Spine Program | The NeuroMedical Center

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Leading-Edge Spine Care

Back, neck, and spine problems can be exhausting and cruel, making it hard for you to function or enjoy even the simplest of life’s offerings.    At The NeuroMedical Center, our neuroscience campus offers the proven experience of some of the nation’s leading spine care experts who know exactly what you are going through.  Our total spine care approach puts all the key multi-disciplinary spine treatment components under one roof, for one stop spine care. We bring many specialists together to offer care tailored to each patient, including treatment without surgery. If surgery is needed, our team offers broad experience in the most innovative treatments currently available on the Gulf Coast.  Whether the pain in your spine is recent or you are dealing with pain from an old injury, understanding the cause and getting you the right care is our top priority. When you choose The NeuroMedical Center’s Spine Care program, the South’s best clinical team will come together to provide the very best spinal care for you. You can expect personalized attention and clear answers about your condition and treatment plan from a world-class team of spine experts.

Multi-Disciplinary Spine Teams

Does it really make a difference where you are treated? YES!

The NeuroMedical Center takes a multidisciplinary team approach to spine care, meaning our team of spine specialists will pool together their expertise to develop the best treatment for each patient. Our spine care teams consist of:

Combining unparalleled expertise with the most state-of-the-art spine imaging technologies and instrumentation, spine specialists at The NeuroMedical Center perform even the most complex spinal procedures with unmatched precision and accuracy. Many procedures are performed at the award-winning Spine Hospital of Louisiana located within The NeuroMedical Center’s main campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Our team performs more spine procedures and surgeries than any other hospital in the region. Our experience, training and expertise are second to none.

Comprehensive Care for All Spinal Conditions

Non-Surgical Treatment Options

When it comes to treating back, neck, and spine pain, there are often many options before surgery. Our team of experts explore and exhaust those options to provide the best patient care possible. When situations call for a minimally invasive procedure, it should be comforting to know your care team has the experience necessary to provide you with the best solution for your road to better living.

Types of Spine Surgery

When conservative treatment is not enough, you have other options. The NeuroMedical Center’s comprehensive Spine Surgery program offers minimally invasive procedures that ease pain and accelerate recovery, and advanced surgical procedures when pain or injury is severe or debilitating. Our neurosurgeons are some of the first spine surgeons in the country to offer both minimally invasive laser and robotic-assisted spinal surgery for the treatment of a wide range of spinal conditions including herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and degenerative disc disease. Some commonly performed spine surgeries include”

  • Discectomy, which removes the herniated portion of a disk in the back
  • Vertebroplasty, which injects cement into bone in the spine to keep it from collapsing
  • Kyphoplasty, which, like vertebroplasty, injects cement into bone in the spine but does so using a balloon to carve out a cavity or space first
  • Laminectomy, which enlarges the surgical column when it has narrowed due to stenosis
  • Spinal fusion, which welds two vertebrae in the back or neck together to stabilize them

Informed Decisions About Spine Surgery

Spine surgery is rarely an initial treatment for back or neck pain and the experts at The NeuroMedical Center want to help you explore all possible options before recommending surgery. However, surgery might be the best option when your pain is unresponsive to conservative therapies. Because spine surgery is such a big move, spine surgery is never taken lightly at The NeuroMedical Center. Our neurosurgeons carefully explain your options, weigh potential risks vs. benefits, and makes sure that spine surgery is the right choice for you.

When is it time to see a spine specialist?

When your back or neck pain interferes with your everyday tasks, it’s time to see a spine specialist. Make an appointment if you have these symptoms:

  • Back pain that does not improve with time
  • Back Pain the worsens with activity
  • Back pain that causes numbness, weakness, or tingling in your arms or legs
  • Problems with balance or controlling your bowels or bladder

 

Expert Spine Care at The NeuroMedical Center

Does it really make a difference where you are treated? YES! 

Since 1978, The NeuroMedical Center has provided patients with leading-edge, multidisciplinary spine care that is focused on high-quality, clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction.  Nowhere else on the entire Gulf Coast will you find a team of spine specialists with the level of specialized experience and training found at The NeuroMedical Center. Our teams explore all possible treatment options including nonsurgical care that relieves pain, shortens recovery time, and allows you to get on with your life as quickly as possible. If you do need surgery, our world-class neurosurgeons have the knowledge and expertise to ensure the very best outcome. 

The NeuroMedical Center offers referring physicians easy access to the spine team, a multidisciplinary review of complex spine cases, and comprehensive care with state-of-the-art technology.