Spine Care

Keeping your spine in good shape and maintaining a strong, healthy back helps eliminate debilitating pain that can reduce your ability to function well and enjoy your life.

To care for a wide range of spine-related conditions, including infections, tumor or
traumatic injury, you can trust your spine care to the expert neurologists, neurosurgeons,
orthopedic surgeons and advance practice providers at OU Health in Oklahoma City,
Edmond and Tulsa.

Multidisciplinary Spine Care Close to Home

When you choose OU Health for spine care, you benefit from our team-based approach
that brings together a diverse group of specialists from many healthcare areas for
multidisciplinary evaluation and treatment of your condition.

Your spine team may include orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, interventional pain
management specialists, physical therapists and other healthcare providers trained in the
latest non-surgical approaches and innovative surgical techniques. You’ll work with them to
develop a customized treatment plan that focuses on your specific situation, keeps your
needs in mind and provides you with the best possible options for your particular condition.

Expert Care for Spine Conditions

Rely on the multidisciplinary spine team at OU Health for the expertise to treat every type of back and neck condition, including:

• Back pain

• Cervical myelopathy – Damage to the spinal cord in the neck region

• Cervical radiculopathy – Pinched nerve

• Cervical stenosis

• Degenerative disk disease – Deterioration of the disks in the neck or lower back

• Facet joint pain

• Failed back or neck surgery syndrome – Previously unsuccessful spine surgeries

• Herniated disc – Rupture of a disk in the neck (cervical) or lower back (lumbar)

• Kyphosis – Abnormal rounding of the spine

• Neck pain

• Nerve root pain

• Neurofibromatosis of the spine

• Radiculopathy / lumbar radiculopathy – Shooting pain down the arm or leg

• Sciatica

• Scoliosis – Curvature of the spine

• Spinal cord compression

• Spinal deformities, including spina bifida

• Spinal infections

• Spinal stenosis / lumbar stenosis – Narrowing of canal surrounding spinal cord and/or nerves

• Spinal cord injuries

• Spinal osteoporosis

• Spinal tumors

• Spondylosis – Abnormal wear on bones and cartilage of the neck or back

• Spondylolisthesis – Slippage or displacement of one vertebra relative to another

• Tethered cord

• Trauma – Spinal fractures

• Tumors of the spinal cord

• Vertebral fracture

Comprehensive Spine Services & Treatments

Through your personalized treatment plan, designed to address your particular situation, you and your OU Health spine care team can take advantage of the latest and most innovative technological advancements and medical breakthrough treatments for every type of back and neck condition.

Nonsurgical Spine Treatments

For certain situations, you and your team may choose nonsurgical approaches to care, including:

• Pain reduction interventions from specialists in radiology and imaging, anesthesiology or pain management

• Comprehensive holistic care from physicians who specialize in areas such as rheumatology and neurology

• Strength training and mobility training from experts in rehabilitation and physical therapy

Surgical Spine Treatments

When your situation indicates surgery as an option, you and your spine team may consider:

• Neurologic spine surgery

• Orthopedic spine surgery

• Advanced endoscopic spine surgery

• Innovative robotic-assisted spine surgery

Related OU Health Services

As you review your options for spine care, take time to explore related OU Health services, including:

• Neurosurgery

• Orthopedics

• Surgery services

Your Expert Spine Care Team

At OU Health, you’ll work with a diverse team of physicians, surgeons, pain management experts, pediatric spine partners, physical therapists and other healthcare specialists trained in advanced surgical procedures ranging from the most common to the most complex, as well as the latest nonsurgical spine care techniques. They work together for your benefit by providing appropriate, comprehensive, top-quality spine care that meets your individual needs.