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Providence Regional Spine Services

• Spinal X-ray

  Spinal X-rays are pictures of the spine to find injuries or diseases that affect the disks or joints in the spine. These include spinal fractures, inf...
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• Computed tomography (CT) scan

  CT scans, also known as CAT scans, obtain multiple cross-sectional images of the body by using special X-rays and computer enhancement to create an im...
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• Myelogram

  A myelogram uses a special dye (contrast material) and X-rays (fluoroscopy) to make pictures of the bones and the fluid-filled space (subarachnoid spa...
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• Diskogram

  Diskography is a medical procedure that involves injecting a dye into the jellylike center of a spinal disk to help diagnose back problems. During dis...
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• Anesthetic or corticosteroid injections

  Trigger point injections. Sometimes, putting pressure on a certain spot in the back (called a trigger point) can cause pain at that spot or extendin...
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• Physical therapy

  Physical therapy provides services for people of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, when medical problems or other health-related conditions ...
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• Decompression laminectomy

  Decompressive laminectomy is the most common type of surgery done to treat spinal stenosis. This surgery is done to relieve pressure on the spinal cor...
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• Vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty

  Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are surgeries that relieve pain from compression fractures of the spine due to osteoporosis, tumors or other conditions...
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• Spinal fusion (arthrodesis)

  Spinal fusion (arthrodesis) is a surgical procedure that joins, or fuses, two or more vertebrae. Spinal fusion is major surgery, usually lasting sever...
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• Disk arthroplasty

  Disk arthroplasty is a surgical procedure in which a herniated spinal disk is removed and replaced with an artificial disk....
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• Bone growth stimulator

  Bone growth stimulators give electrical pulses that help the bones heal after spinal fusion surgery....
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• Minimally invasive spine surgery

  Providence neurosurgeons lead the region in minimally invasive procedures. These techniques allow them to treat conditions without surgery and with fe...
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• Lower back pain exam

  Your doctor will begin by asking questions about your medical history, your symptoms, and your work and physical activities. He or she will also do a ...
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