Spine Conditions and Procedures

For the treatment of spine conditions, our patients receive care from some of the best neck and spine specialists in the country.

Our doctors are known for using innovative treatment methods for treating conditions such as: Degenerative Disc Disease; Herniated Disc (Cervical); Scoliosis and Whiplash.

Select any topic below from our detailed, animated guides to conditions treated and procedures performed at Central Coast Orthopedic Medical group.

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Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

This surgery removes a herniated or diseased disc and relieves neck and radiating arm pain caused by parts of the disc pressing on nerve roots.
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Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement (Mobi-C®)

This procedure replaces a degenerative or damaged spinal disc with an implant designed to preserve motion in your neck.
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Caudal Epidural Steroid Injection

This outpatient procedure is an injection of a steroid-anesthetic medication through an opening in the sacrum.
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Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection

This injection relieves pain in the neck, shoulders, and arms caused by a pinched nerve (or nerves) in the cervical spine.
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Cervical Radiculopathy

This condition is an irritation or compression of one or more nerve roots in the cervical spine.
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Cervical Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection

Injection procedure is performed to relieve neck, shoulder and arm pain related to compression of a nerve root in the cervical spine.
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Coccydynia

This condition is an inflammation of the tip of the tailbone, called the coccyx.
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Degenerative Disc Disease

This condition is a weakening of one or more vertebral discs, which normally act as a cushion between the vertebrae.
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Electromyography (EMG)

This outpatient diagnostic test is used to evaluate the health of muscles and the nerves, called motor neurons, which control the muscles.
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Facet Joint Syndrome

This condition is a deterioration of the facet joints, which help stabilize the spine and limit excessive motion.
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Herniated Disc (Cervical)

This condition is a rupture of one of the vertebral discs in your neck.
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Herniated Discs

A herniated disc is a common injury that can affect any part of the spine.
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Laminectomy

This procedure relieves pressure on the nerve roots in the spine.
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Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection

This injection procedure is performed to relieve low back and radiating leg pain.
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Lumbar Radiculopathy (Sciatica)

This condition is an irritation or compression of one or more nerve roots in the lumbar spine.
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Micro Endoscopic Discectomy

This minimally-invasive procedure is performed through a tubular device.
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Minimally-Invasive TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion)

This minimally invasive procedure is used to remove a degenerated disc to relieve the compression of nerve roots in the lumbar spine.
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PLIF: Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

PLIF is generally used to treat back or leg pain caused by degenerative disc disease.
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Post-Laminectomy Syndrome

This condition, also called “failed back syndrome,” is a type of chronic pain.
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Radiofrequency Neurotomy of the Lumbar Facets

During this minimally-invasive procedure, the physician uses heat from radio waves to treat painful facet joints in your lower back.
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Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection

This injection procedure is performed to relieve pain caused by arthritis in the sacroiliac joint where the spine and hip bone meet.
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Scoliosis

This condition is an abnormal curvature of the spine. It most often develops in early childhood, just before a child reaches puberty.
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Spinal Stenosis

The spinal column contains open spaces that create passageways for the spinal cord and the spinal nerves.
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Spinal Stenosis (Cervical)

This condition is a narrowing of the spinal canal that results from the degeneration of bones, discs, or joints in the cervical spine.
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Spondylosis

This condition is a degeneration of the spine that can affect the spine at any level, resulting in pain and discomfort that can grow worse over time.
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Spondylolisthesis

This condition occurs when a lumbar vertebra slips out of place.
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TLIF: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

TLIF is generally used to treat back or leg pain caused by degenerative disc disease.
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Whiplash

This is a common neck injury. It happens when your neck jerks back and forth quickly and violently.
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