Specialty Spine Care | NERA Spine, Sports & Pain Medicine
A partner at Northeastern Rehabilitation Associates (NERA), Dr. Scott Naftulin has been with the practice since 1998.
NERA is a physician-owned medical practice specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Naftulin is a preferred provider in the St. Luke’s network for spine and pain treatments & pain management.
The NERA Spine, Sports & Pain Medicine facilities in the Lehigh Valley (Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton) provide the most contemporary nonsurgical medical care for the treatment of painful or disabling musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions. We use the most advanced medical treatments including regenerative medicine to facilitate and expedite your recovery.
Our mission is to make you pain-free while maximizing your level of function nonsurgically.
Specialty Spine Care and NERA proudly accept most insurances including all Geisinger Health Plan products.
Lehigh Valley’s Pain Management Specialists
A Demonstration of Non-Invasive & Non-Narcotic Pain Treatment
Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
Specialty Spine, Sports & Pain Medicine
… is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and is a member of the Northeastern Rehabilitation Associates (NERA), a physician-owned medical practice providing integrated, multidisciplinary care to patients with painful spinal and joint disorders in a comfortable environment. This group of musculoskeletal specialists focus their clinical skills on the evaluation and treatment of disabling musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions.
We treat these conditions using the most effective medical, interventional, rehabilitative, surgical and alternative treatments presently available. Additionally, we provide disability management and medico-legal consultative services that are frequently required while addressing these painful medical conditions.
Sports Medicine – Pain Evaluation, Treatment & Therapy
Chronic Pain Can Affect Physical Performance
Whether you are a sports professional, collegiate participant or an amateur enthusiast, Dr. Naftulin and the Specialty Spine, Sports & Pain Medicine team of associates have the knowledge, experience, compassion and empathy to evaluate and address the pain associated with your sports injury.
Dr Natfulin and associates promote the therapeutic benefits of physical activity, exercise and sport for individuals and communities.
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Lehigh Valley Pain Management - Bethlehem, Allentown & Easton. Preferred Providers in the St. Luke's Network
Dr. Scott Nauftulin DO evaluates and addresses pain associated with the Back, Neck, Disc & Joints. Specializing in Pain Management and Treatment, Dr Naftulin can address symptoms associated with: disc herniation, spinal stenosis, joint & back pain and arthritis. Treatments may include, but may not be limited to, the use of : spine & joint injections, radiofrequency (RF) and platelet-rich plasma (PRF).
- Painful conditions of the spine, muscles, & joints.
- Complicated musculoskeletal problems (including tendons and ligaments).
- Peripheral nerve injuries.
- Disabling injuries of the brain and spinal cord.
Acute and chronic sports injuries.
- Surgical – Minimally invasive surgical procedure.
- Spinal disorders – Spinal & peripheral joint.
- Neck and back pain, including muscle, disc, or nerve pain.
- Shoulder, elbow, and wrist pain, including burning or radiating pain, as well as numbness or tingling.
- Hip, knee, and ankle pain, including instability, swelling, or weakness.
- Pain that does not go away after surgery or illness.
- Recurring pain after exercise, fitness routines or repetitive tasks.
Acute and chronic sports injury related pain and discomfort.
- Trigger point, Botox, & joint injections.
- Brace fitting.
- Muscle stimulators, traction devices & splints.
- … and other medical treatments, intervention and preventatives.