Dr. Michel L. Gevaert, MD, Anchorage, AK, 99508

Dr Michel Gevaert was born in Belgium and earned his medical doctorate at the University of Leuven in Belgium. He completed an internship at the University Of Pennsylvania Medical School. He moved on to complete his residency at the University of Pennsylvania of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and continued his advanced training with fellowships in Electromyography and spine rehabilitation.

Dr. Gevaert was an assistant professor at the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pennsylvania. He specializes in the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of back and neck pain, and has published several articles and abstracts in peer reviewed journals.

The Alaska Spine Institute (ASI) is the only facility in the state of Alaska with a primary focus on diagnosis and treatment of spinal care, pain management, and neuromuscular rehabilitation, all integrated under one roof. Our facility includes a doctor's office, diagnostic facility including comprehensive imaging services, surgery center, and physical therapy and rehabilitation treatment center. ASI has the ability to provide fast, comprehensive, and top-of-the-line medical care to the community of Anchorage and the state of Alaska.

Dr. Michel Gevaert is a member of Alaska Spine Institute.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Physiatrist

Areas Served

Anchorage & vicinity - Alaska

Contact

Languages

English, Dutch, French, Spanish

Conditions and Treatments

Conditions

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Arm pain
• Arthritis
• Back pain
• Baker's Cyst
• Bursitis
• Chronic pain
• Coccydynia
• Complex regional pain syndrome
• Degenerative disc disease
• Degenerative spinal conditions
• Failed back surgery syndrome
• Foot drop
• Fracture
• Herniated disc / bulging disc
• Hip pain
• Joint pain
• Knee pain
• Kyphosis
• Leg pain
• Lower back pain
• Muscle pain / muscle strain
• Myelopathy
• Neck disorders
• Neck pain
• Osteoporosis
• Piriformis syndrome
• Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
• Sciatica / radiculopathy
• Scoliosis and deformity
• Shoulder pain
• Spinal cord injury
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sports injuries
• Whiplash

Treatments

• Botulinum toxin injections, e.g., BOTOX
• Bracing
• Caudal injections
• Electrotherapy, e.g. TENS
• Epidural steroid injection - cervical
• Epidural steroid injection - lumbar
• Ergonomics and posture
• Exercise
• Facet joint injections / blocks
• Facet rhizotomy injection
• Heat / ice therapy
• Hip joint injections
• Injections
• Interspinous process spacers
• Knee injections
• Medial branch nerve blocks
• Medications for pain and related health issues
• Nerve blocks
• Nerve testing
• Pain management
• Peripheral joint and muscular injections
• Physiatry
• Physical medicine & rehabilitation
• Physical therapy
• Radiofrequency procedures
• Sacrococcygeal injections
• Sacroiliac joint injections / blocks
• Shoulder injections
• Soft tissue injections
• Spinal manipulation
• Sports medicine
• Sympathetic ganglion blocks
• Traction
• Transforaminal injections
• Trigger point injections

Other Conditions

• Work-related injuries

Other Treatments

• Independent Medical Evaluation Permanent Partial Impairment (PPI)
• SSEP (Evoked Potentials)

Professional Affiliations

• The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• The American Academy of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic medicine
• American Board of Pain Medicine
• The International Spinal Injection Society

Certifications

• Subspecialty Pain Medicine, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Professional Distinctions

• Fellow, American academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Fellow, American academy of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• Fellow, American Board of Pain Medicine
• Diplomate, Belgian Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Diplomate, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Diplomate, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine