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Ortho-Spine
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According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, nearly 12 million visits are made to physician offices each year because of back problems.
Eight out of 10 people will experience back pain at some point in their lives. Low back pain is one of the most frequent problems treated by orthopedic surgeons.
John Muir Health's Spine Surgeons perform over 650 spine surgeries each year. Call the Physician Referral Services to contact a spine surgeon.
Diagnoses
- Disc Herniation, Cervical Disc Herniation
- Low Back Pain
- Neck Problems & Injuries, Neck Pain
- Neuropathy, Peripheral
- Osteoarthritis
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Trauma
Treatment:
Treatment may include a wide range of interventions. Under physician direction, John Muir Health's Outpatient Therapy Centers in Danville, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, Concord and Brentwood can assist you by providing education, pain control and individualized exercise treatment programs. The Wellness Program at the Health & Fitness Institute can assist with prevention and identification of lifestyle risk factors.
Specialized Procedures:
Complex Spine Reconstruction: Trauma, disease and skeletal deformity can result in spinal instability and compression of the spinal cord causing pain and loss of neurological function. John Muir Health offers advanced techniques to reconstruct and stabilize the spine at all levels, including anterior fixation, interbody fusion, spinal prosthetic device, pedical screw fixation and other unique techniques.
Discectomy/ Microdiscectomy: A minimally invasive surgical technique used to correct spinal nerve compression from herniated discs and other forms of pathology, often using a surgical microscope for magnification and performed through a small (e.g., 1 inch) precisely placed incision. These procedures can often be done on an outpatient basis.
Disc Replacement: An artificial disc is a device that is implanted into the spine to imitate the functions of a normal disc. There are two general types: total disc replacement and disc nucleus replacement. Indications for disc replacement vary.
Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Foraminotomy: Sometimes called a decompression procedure. The lamina form a roof over the neural canal. The lamina can be removed in whole or in part to expose a single nerve root (or more) and remove the pressure on that root to decrease pain.
Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery (MISS): Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery is designed to facilitate a faster surgical recovery with less pain and less blood loss than with the traditional open surgical approach.
Spinal Fusion: Spinal Fusion, Cervical Spinal Fusion - A surgical technique in which one ore more of the vertebrae of the spine are united or "Fused" together so that motion no longer occurs between them. Bone grafts are placed around the spine during surgery. The body then heals the grafts which join the vertebrae together.
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