Coast Spine and Sports Medicine

When you’re injured on the job, it’s vital you receive expert medical care as soon as possible not just at the moment of injury, but as part of a complete treatment strategy, by a physician who has decades of experience handling workers compensation cases.

As a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Moheimani has the experience and training to diagnose and treat a multitude of disorders affecting the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine in both adults and children.

Dr. A. Michael Moheimani, MD, is one of Southern California's leading orthopedic surgeons. With nearly 30 years of experience and thousands of successful surgeries, Dr. Moheimani is the right choice for your care.

Smoking is toxic to your bones. It appears to increase the rate of bone loss when bone density is compared in smokers versus non-smokers. In addition, the effects appear to build up over time. Quitting smoking will halt and partially erase the effects of cigarettes on the bone over time. However, it will not eliminate them completely; therefore, the best advice is not to start.