Spinal Conditions and Back Pain Treatments
Neurosurgeons at UPMC utilize the least invasive, most effective treatments for back and spine conditions. Our team of spinal specialists offer traditional as well as minimally invasive surgical treatment options for spinal disorders, back injuries, and lower back pain.
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally invasive spine surgery uses advanced techniques and technology to treat spinal condition without causing undue injury to the surrounding soft tissues.
Minimally invasive spine surgery options include:
Pain Management
UPMC offers a comprehensive range of pain management services for patients suffering from acute or chronic pain due to spine conditions.
Pain management treatment options include:
Traditional Surgery
UPMC also offers traditional surgery depending on the patient’s condition and complexity of the diagnosis.
Traditional surgery options include:
Spine Oncology
Our experts in spine oncology use a comprehensive approach, collaborate with colleagues from other department, and state-of-the-art technology, to provide the most advanced treatment of tumors of the spine and spinal cord.
Spine oncology treatment options include:
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- Conventional radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
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Sterotactic Spine Radiosurgery
UPMC is one of the world’s leading centers for brain and spine stereotactic radiosurgery. To treat spine tumors, it delivers high doses of radiation to tumors of the spine and spinal cord.
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