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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lake Pointe

Spine specialists focused on your health

We integrate experienced orthopedic physicians on the medical staff with advanced technologies and pioneering research to provide innovative solutions for your neck and back pain.

Back pain is the second most common cause of missed workdays due to illness and the most common cause of disability.

Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe offers advanced, personalized treatment for back pain. Our multidisciplinary medical approach integrates experienced orthopedic physicians on the medical staff with advanced technologies and pioneering research to provide innovative patient care.

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Opciones de tratamiento

Our experts provide both surgical and non-surgical treatment for spine conditions that include but are not limited to:

  • Condiciones tratadas
  • Diagnóstico
  • Nonsurgical Treatment Options
  • Enfoques quirúrgicos avanzados

Condiciones tratadas

  • Arthritis of the spine (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Espuelas óseas y crecimiento excesivo
  • Enfermedad degenerativa del disco (cervical, torácica, lumbar)
  • Discos herniados (cervical, torácico, lumbar)
  • Dolor miofascial (inflamación de los músculos y ligamentos)
  • Osteoporosis de la columna vertebral
  • Nervios pellizcados
  • Sciatica (sciatic nerve pain)
  • Deformidades espinales (escoliosis, cifosis)
  • Lesiones de la médula
  • Estenosis espinal (estrechamiento del canal espinal)
  • Tumores de la columna vertebral

Diagnóstico

Finding the root cause of pain, and specifically pinpo​inting the cause for back pain, can be difficult because there are so many possible causes. Our specialists use advanced equipment to quickly find the source of your pain, including:

  • Rayos X del cuello
  • Rayos X de la columna torácica
  • Rayos X de la columna lumbosacra
  • Exploración tomográfica axial computarizada (CT o CAT scan)
  • Resonancia magnética de la columna lumbosacra
  • MRI de columna vertebral
  • Mielograma
  • Discectomía
  • Electromiograma (EMG)
  • Radiografía

Our goal is to provide effective and safe treatment that allows patients to return to an active lifestyle as soon as possible.

Nonsurgical Treatment Options

Often, the best solution is nonsurgical. Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe offers a comprehensive program of rehabilitation and physical therapy. We treat numerous conditions in the areas of:

  • Trastornos musculoesqueléticos
  • Trastornos neurológicos y lesiones
  • Trastornos neurológicos y del desarrollo pediátricos
  • Cuidados postoperatorios
  • Lesiones deportivas
More about rehabilitation and physical therapy

Enfoques quirúrgicos avanzados

Sometimes, surgery is determined to be the procedure that will result in the best outcome. The neurological and orthopedic surgeons on the medical staff of Baylor Scott & White – Lake Pointe have advanced training in the latest technology and focus on minimally invasive surgical procedures. Treatment methods focus on reducing surgical trauma and pain while accelerating recovery.

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