Spine West offers services specifically designed to support patients interested in pursuing their underlying health and wellness goals. We believe that in order to treat the whole person, addressing the foundations of health includes focusing on nutrition, exercise, sleep and mindfulness. Addressing these issues improves outcomes with the goal of reaching each individual's optimal health.

Health and Wellness services are provided by Sue Griffith, PA-C, a physician assistant with 36 years of experience in primary care. Sue offers a comprehensive, patient-centered approach to address a range of health, wellness, and lifestyle factors shown to enhance quality of life and reduce pain. Sue’s services include:

• Nutritional assessment and counseling (including reducing systemic inflammation)

• Dietary and lifestyle interventions to strengthen and preserve muscle mass and slow the progression of age-relate frailty

• Exercise and movement options (including locating classes and programs tailored to a patient’s unique needs and interests)

• Health education to improve sleep

• Resource navigation to locate community-based classes, resources, and support

• Mind-Body skills to help manage stress and promote well-being

• Information about Pain Counseling Services at Spine West and a referral, if indicated.

Visits are open to current Spine West patients, are 45-min in length, and are billed to private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

Patients can be referred to Sue by their Spine West provider or can direct schedule a visit through the front desk: (303) 494-7773.

Persistent pain is common and complex. We know that the most effective treatments for chronic pain are those that are comprehensive and multidisciplinary – combining expert medical care with evidence-based psychological interventions from Mind-Body Medicine. With its focus on treating the whole person, Spine West is proud to offer this model of care.

Pain Counseling Services draw from a range of well-researched approaches, such as: Pain Neuroscience Education; Pain Reprocessing Therapy; Pain-specific Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Mindful Self-Compassion. Pain Counseling focuses on helping individuals acquire the practical tools, resources, and knowledge that they can use in their day to-day life in order to reduce pain-related suffering, restore a sense of safety, increase self-efficacy, and reconnect more fully with the facets of their life that they value and that give their life meaning.

Pain Counseling is offered Carol Cowley, MSN, APNP-BC, a board-certified nurse practitioner, in collaboration with ongoing medical evaluation and management of persistent pain conditions by Spine West providers. Individuals who are interested in accessing Pain Counseling Services with Carol, but are not yet patients at Spine West, will need to first schedule an initial visit with one of Spine West's providers.

Note: Prescribing opioid or other controlled medications is not a part of our service.

Telemedicine offers a contact-less and convenient option for those who don’t require in-person appointments.