrome
Fracture of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine
Herniated Disk
Kyphosis (Curvature of the Spine)
Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain Exercise Guide
Low Back Surgery
Pain Treatments
Preventing Back Pain at Work and at Home
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Stenosis
Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis