Orthopedic Medicine, Sports Medicine and
Physical Therapy Services in Honolulu, Hawaii
Every single case deserves equal respect, compassion and dedicated effort, and making pain disappear is the best reward. Nothing pleases us more than discharging our patients from the clinic pain-free and getting them back to enjoying their normal activities.
— Bernard Portner, M.D.
OUR APPROACH
The human body is a mystery, and trying to apply a menu of popular textbook treatments to individual patients often just masks the true problem. At Portner Orthopedic Rehabilitation, we believe that healing is an art form as much as a science, and that our patients’ bodies can tell us everything we need to know if we pay close attention.
Our approach is results-based, but also highly individualized. After careful physical evaluation, we apply personalized treatments in order to solve the issue for the long-term.
We know that painful conditions of the spine and limbs always have an underlying cause, what we call “the lesion” or a “pain generator.” We apply the basic principles of diagnosis in order to get to the root cause. Our skilled Hawaii orthopedic team collaborates to decide on nonsurgical solutions that are safe, effective and promote optimum healing. With a personalized treatment program that truly addresses the real source of pain, your chances of needing us again for the same problem are minimized.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF ORTHOPEDIC PRACTICE
Portner Orthopedic Rehabilitation is unique in that it combines the principles of four specialties: orthopedic medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports medicine and pain medicine. With several nonsurgical orthopedic treatments all under one roof, you have convenient access to hands-on physical medicine and alternative therapies that can be strategically combined to treat your specific needs.
Our physiatrists, or rehabilitation physicians, are nerve, muscle, and bone and joint experts who have extensive experience improving movement after injury or illness. Our emphasis is on “function,” the most important word to understand when discussing just what a physiatrist does. We work together to treat a wide range of problems from sore shoulders to spinal injuries with the goal of decreasing pain and enhancing function and performance without surgery. Our patients are not only served by highly qualified Medical Doctors, Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine, and physical therapists, but also benefit from complementary treatments like massage therapy and acupuncture.
With a special understanding of how sports activities stress the body, we cater to the running, triathlete, golf, tennis, martial arts and surfing communities as well as high school and college athletes.
To learn more about Dr. Portner’s personal, comprehensive approach to orthopedic care in Hawaii, please contact Portner Orthopedic today at (808) 596-7300.