Treatment Options at NeuroCare Long Island
The board-certified, fellowship trained neurosurgeons at NeuroCare Long Island offer a wide range of surgical treatment options, including minimally invasive and robotic guided surgeries, for patients with back, neck and brain related conditions and have specialized expertise in the following procedures:
Our board-certified neurosurgeons perform artificial disc replacement surgery as a motion preserving procedure where a damaged disc in either the lumbar or cervical spine is replaced with an artificial disc.
Not every case of back and/or neck pain requires surgery or can be healed with surgery. Many, if not most of our patients actually see significant improvement of their symptoms by following conservative treatment options or lifestyle changes.
Some of the most commonly use conservative treatment options for back and neck pain are:
Physical therapy does not only treat pain, it also looks for the root cause of your problem. With exercises like stretching, core strengthening, low impact aerobics, TENS stimulation and manual therapy, your physical therapist can help you get back to a pain free life and restored range of motion
Pain Management can involve recommendations for medication or injection therapy, procedures and stimulators. The neurosurgeons at SpineCare Long Island will always refer you to board-certified pain management physicians for treatment and will follow up with everyone on your care team to ensure best quality of care and optimal outcomes.
You know best what works for you. Sometimes it’s a cold pack, other times applying heat or getting a massage can help loosen up tens muscles or a light strain. Some patients find relief stretching or going for regular walks, while others rely on NSAIDs, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs. Please discuss with your physician which of these home remedies are appropriate for your condition before giving them a try.
Chiropractic adjustment is a procedure in which trained specialists (chiropractors) use their hands or a small instrument to apply a controlled, sudden force to a spinal joint. The goal of this procedure, also known as spinal manipulation, is to improve spinal motion and improve your body's physical function.
Chiropractic adjustment is safe when it's performed by someone trained and licensed to deliver chiropractic care. Serious complications associated with chiropractic adjustment are overall rare.
Chiropractic adjustment can be effective in treating low back pain, although much of the research done shows only a modest benefit — similar to the results of more-conventional treatments. Some studies suggest that spinal manipulation may also be effective for headaches and other spine-related conditions, such as neck pain.
Not everyone responds to chiropractic adjustments. A lot depends on your particular situation. If your symptoms don't begin to improve after several weeks of treatments, chiropractic adjustment might not be the best option for you. (Source: www.mayoclinic.org)
Research has shown that acupuncture can be a successful therapy for those suffering from back and neck pain and our neurosurgeons will gladly recommend certified acupuncture therapists to you.
Dating back thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture is based on the theory that blockages in the energy flow of the body cause illness and that inserting thin needles in to the body along certain pathways can unblock and restore the energy flow of the body.
In Western Medicine, it is believed that acupuncture stimulates the nervous system, encouraging the body to release endorphins, opioids, neurotransmitters and other substances, helping to restore emotional and physical wellness
Reducing your body weight puts less stress on your spine and your body in general. If weight loss is something you consider, please speak to you doctor or get help from a registered dietitian.
If conservative treatment options for scoliosis have failed, corrective surgery is the next step in bringing your spine back in line. The standard procedure for scoliosis correction is a spinal fusion. The idea is to realign and fuse together the curved vertebrae so that they heal into a single, solid bone.
Today’s technology and tools, enable our board-certified, fellowship trained neurosurgeons to improve patients’ curves significantly.
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery’s goal is primarily to stabilize the vertebrae and spinal jojnts and to relieve pressure from the spinal nerves – often times a result of herniated discs, scoliosis or bone spurs. At NeuroCare Long Island we use the latest minimally invasive techniques and instrumentation to help patients recover in a shorter period of time and allow for a quicker return home.
At NeuroCare Long Island we use the latest minimally invasive techniques and instrumentation to help patients recover in a shorter period of time and allow for a quicker return home.
Benefits of minimally invasive spine surgery include:
- Smaller incision and smaller scar
- Less damage to tissues and muscles
- Less blood loss
- Less post-operative pain
- Less painful recovery
- Quicker return to activity
Spinal Cord Stimulators disrupt the pain signals traveling between the spinal cord and the brain. Stimulation is delivered by a neurostimulator — a device similar to a pacemaker — implanted under the skin.
The impulses travel from the device to the spine over thin insulated wires called leads.
The leads deliver mild electrical impulses to an area near your spine. By interrupting pain signals between your spinal cord and your brain, the stimulator may help you get back to doing the everyday things you love most. (Source: www.medtronic.com)
Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure used to correct issues with the vertebrae in your spine. You can think of the process as something comparable to welding where the idea is to fuse two or more vertebrae together to create a single, solid, healthy structure
Whenever a spinal fusion is performed, a bone graft – a small piece of bone material is inserted into the spaces between the vertebrae to promote the fusion.
To give the structure more stability while the bones are fusing, metal rods and screws are put in place.
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