At Miami Neuroscience Institute’s Spine Center, we bring together physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists to diagnose and treat the source of your back, neck or spine pain.

The first step to helping your back or neck pain is to find the source of the problem. Our physical medicine and rehabilitation team then works to ease your pain and restore your function — without surgery. We treat your pain with less-invasive treatments and rehabilitation therapy. 

When surgery is needed, we coordinate your care with the neurosurgeons at Miami Neuroscience Institute.

What back, neck and spine conditions are treated at the Spine Center at Miami Neuroscience Institute?

Our team uses minimally invasive and non-surgical treatments for spine and back conditions. At the Spine Center at Miami Neuroscience Institute, we treat:

• Arthritis
• Back injuries
• Back pain
• Bulging disc
• Degenerative spine disease
• Herniated disc
• Neck pain
• Neuromuscular disease
• Nerve damage
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Pediatric spine
• Scoliosis
• Spinal stenosis
• Spinal injuries
• Spine deformities
• Spine pain
• Strains and sprains

How are back, neck and spine pain and conditions diagnosed?

After a comprehensive exam, our specialists use advanced diagnostic tools to detect bone, muscle or nerve damage. We use imaging tests, such as X-rays, CT scans and MRIs, as well as electromyography and conductive nerve studies, to measure your muscle and nerve response.

What treatments are offered at the Spine Center at Miami Neuroscience Institute?

When treating back, neck and spine conditions, we treat the person, not just the problem. Knowing how you injured your back and your lifestyle is just as important as treating your injury. Most musculoskeletal pain can be treated without surgery. 

The comprehensive team of specialists at the Spine Center at Miami Neuroscience Institute use an array of treatments, including: 

• Dry-needling
• Implantable spinal cord stimulators
• Intrathecal pump to deliver pain medication
• Lifestyle modification 
• Medications
• Nutritional counseling
• Rehabilitation therapy, including occupational and physical therapy
• Ultrasound-guided spinal injections

If we determine surgery is needed or non-surgical treatments do not relieve pain and restore function, you are given quick access to the experienced neurosurgeons at Miami Neuroscience Institute.

Our approach to spine care

When you are in pain, it is hard to imagine you can regain function again. Our team can intervene quickly to treat your pain through non-surgical, less invasive treatments. At the Spine Center at Miami Neuroscience Institute, you can expect:

• A focus on maintaining the lifestyle and activity level you have come to expect.
• A supportive treatment plan that can help you avoid a recurrence of your back pain.

Who benefits from this spine care program?

Whether you are experiencing an acute episode of pain, landing you in your primary care physician’s office, an emergency room or urgent care center, or have been suffering with chronic pain, we can help.

As with any condition, it’s best if our specialists see you at the first sign of back, neck or spine pain to prevent the development of a chronic condition that requires long-term pain management. At the first sign of injury or pain, we can find the source and create a comprehensive treatment plan. 

If you’ve been dealing with pain for some time, we’ll assess your condition through a thorough evaluation and physical examination.

Can spinal cord stimulation help back pain?

Spinal cord stimulation uses electrical current to target and treat back pain. After a trial stimulator is successfully tested through the skin, a small implant and wires are placed under the skin to the spine. The outpatient procedure allows you to control spinal cord stimulation for pain relief throughout the day.

What is an intrathecal pump?

An intrathecal pump or a “pain pump” delivers small quantities of pain medication directly to the spinal fluid. Small doses of pain medications may minimize the side effects experienced with larger oral doses. After a successful trial pump test, a permanent pump is implanted under the skin.