Spine Care Services at OhioHealth

What Our Orthopedic Spine Specialists Treat

At OhioHealth, our orthopedic spine specialists treat a wide range of spine conditions, including:

• Bone tumors
• Disc degeneration
• Disc herniation
• Discitis
• Fractures of the spine
• Osteomyelitis
• Scoliosis
• Spinal stenosis
• Spondylolisthesis (slipping of the spine)

When you come to us with back or neck pain, our spine specialists will perform a thorough physical exam and medical history. Diagnosing the cause of your pain may include imaging or blood tests. After we have a better understanding of what may be the problem, we’ll work with you to find treatment options that fit your goals.

Non-Surgical Treatment Options

Our team will start with non-surgical treatment options. The most common treatments for back pain include:

Exercise and activity

Following a prescribed activity regimen and avoiding bed rest can help regain strength and promote healing. Your physician will diagnose your pain and provide you with a customized activity plan.

Physical therapy

We have physical therapists specially trained in spine care. Following a prescribed activity regimen and avoiding bed rest can help regain strength and promote healing. Your physician will diagnose your pain and provide you with a customized activity plan. 

Pain medicine

Anti-inflammatories (such as ibuprofen), acetaminophen or muscle relaxers help reduce muscle tension and increase ability to move. Upon diagnosis, your physician will prescribe pain medication if it is needed to treat your condition. 

We also offer minimally invasive spine procedures, including:

Epidural injections

Your doctor injects steroid medication into the spinal column. Reduces inflammation and pain associated with pinched nerves in the spine.

Lumbar facet injections/medial branch blocks

Your doctor injects a local anesthetic (numbing medicine) into your spinal column in the low back.

Lumbar radiofrequency ablation

Your doctor uses an electrical current to heat up a small area of nerve tissue in the low back, which decreases pain signals from the nerve.

Lumbar discograms

Lumbar discography is an injection technique used to evaluate patients with back pain who have not responded to extensive conservative (nonsurgical) care. The most common use of lumbar discograms is for surgical planning prior to a lumbar fusion.

Surgical Treatment Options

If conservative (non-surgical) treatment options do not resolve your pain, your doctor may recommend surgical treatment. If you need surgery, your doctor will talk to you about what kind of surgery is right for you.  

We are experts in minimally invasive surgical techniques, providing procedures to ensure you have the least amount of surgical intervention needed to successfully treat your back or spine condition.

Surgical spine treatment options we offer include:

• Anterior cervical fusion
• Artificial disc replacement
• Bone graft alternatives
• Cervical disc replacement
• Cervical laminoplasty
• Lumbar (open) microscopic discectomy
• Percutaneous vertebral augmentation
• Posterior cervical foraminotomy
• Spinal fusion