About Spine Solvers

Back, spine, and sport physical therapy for acute and chronic pain at your home or office in New York City.

For Patients

SPINE SOLVERS was created to answer a need by chronic pain patients for guidance in understanding their condition and getting the help they need to mitigate or resolve the symptoms. After more than 30 years as a physical therapist treating chronic pain patients, Andrea Wolkenberg, PT, MA, CKTI, came to the conclusion that although all the pieces of the puzzle exist in the medical field to manage pain, they are rarely put together intelligently, or at all, for the benefit of the patient. Where patient care is concerned, surgeons know how to operate, pain management doctors know how to medicate, and physical therapists know how to manipulate for best results. Dr. Wolkenberg works with patients to educate, communicate, cooperate, and facilitate.

Specialization has worked against the integration of complimentary disciplines that should take place to address and resolve the complexity of chronic pain. For chronic pain patients, our mission is to provide a comprehensive physical therapy assessment, provide excellent and convenient physical therapy services, and, if necessary, bring in other excellent healthcare practitioners who communicate and cooperate toward a common goal…your optimal health.

Dr. Wolkenberg treats her patients in their homes or offices for their convenience and comfort. This concierge physical therapy allows Dr. Wolkenberg the opportunity to work one-on-one with her patients for as much time as needed.

For Healthcare Professionals

Our mission is to provide pain management information, consultation, and skill building in the form of continuing education. To this end, Dr. Wolkenberg teaches Kinesio Taping Seminars in the Greater New York area for licensed physical and occupational therapists and assistants, physicians, nurses, and other hands-on licensed medical professionals. Participation in the seminars leads to a certification as a certified Kinesio Taping practitioner (CKTP). KINESIO TAPING is a powerful, elastic therapeutic taping modality with very few contraindications. It can be used for pain reduction, edema control, myofascial release, scar management, tendon and ligament support, and muscle re-balancing and re-education. Its proper application can extend the effects of your manual treatment well beyond what you achieve in the clinic.

For Businesses

SPINE SOLVERS can assist in mitigating worker’s compensation claims by training staff who are at high risk for injury in work place safety practices, and conducting ergonomic assessments and corrections of the workplace environment. We are also happy to serve as an expert witness in civil actions involving other physical therapists.