About Key Spine Care

We specialize in chiropractic and functional rehab treatments for your neck and back without the use of rest, pills, injections or surgery.
Active Care
We prioritize helping our patients help themselves by empowering them with the knowledge and tools to be an active participant in their own care
Individualized Treatment Plans
Every patient gets their OWN UNIQUE TREATMENT Plan so they can resume doing what they love without the use of rest, pills, injections, or surgery.
1 Doctor and 1 Patient EVERY VISIT
No assistants or PTAs, just you and the doctor for the entire appointment, every time.

Our Mission

We help active adults suffering from neck and back pain resume doing what they love without the use of rest, pills, injections, or surgery — even when they’ve been told that’s what they need!

Our Approach to Care

Key Spine Care provides primary spine care in Frederick, Maryland, with a focus on self-care to guide patients in taking care of themselves. The team at Key Spine Care take a holistic, full-body approach to care.  

Disorders and Treatments

A primary spine practitioner (PSP) serves as the primary provider for patients who have spine-related disorders (SRDs), like neck pain, back pain, and sciatica. The goal of treatment is to provide SRD patients with all the care they need without additional tests or referrals to specialists unless absolutely necessary. 

The PSP maximizes efficiency by ensuring specialists and surgeons only see patients needing their specific skill set. This approach to SRDs benefits patients by keeping conservative care at the forefront of their treatment plan, and that they have one health professional managing all of their care.  

The team at Key Spine Care provides innovative therapies for SRDs that ease pain and support the body’s natural healing process, including physical therapy and dry needling.  

Key Spine Care is also a chiropractic and rehabilitation center, offering treatments such as McKenzie Method® of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® (MDT), Cox Flexion Distraction Technique (Cox® Technique), and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM).  

Our Team

Key Spine Care is led by one of the only certified PSP in Maryland and one of but 300 worldwide, Alexander Elahi, DC, MS, PSP, CCSP®, Cert.MDT®,  PPSC. The team at Key Spine Care includes a board-certified chiropractic sports physician who provides comprehensive sports medicine care, including diagnosing, treating, and preventing sports injuries. 

Certifications