Our experienced team treats a wide variety of conditions affecting the back and neck, including:

• Sciatica
• Sacroiliac (SI) joint pain
• Osteoporosis and resultant spinal fractures
• Low-back pain
• Herniated disks
• Degenerative disk disease
• Spondylolisthesis (slipped vertebra)
• Myelopathy (spinal cord problems caused by compression in the neck)
• Spinal curvature (scoliosis, kyphosis and deformities)
• Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal)
• Spinal cord compression
• Radiculopathy (pinched nerves)
• Flatback deformity
• Failed neck surgery

We offer minimally invasive techniques whenever appropriate including:

• Microsurgery
• Kyphoplasty
• Microdecompression
• Laminotomy (cervical & lumbar)
• Anterior interbody fusion via lateral approach (XLIF)
• Vertebroplasty
• Lumbar interbody fusion (XLIF)

Other surgical treatments include:

• Artificial disk replacement
• Laminectomy/laminoplasty 
• Spinal fusion
• Corpectomy
• Spinal cord stimulation
• Interlaminar stabilization
• Interspinous fusion
• Micro endoscopic posterior discectomy
• Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
• Posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PILF)
• Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)
• Sclerosis surgery 

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance offers the ExcelsiusGPS™ robot for spine surgery, a state-of-the-art surgical system that’s revolutionized the way spine surgeries are performed.

With a focus on innovation, the ExcelsiusGPS™ robot navigates minimally invasive spine procedures by translating the surgeon's hand movements into micromovements with the help of just two or three X-rays, providing pinpoint accuracy.

This means smaller incisions, faster recoveries and enhanced accuracy. Learn more about ExcelsiusGPS™.

Many of our patients get excellent pain relief from non-surgical therapies, such as: 

• Physical therapy
• Physical and rehabilitation medicine (physiatry)
• Pain-relieving injections
• Non-narcotic medications
• Epidural steroid injections
• Radiofrequency neurotomy, facet denervation and rhizotomy (injection procedures to quiet nerve pain)
• Disk biacuplasty (a treatment for damaged disks that uses heat to interrupt pain signals)

We offer pre-op spine classes on the first Tuesday of each month to help you prepare for your upcoming surgery. In the class, you’ll learn how to prepare at home, what to expect during your hospital stay, how physical therapy may help afterwards, and more. We’ll also take time to answer any questions and address any concerns you may have. To learn more, call 844-510-4325.