Conditions We Treat
- Arthritis, inflammation (swelling) in the joints in the spine
- Back pain
- Cervical spine conditions, or neck conditions
- Compression fractures, where a vertebra is damaged and collapses, often due to loss of bone mass
- Chiari malformations, a condition present at birth where brain tissue extends into the spinal canal.
- Degenerative spine conditions, or gradual loss of normal spine structure and function.
- Disk disease, conditions caused by the breakdown of the disks that separate the vertebrae
- Herniated disk, when a disk bulges, causing symptoms like pain and numbness
- Lumbar spine conditions, or lower back conditions
- Myelopathy, a nerve injury in the spinal cord
- Neck pain
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction, an often painful condition in the joint connecting the pelvis and the bone at the base of the spine
- Spinal deformities like scoliosis and kyphosis, which are abnormal curvatures of the spine
- Spinal tumors, both cancerous and benign tumors on the spinal cord and spinal column.
- Spine fractures
- Spinal stenosis, narrowing of the spinal canal surrounding the nerves of the spinal cord
- Spine trauma and injuries
- Vascular malformations, abnormal development of blood vessels in the brain or spine.
Services We Offer
Your back or neck spine care may start with medical treatments or combine medical and surgical techniques to get you on the road to recovery. Our surgeons specialize in minimally invasive techniques, which use fewer, smaller incisions so you can recover faster. Typical treatment options include:
- Interventional therapies, which help reduce pain from conditions that are difficult to treat. These include procedures like rhizotomy, dorsal root ganglion stimulation and endoscopic foraminotomy.
- Minimally invasive surgeries, which can offer some patients faster, less painful recovery. These include endoscopic spine surgery and minimally invasive laminectomy and diskectomy.
- Spinal fusion surgery, which can help treat damage or deformities in the spine. We perform a number of advanced techniques, including anterior lumbar interbody fusion, lateral interbody fusion, sacroiliac fusion and minimally invasive surgical fusion.
What to Expect
From day one, our focus is providing you compassionate service. You will be greeted by our friendly staff, fully committed to caring for the whole you. At your visits, our doctors take the time to get to know you and your needs.
You’ll begin by meeting with a surgeon, who will ask questions and recommend tests to help you determine your treatment options. If you’re experiencing numbness or tingling in your arms or legs, we may perform an EMG (electromyography) to test how well your nerves are conducting signals. Frequently, imaging studies such as an MRI, CT scan, or X-ray are also ordered to help identify the underlying cause.
We’ll help you understand your treatment plan and choose the best options available to you. If you need surgery, our inpatient team will be by your side before, during and after your procedure. You’ll come back two weeks after your surgery for a checkup to see how your recovery is progressing. We’ll continue to guide your recovery so you can get back to doing the things you love.
How to Get Help
If you’re experiencing pain or discomfort in your neck and back, we can help. To learn more about how to get a referral to our neurosurgeons, call 909-558-0800.