Back Injuries & Conditions
Spinal Care & Surgery at WTMF in Fremont
Our spine specialists at Washington Township Medical Foundation Orthopaedics
provide care for patients with spinal injuries and back conditions. These
types of injuries / disorders can affect every aspect of your mobility,
lifestyle, and ability to enjoy everyday activities. If you are suffering
from back or spine issues and need specialized care, schedule an appointment
with one of our board-certified orthopaedic surgeon in Fremont at your
earliest convenience.
Types of Back Injuries
Some examples of broken bones and other injuries that can affect the back include:
- Broken neck / cervical fracture
- Herniated disk, including herniated disks in the lower back
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Neck sprain
- Osteoporosis / spinal fractures
- Fracture of the thoracic and lumbar spine
- Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis
Types of Diseases / Conditions Affecting the Back
Some of the conditions we diagnose and treat that can affect the back include:
- Spondylolisthesis in the low back
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Pinched nerves, or cervical radiculopathy
- Chordoma
- Arthritis in the neck, or cervical spondylosis
- Kyphosis of the spine, or roundback
- Lumbar spinal stenosis
- Sciatica
- Spinal cord compression, or cervical spondylotic myelopathy
- Myelomeningocele causing spinal deformity in children
- Twisted neck, or congenital muscular torticollis
- Congenital scoliosis
- Idiopathic scoliosis
Spine Surgery
Some of the treatments and surgical procedures that may be used in treating
various back conditions include:
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
- Bone grafts for spine surgery
- Artificial disk replacement for the lumbar spine
- Cervical radiculopathy
- Lateral lumbar interbody fusion
- Spinal fusion
- Posterolateral lumbar fusion
- Posterior lumbar interbody fusion / transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
- Spinal injections
Find out more about common back injuries and treatments at this site, which
is presented by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and OrthoInfo:
https://www.orthoinfo.org/en/search/?q=back.
Our team at Washington Township Medical Foundation Orthopaedics uses minimally
invasive procedures to treat patients with back issues such as those listed
above. Our team is caring, knowledgeable, and dedicated to the best care
for our patients. We are in a convenient location to serve patients throughout
the Silicon Valley, the Bay Area, and Oakland.
Call us to schedule an appointment with our orthopaedics and sports medicine
specialists.