Comprehensive Spine Facility
The spine is a very complex mechanical structure that is highly flexible yet very strong and stable. In the normal spine, regardless of your position or activity, including sleeping, there is always some type of physical demand being placed on it.
The primary functions of the spine include:
- Protect the spinal cord, nerve roots, and internal organs
- Provide flexibility of motion
- Provide structural support and balance for upright posture. The spine bears the load of the head, shoulders and arms, and upper body. The upper body weight is then distributed to the hips and legs. The spine attempts to keep the body's weight balanced evenly over the pelvis. This reduces the amount of work required by the spinal muscles and can eliminate muscle fatigue and back pain.
The normal adult spine is balanced over the pelvis, requiring minimal workload on the muscles to maintain and upright posture.
Loss of spinal balance can result in strain to the spinal muscles and deformity of the spine as it attempts to maintain an upright posture.
As our name implies, Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic & Spine Center is committed to providing the people of the San Joaquin Valley a comprehensive spine center dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of spinal conditions. Discovering the cause of your spine pain or the pain generator is often a challenge. That is why Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic & Spine Center employs progressive but scientifically based diagnostics, attempting to assist in the diagnosis of your spinal condition. X-ray, MRI, and bone density testing are available on-site and more sophisticated diagnostic testing such as epidural injections, facet injections, selective nerve root blocks, and sacroiliac blocks under fluoroscopy are available in our diagnostic procedure suites.
Treatment options range from conservative measures through the more complex multilevel surgical procedures. This includes various categories of medications, physical therapy, acupuncture, patient counseling, and patient education. Therapeutic injections are also available as an intermediate step between conservative measures and surgery. Surgical procedures ranging from microdiscectomy and laminectomy, through multilevel fusion including instrumentation and bone grafting are available. Vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, surgery for scoliosis, and endoscopic procedures are also available for select patients.
Highly trained spine specialists including a neurosurgeon, orthopaedists, physiatrist, anesthesiologist, physical therapists, and athletic trainers are all available to coordinate your spine care and rehabilitation. The outstanding results of our technologically advanced treatment and care have made Sierra Pacific Orthopaedic & Spine Center one of the most trusted names in spinal care in the region.
Spine & Brain Disorders
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