- My name is Dr. Scott Stoll.
I'm a Psysiatrist, which is a specialty
that involves musculoskeletal medicine.
I specialize is spine and sports medicine,
and really an emphasis on more holistic care
and looking for long term solutions.
Well actually I was born in Colorado,
and trained in Colorado.
Undergraduate at Colorado State University,
and then I went to the University of Colorado Medical School
for both medical school and my residency training,
before making my way out east
to the east coast here in Bethlehem.
You know, in my fourth year of medical school,
I was trying to sort out what I was gonna do with my life.
And so as I was looking at all the different specialties,
I really enjoyed surgery, but at that time I had
a wife and child, and I wanted to spend more time with them.
And so someone introduced me to physical medicine,
which was a really nice combination of anatomy,
some procedures, but also a more global or
holistic approach, which kind of fit
with my personal philosophy.
So some of the conditions that I treat,
it's actually a wide variety.
I see neck and back pain, both acute and chronic.
I see other joint symptoms, shoulders, knees,
elbows, ankles, because of my sports medicine background.
I do things like prolotherapy, which is trying to
strengthen the ligaments that hold joints tight.
I do things like platelet rich plasma,
which is injecting your own blood back into
injured tissues to promote healing.
Low level laser therapy to promote healing once again.
So we do a variety of things that are all geared toward
restoring function and health in the muskuloskeletal system.
The most common condition that I see
is predominantly back injuries.
Both acute, and then some chronic, and always
with an emphasis not only on treating the acute problem,
but getting people back to the lives and prevention.
And I always tell my patients that when you see me,
my goal is to get you better
so that you don't have to see me here again.
You know, there are some really distinct differences
about Coordinated Health,
and it's one of the reasons that keeps me here.
It makes a difference, I think, when people can
enter the system, they can see me,
obtain an MRI within a couple of days,
see a physical therapist, and then follow up again with me
within the week's time,
and all of our notes are coordinated,
and all of the information is accessible.
We really try to focus on not only trying to manage
the acute symptoms that are a limiting factor,
but also in coming up with long term solutions,
both looking at healing and bringing some balance
and stability and strength to the body so that
any underlying conditions don't continue
to cause future problems.
The system is fantastic.
It is so efficient and streamlined, and I think
more cost effective than other healthcare systems.
At the heart of wellness is nutrition.
Nutrition is the foundation for health.
All of our cells, a hundred trillion cells,
depend on the food that we put into our mouths
for their health and their normal function.
It is really just coming down to some of those
basic level decisions, and understanding that
everything we do will have a long term consequence.
Some of the hobbies and things that I enjoy doing
outside of work include first, with my family.
I have six children, ages 14 down to 10 months.
So when I come home, I've got six little lives
that wanna go do everything from bike riding
to playing in the backyard, hiking, fishing.
So we do a lot of activites, and most of them
are integrated with the family.
I enjoy reading, I enjoy writing, and I do a lot of
speaking around the country in my free time as well.
I love the body.
I'm always fascinated by the incredible complexity
of our body, with a hundred trillion cells,
and how it all works together.
And I love the mystery of researching and trying to
figure out what can I do to more effectively
help the body heal itself.
One of the greatest joys that I receive each day
is when people tell me thank you.
When a little lady gives me a kiss on the cheek
because I've helped her, that's the greatest reward
that I could receive from my job.
So I love to help people regain quality of life.
I love to see people return to their lives
and activities again.
I love to see old people playing with their grandchildren.
That's what gives me joy.