Dr. Scott Akers, MD, Ashland, KY, 41501
"Spine care must be a team approach. We enjoy being part of that team. "
King's Daughters Medical Center – Physiatry
5425 N Mayo Trail
Suite 202
Pikeville, Kentucky 41501 United States
Suite 202
Pikeville, Kentucky 41501 United States
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Dr. Scott Akers, MD, Ashland, KY, 41501
Dr. Scott Akers, MD, is a board certified physiatrist with The Center for Advanced Neuromedicine at King's Daughters Medical Center. Dr. Akers' goal is to provide the absolute best musculoskeletal and spine care possible in a patient friendly, positive atmosphere. We take pride in providing multifaceted conservative approach to surgical care for patients, caring for them from the initial onset to the complete rehabilitation.
Type of Spine Care Professional
Physiatrist
Areas Served
Eastern Kentucky
Languages
English, Spanish, French
Areas of Expertise
Conditions
- Acute Pain
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Arm pain
- Arthritis
- Auto-related injuries
- Back pain
- Baker's Cyst
- Bursitis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome
- Degenerative disc disease
- Degenerative spinal conditions
- Extremity Dysfunction/Pain
- Facet syndrome
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Foot drop
- Foot pain
- Fracture
- Gait disorders
- Head injury
- Herniated disc / bulging disc
- Hip pain
- Joint pain
- Knee pain
- Kyphosis
- Leg pain
- Ligament strain
- Lower back pain
- Lumbar spine disorders
- Meniscal tears
- Muscle pain / muscle strain
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Myalgias
- Myelopathy
- Myositis
- Neck disorders
- Neck pain
- Nerve pain / neuralgia
- Neuropathic pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoporotic compression fracture
- Pinched nerve
- Piriformis syndrome
- Post Surgery Functional Problems
- Post Surgery Pain
- Post-concussion syndrome
- Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
- Rotator cuff injury
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
- Sciatica / radiculopathy
- Scoliosis and deformity
- Shoulder pain
- Sleep problems
- Spinal cord injury
- Spinal stenosis
- Spine Conditions
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sports injuries
- Stroke
- Tendonitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Upper back pain
- Vertebral subluxation
- Whiplash
- Workers' Compensation Injuries
Treatments
- Athletic training
- Botulinum toxin injections, e.g., BOTOX
- Bracing
- Caudal injections
- Diagnostic testing
- Disability evaluations
- Electrotherapy, e.g. TENS
- EMG/Nerve conduction studies
- Exercise
- Heat / ice therapy
- Hip joint injections
- Injections
- Joint Injections
- Knee injections
- Medications for pain and related health issues
- Nerve testing
- Orthotics
- Pain management
- Pediatric spine treatments - non-surgical
- Peripheral joint and muscular injections
- Physical medicine & rehabilitation
- Posture correction
- Rehabilitation
- Sacroiliac joint injections / blocks
- Scoliosis treatment - non-surgical
- Shoulder injections
- Soft tissue injections
- Sports medicine
- Trigger point injections
- Urine analysis
Other Treatments
- Reclast infusion
- Synvisc injections
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation
Certifications
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine Certified Team Physician
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Eligible