Neck and Back Surgery Health Center
Is surgery for neck or back pain necessary? Sometimes. It is reasonable to consider spine surgery if the pain has not diminished after months of non-surgical treatment, if pain does not respond to medication, or if you're unable to complete basic daily activities. Some surgery options are minimally invasive (microdiscectomy for a herniated disc) and allow for quick recovery, while other types of surgery (a posterolateral fusion for degenerative disc disease) are more extensive.
Articles: Complete Listing
- Anterior Approach to Spine Surgery
- Anterior Cervical Corpectomy Spine Surgery
- Artificial Disc Replacement or Spinal Fusion: Which is Better for You?
- Assertiveness Skills to Prepare for Back Surgery
- Back Surgery and Neck Surgery Overview
- Benefits of Psychological Preparation for Back Surgery
- Causes of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Cervical Spinal Instrumentation
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Cognitive Techniques to Prepare for Back Surgery
- Considerations for Lumbar Laminectomy (Open Decompression) in Treating Spinal Stenosis
- Controversies about Spinal Fusion Surgery: Allografts, Autografts, and Fusion Levels
- Deciding on Surgery for Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
- Deciding on X-STOP Surgery for Spinal Stenosis
- Description of Kyphoplasty Surgery
- Facet Replacement or Total Element Replacement Devices for Spinal Stenosis
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS): What It Is and How to Avoid Pain after Surgery
- Getting Adequate Pain Control After Back Surgery
- Goals of Posterior Motion Preservation Devices
- Healthy Habits After Back Surgery
- How Decompression Surgery Is Performed
- How Microdiscectomy Surgery Is Performed
- How to Prepare Psychologically for Back Surgery
- IDET: A New Procedure for Discogenic Back Pain Management
- Interspinous Process Spacers
- Kyphoplasty for an Osteoporosis Fracture
- Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures
- Kyphoplasty Procedure Overview
- Kyphoplasty Risks and Potential Complications
- Laminectomy and Spinal Stenosis: Risks and Complications
- Lumbar Decompression Back Surgery
- Lumbar Decompression Back Surgery Considerations
- Lumbar Discectomy Outpatient Spine Surgery
- Lumbar Laminectomy Surgery for Spinal Stenosis (Open Decompression)
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy Recovery: Discharge to 14 Days
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy Recovery: Weeks 2 to 6
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy Recovery: Weeks 6 to 12
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Surgery Alternatives
- Microdiscectomy (Microdecompression) Spine Surgery
- Microdiscectomy Spine Surgery: Risks, Complications, and Success Rates
- Minimally Invasive Anterior Approach Spine Surgery
- Other Considerations for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
- Outpatient Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
- Outpatient Lumbar Fusion
- Outpatient Lumbar Laminectomy or Laminotomy
- Outpatient Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy/Discectomy
- Outpatient Spine Surgery Considerations
- Pain Management After Outpatient Spine Surgery
- Posterior Cervical Decompression (Microdiscectomy) Surgery
- Posterior Cervical Laminectomy
- Posterior Dynamic Stabilization Systems
- Posterior Motion Preservation Spine Surgery: Alternative to Spinal Fusion
- Postoperative Care for Lumbar Microdiscectomy Surgery
- Potential Risks of Surgery for Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
- Potential Risks of Vertebral Augmentation
- Practical Advice for Recovering from Back Surgery
- Preparation Before Back Surgery
- Preventing Constipation After Back Surgery
- Recovery After Lumbar Laminectomy (Open Decompression) for Spinal Stenosis
- Rehabilitation After Spine Surgery
- Relaxation Exercises to Prepare for Back Surgery
- Research Update on IDET for Pain Management
- Scar Tissue and Continued Pain After Back Surgery
- Scar Tissue and Pain After Back Surgery
- Scoliosis Surgery Recovery: 3 Months Post-Operation and Beyond
- Scoliosis Surgery Recovery: After Discharge (2 Weeks to 3 Months)
- Scoliosis Surgery Recovery: After Discharge (First 14 Days)
- Scoliosis Surgery Recovery: At the Hospital (4 to 7 Days)
- Scoliosis Surgery: Planning for Postoperative Care at Home
- Scoliosis Surgery: Postoperative Care
- Scoliosis Surgery: Potential Risks and Complications
- Spinal Fusion for Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Spiritual Issues to Prepare for Back Surgery
- Surgical Options for Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
- Surgical Procedure for Lumbar Laminectomy (Open Decompression) in Spinal Stenosis
- The Importance of Psychological Preparation for Back Surgery
- Theoretical Possibilities With Posterior Motion Preservation
- Treatment Options for Pain After Back Surgery
- Treatments to Try Before Cervical Spine Surgery
- Vertebral Augmentation for Compression Fractures
- Vertebroplasty After a Painful Spine Fracture
- Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty Comparisons
- Vertebroplasty Procedure
- Vertebroplasty Risks and Potential Complications
- Vertebroplasty vs. Kyphoplasty
- What Are the Current Indications for IDET?
- What is Known About Outcomes for IDET? (Research Article)
- When Surgery Can Relieve Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease Symptoms
- Who Does the IDET Procedure? (Research Article)
- X-STOP Limitations