What's New
What's New
Position Openings at Triangle Spine and Back Care Center
Triangle Spine is now hiring for a Medical Patient Services Associate.
Responsibilities for this for busy orthopedic spine practice in Raleigh, NC include scheduling patient appointments, ancillary referrals, handling insurance information, coordinating check-in and monitoring patient flow, ability to interact with patients and excellent customer service skills. Position offers excellent salary and benefit package, 4 ½ day work week, and flexible scheduling.
To see a full description and listing of this open position visit our listing on Career Builder.
You may also apply for this position directly through Career Builder or reply with resume via email here: email here.
Triangle Spine is now hiring for a Pyhsical Therapist.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST for Out-Patient Orthopedic Spine Surgical Practice. Join a team of dedicated professionals with uncompromising commitment to providing quality patient care and outstanding service.
- • Plan and administer prescribed therapy treatments.
- • Perform evaluations.
- • Develop and implement effective patient treatment plans, anticipated progress and plan for reevaluation.
- • Evaluate effects of therapy treatments at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
- • Confer with patient, medical practitioners and appropriate others to plan, implement and assess the program.
Position is part-time to possible full-time placement with flexible scheduling. Duties of the position include:
Position requires graduation from an accredited school of physical therapy and North Carolina licensure. Ability to function well independently as well part of a team and one or more years of experience caring for patients from a diverse orthopedic population with emphasis in manual spine therapy, therapeutic exercise and modalities.
You may apply for this position with resume via: email here.
Thanks for coming out to see us at the Farmer's Market!
On Saturday, September 12, from 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, staff members from Triangle Spine & Back Care Center were on hand at the Duke Raleigh Hospital booth at the Farmers' Market to pass out educational information, answer questions, and have fun giveaways at the event.
The North Hills Farmers' Market has become a community favorite, and we certainly enjoyed being there. Here are some photos from the event - click on each for a better look.
Dr. Lestini Delivers Healthy Focus Seminar - Osteoporosis
Complete Video of Seminar Now Available Online
As part of Duke Raleigh Hospital’s “Healthy Focus” Series, Dr. Lestini, spoke about osteoporosis. Dr. Lestini discussed risk factors, tips for prevention, and treatment options for osteoporosis and osteopenia, the warning stage before osteoporosis.
To view the presentation in its entirety, mouse over the video below to see the controls, and press the play button on the video. You may pause the video at any time by using the video controls (running time 59:49).
Triangle Spine Now Accepting Cigna Insurance
Effective September 1, 2009, Triangle Spine and Back Care Center welcomes Cigna Insurance.
Visit the Cigna web site here.
Dr. Lestini Member of National Osteoporosis Foundation
Dr. Lestini is now a member of the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF).
Located in Washington, DC, the mission of the NOF is to prevent osteoporosis and related fractures, to promote lifelong bone health, to help improve the lives of those affected by osteoporosis and to find a cure through programs of awareness, advocacy, public and health professional education and research.
Established in 1984, the National Osteoporosis Foundation is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization solely dedicated to osteoporosis and bone health.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation is dedicated to reducing the widespread prevalence of osteoporosis and is leading the attack on osteoporosis with a five-part mission to:
- •Advocate governmental support for research on osteoporosis,
- •Provide direct support for research and research training,
- •Increase public awareness and knowledge about osteoporosis,
- •Educate physicians and other health professionals,
- •Provide information to patients and their families.
To learn more, visit the NOF web site here.
New Surgical Procedure
Dr. Lestini was recently trained in the new The X-STOP® Interspinous Process Decompression (IPD®) Procedure at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.
Dr. Lestini has begun to implement this procedure to patients who qualify, namely those with spinal stenosis — a narrowing of the spinal canal. The X-STOP® IPD® Procedure can potentially offer patients several benefits compared to traditional surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis.
To learn more about the The X-STOP® IPD Procedure,
click here. To view Dr. Lestini performing this surgery, (as in the surgical image shown here) please click here.