Spine Care

Your spine supports the rest of your body, which is why nothing can be more debilitating than back and neck pain. The spine specialists at the CHI Memorial Neuroscience Institute can help you get back to a healthy, pain-free life. Based on your lifestyle and health needs, we create a personalized treatment plan for back injuries and chronic lower back pain and neck pain. Our team leads the way in minimally invasive spine surgery techniques that can help drastically reduce recovery time.

Spine surgeons & specialists

Ranjith Babu, MD

Neurosurgeon

Mayshan Ghiassi, MD, FAANS

Cerebrovascular Endovascular Neurosurgeon

Sydney Adams, MSPA, PA-C

Neurosurgery Physician Assistant

Donald Hakes, PA-C

Neurosurgery Physician Assistant

Non-operative spine specialists

Paul Hoffmann, MD

Physiatrist (Physical Medicine and Rehabiltation (PM&R))

Maegen Frizzell, MSPA, PA-C

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Assistant

Sheila Hutchens, MSN, FNP-C

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Nurse Practitioner

Spinal conditions we treat

There are numerous spinal conditions that can be treated at CHI Memorial Spine Center, including:

Cervical myelopathy
Cervical radiculopathy
Cervical stenosis
Compression fractures
Degenerative disc disease
Failed back surgery syndrome
Herniated discs
Kyphosis
Low back pain
Lumbar radiculopathy (sciatica)
Metastatic cancer of the spine
Myelopathy
Neck pain
Nerve pain
Post laminectomy syndrome
Scoliosis
Spinal stenosis
Spine tumors
Spondylolisthesis

Spine surgery options

Traditional and minimally invasive surgical treatments are available at CHI Memorial Spine Center, including:

Artificial disc replacement
Interbody fusions (TLIF, ALIF, XLIF, OLIF)
Intraoperative CT-guided surgery
Kyphoplasty
Lumbar microdiscectomy
Minimally invasive lumbar fusion
Minimally invasive spine surgery
Occipitocervical fusion
Robot-assisted spine surgery
Spinal decompression
Spinal fusion

When to contact a medical professional

Most lower back pain and neck pain gets better within a few weeks without treatment. If you're very uncomfortable, you can rest in bed for a day or two, but longer than that does more harm than good. Over-the-counter pain medications often help reduce back pain, as does the application of cold or heat to the painful area.

Call your primary care physician or provider if your lower back pain hasn't improved at all after three days of home treatment or if your back pain:

Is constant or intense, especially at night or when you lie down
Spreads down one or both legs, especially if the pain extends below your knee
Causes weakness, numbness or tingling in one or both legs
Occurs with unintended weight loss
Occurs with swelling or redness on your back

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