Treatment

Kyphoplasty is a surgical procedure that is performed to treat compression fractures of the vertebrae. Compression fractures occur when bones that have become a thin, brittle and fragile collapse. Compression fractures of the spine can be very painful. Kyphoplasty procedure is also sometimes called “balloon kyphoplasty.”  Since this is a surgical procedure, it is performed in an […]

Osteophytes are bone spurs, and the procedure to remove them is called an osteophytectomy or osteophyte surgery. Most of the time bone spurs do not cause severe pain, and many people who have them are not even aware of them. In some cases though, bone spurs can cause significant pain in addition to other problems, […]

If one or two discs in the cervical spine (neck area) are severely damaged and a patient is experiencing pain in the neck or pain radiating into an arm, due to bulging of the disc, creating pressure on the nerve that is located behind it, or if the disc is directly compressing the spinal cord, […]

What Is the Importance of Getting Spinal Stabilization Surgery? Spinal stabilization surgery is a procedure that restores spinal stability and removes pressure from damaged discs and joints without performing a fusion. As a result of spinal fusion, the spine is no longer flexible at the fusion point. Notably, after spine stabilization surgery, the spine remains […]

Herniated disk surgery is performed to alleviate and correct pinched nerves or tissues of the spine. Most of the time, people who have bulging or herniated discs don’t require herniated disc surgery. If you have been using conservative treatments like heat or ice, anti-inflammatory medications, and physical therapy for more than six weeks and are […]

Cervical fusion is a surgical operation that permanently connects two or more of the vertebrae in your neck.  The surgery can be completed through an incision in the back of the neck (posterior) or an incision in the front of the neck (anterior). One of the most common reasons cervical fusion surgery is performed is […]

A spinal tumor is an abnormal growth that occurs within the spinal canal or the bones of the spine. These growths can either be cancerous or non-cancerous. In some case, tumors from other parts of the body can spread to the to the vertebrae and the region around the spinal cord. In some cases, they […]

Interspinous Spacers for Spinal Stenosis Treatment Increasing life expectancy and the related demand for quality of life among the elderly has contributed to neurogenic claudication becoming one of the most common diagnoses of all degenerative spine diseases. Back and leg pain along with decreasing walking tolerance limit quality of life and can result in social […]

Spine surgery is a surgical procedure aimed at alleviating back pain from a herniated disk or other issues. This type of surgery may also be performed to change the patient’s spinal structure. Once severe back pain is diagnosed, it may require surgery to correct the problem and alleviate the pain. Some cases of back pain […]