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Spine Services
At Providence Saint John’s Health Center, we understand how painful back and neck problems can be. Our compassionate, expert physicians are committed to getting you back to your daily life as quickly as possible.
Our spine services include:
- Surgical adult scoliosis expertise with robotic and advanced state of the art intraoperative navigation
- Non-surgical approaches such as pain management, epidural injections and regenerative medicine techniques
- Minimally invasive spinal surgeries, including disk replacement surgery, microdiscectomies, and kyphoplasty
- Same-day procedures that promote faster recovery, healing and return to work and family duties
- More complex spine surgeries with expert inpatient care
Thousands of patients in the coastal Los Angeles area and across the world choose Providence Saint John’s for their back and neck care each year. Here’s why:
- Unparalleled expertise with the country’s top neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons collaborating on both non-surgical and surgical care of your spinal issues
- Private Caritas Suites with upgraded amenities and personalized concierge services for your comfort during treatment and recovery (optional)
- Highly experienced registered nurses who specialize in spinal care, providing unmatched compassion and knowledge
- State-of-the art medical technologies, including robotics and stealth navigation
- Preoperative videos and Zoom classes to educate you on what to expect before, during and after your surgery
- Neck pain
- Compression fractures
- Narrowing of the spaces inside the neck or back bones resulting in pain, weakness, numbness and limitation of walking or using hands (spinal stenosis)
- Low back or neck pain caused by a damaged disc (degenerative disc disease)
- Slipped, ruptured or bulging disk in the neck or lower back (herniated disk)
- Compression of the spinal cord (myelopathy)
- Radiating pain caused by the pinching of a nerve root in either the back or neck (radiculopathy)
- Curvatures of the spine (scoliosis) in adults
- ALIF (Anterior lumbar interbody fusion) – a lumbar spinal fusion utilizing the assistance of a vascular surgeon through an abdominal approach
- Endoscopic/tubular microdiscectomy – removes nerve pressure from a herniated disk
- Foraminotomy – enlarges the area to decompress pinched nerves
- Interlaminar stabilization (COFLEX) – uses an implant to stabilize the spine
- Kyphoplasty – stabilizes and treats compression fractures
- Laminotomy – removes a portion of the lamina in the lumbar regions for stenosis
- Micro decompression – relieves pressure from pinched nerves in the lumbar region for stenosis
- Microdiscectomy – the removal of herniated disk impinging on a nerve root
- Minimally invasive fusion – utilizes a smaller incision and techniques
- XLIF (Extreme lateral interbody fusion) – surgery that accesses the spine through the side of the body
- ACDF (anterior cervical discectomy and fusion) – removes a damaged disc to relieve spinal cord or nerve root pressure in the cervical (neck) region
- Lumbar/cervical artificial disc replacement – removes worn or damaged disk material and replaces it with a mobile prosthesis
- Posterior cervical fusion – fuses neck bones with instrumentation in the back side of the neck
- Laminectomy – removes the bony roof of one or more back bones to relieve pressure on spinal nerves
- Lumbar fusion – uses lower back bones with instrumentation through the back of the spine
- Robot-guided spinal fusion – uses a robotic arm and special navigation (Globus) to help surgeons place screws in the spine and/or a mobile CT scan (Medtronic O-arm) to provide real-time images during surgery
- Thoracolumbar lumbar fusion for scoliosis – removes damaged portions of the spine and replaces them with healthy bone
- Dorsal column stimulation of spinal cord and nerves (spinal cord stimulator)
- Injections including epidurals, nerve blocks, facet rhizotomies, facet blocks and cyst aspirations
- Physical therapy
Our spine specialists also may recommend acupuncture, braces, water therapy, yoga, Pilates, and core exercise programs for lumbar and cervical stabilization.
Providence Saint John’s is contracted with most major insurance companies, as are many of our physicians. However, different physicians, even within a single practice, may contract with different plans. It’s important to verify that both your physician and Providence Saint John’s Health Center are in network.
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Recognition
U.S. News & World Report - High Performing Hospital in Spinal Fusion (2024-25)
Patient Stories
Using robotic technology, Saint John’s Health Center surgeons fused together several bones in Stacy’s spine, straightening her back and easing her leg pain. Seven weeks later, the 68-year-old was back to jumping her beloved Mustang. “I’ve had an incredible experience,” Stacy says. “I went through this surgery that nobody thought was going to come out very good, and it was amazing. Everything seems to have come back in place, partially because there’s no pain.”
Randy White went out jet skiing with friends. Minutes later, he was face down in the ocean, paralyzed. Thanks to the expert care of the Providence Spine Institute, Randy walked out of the clinic on his own two feet. “I knew I was in the best hands possible,” he says. “The staff, exceptional. The doctors, exceptional. The spine institute, exceptional. The therapists, exceptional. Without them, I don't know that I would be here today.”
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Referrals and Second Opinions
Patients and their family members, or referring physicians, can request an appointment. Check with your insurance to see if you need a referral for coverage.
Call 844-714-7768 or complete our online form to request an appointment. We can help you locate a provider whose profile matches your needs.
Our spine specialists can also review your test results and provide a second opinion if needed.
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