Spine Pain and Spine Injury Treatments
How is Spine Pain and Injury Treated at Loyola?
Many cases of spine pain and injury can be treated conservatively using rest, reduced activities and exercises. Sometimes, anti-inflammatory medicines, steroid injections, nerve blocks and pain control medicines may be required when conservative methods are not enough.
If a condition requires spine surgery, Loyola offers one of the most experienced surgical teams in Chicagoland. Your Loyola spine surgeon will consider different treatment options depending on your condition. Some of these treatment options may include:
- Cervical and lumbar disk replacement (arthroplasty)
- Diskectomy or microdiskectomy
- Foraminotomy
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminotomy/laminectomy
- Lumbar decompression
- Lumbar microdiskectomy
- Removal of cancer lesions
- Spinal fusion (arthrodesis)
- Spinal reconstruction
- Vertebroplasty
When possible, minimally invasive techniques will be recommended to ensure less pain, less blood loss and a quicker recovery than traditional surgeries.
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