IMPROVING LIFE, ONE PATIENT AT A TIME
Treatments
Regional Anesthesia
Non-Surgical Treatments
- Caudal Steroid Injection
- Celiac Plexus Block
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Discography
- Facet Joint Injections
- Fascia Iliaca Block
- Hip Joint Injections
- IV Hydration & Vitamin Therapy
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
- Lumbar Sympathetic Block
- Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
- Medial Branch Block
- Prolotherapy
- RACZ Caudal Neurolysis
- Sacroiliac Joint Steroid Injection
- Shoulder Joint Injection
- Soft Tissue Injection—Shoulder
- Stellate Ganglion Block
- Trigger Point Injection
Surgical Procedures
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Cervical Micro Endoscopic Discectomy
- Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy
- Dekompressor Discectomy
- Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumbar Discoscopic Discectomy
- Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (mild Procedure)
- Percutaneous Disc Nucleoplasty
- Percutaneous Laser Discoplasty
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Vertebroplasty
- YESS Discectomy
Referred Surgical Procedures
For the following procedures, we will diagnose your condition and then refer you to a surgeon or specialized physician for treatment:
- ALIF: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Anterior Cervical Corpectomy
- Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement (PCM)
- Inter-Body Fusion (IBF)
- Intraoperative Monitoring (IOM) of the Nerves
- Laminaplasty
- Laminectomy
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Disc Microsurgery
- Lumbar Micro Endoscopic Discectomy
- PLIF: Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Spinal Fusion
- TLIF: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Total Disc Replacement
- XLIF: Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Prepare for your Treatment
The following information is for reference only. If you have lost the Pre OP and Post OP instructions for your procedure, please call to verify that the following instructions apply.
Before Your Procedure
- DO NOT eat or drink anything 7 hours prior to your procedure.
- IF YOU EAT OR DRINK YOU RISK HAVING YOUR PROCEDURE RESCHEDULED.
- Bring a driver. (If you are going to have sedation.)
- Take ½ of your normal insulin.
- Take your High Blood Pressure medicine and/or Heart medicine and any pain medicine.
- STOP Blood thinners, Plavix, Coumadin, Warfarin, Aspirin 325mg, Garlic, Ginko and Fish Oil 7 days prior to procedure.
After Your Procedure
Anesthesia – If you have a General Anesthetic or Local Anesthetic with Sedation:
- DO NOT drink alcoholic beverages, including beer, for 24 hours. Alcohol enhances the effects of anesthesia and sedation.
- DO NOT drive a motor vehicle, operate machinery, or power tools for 24 hours after the procedure.
- DO NOT make important decisions or sign important papers for 24 hours after the procedure.
Diet
- Resume normal diet as tolerated.
Fever
- If your temperature is greater than 101º F, notify your physician.
Activity
- Rest at home with moderate activity as tolerated.
- No lifting of heavy objects, weighing more than 10 pounds, for 2 days.
- Resume normal activities as tolerated on the second day with weight lifting restrictions observed.