AAMC’s Center for Spine Surgery is an inpatient unit devoted exclusively to spine surgery patients. The Center was designed to fit these patients’ needs. Every room is private. The staff is fully attuned to the care of patients with spinal conditions. And, the overall level of spinal expertise is unsurpassed anywhere.

• Dedicated unit for spine, back and neck surgery
• Physicians and nurses with specialized skills
• Unsurpassed recovery and pain management programs

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What Makes the Center for Spine Surgery Exceptional?

• surgeons who have seen hundreds of patients successfully through spinal surgery and who are knowledgeable in the latest research and techniques. All orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons who practice here are board-certified or board-eligible.
• dedicated nurses skilled in monitoring the signs of complications and who understand the importance of getting you back on your feet as soon as possible.
• physical and occupational therapists who know the best activities and exercises for you.
• a Spinal Care Coordinator who follows you every step of the way, from six weeks preoperatively to three months after your surgery and beyond.
• a reunion luncheon where we ask for feedback so we can continually improve our program. This luncheon is held about six weeks after your surgery.

Back pain has many causes and can take many forms but the common thread through all of it is that back pain intrudes on your life. It may be a constant, nagging annoyance, or it may be serious enough to prevent you from working or participating in life's normal activities. The information on this web site should be helpful as a first step in taking charge of your back pain, and retaking control of your life.

• All About Back Pain
• New Techniques Mean Faster Recovery
• Types of Spine Surgery
• Outcomes Tell the Success Story
• Life After Spine Surgery
• Glossary of Spine Surgery Terms
• Orthopedic Tests and Procedures

• Back Pain Relief Elusive: More Therapy Is Not Helping

• Safe Landing
• Cause and Effect
• Back on Track
• Uniformly First Rate
• The Disc Docs
• Back or Joint Pain? We Can Help.
• Targeting the Back
• You Haven’t Got Time For The Pain
• Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Offers Quick Relief
• No Bones About It: Staying a Step Ahead of Osteoporosis
• Back in the Swing
• AAMC Neurosurgeon Conducts FDA Trials for Neck Pain
• Implantable Devices Offer Hope for Chronic Pain Patients
• Laparoscopic First at AAMC
• AAMC's Spine Center Specializes in Relief

• Medium-Firm Mattress Works Best For The Back

• Spine, Shoulder, and Pelvis Disorders
• Trastornos de Columna Vertebral, Hombro y Pelvis