Clinical Focus

Our spine specialists combine decades of experience with innovative, minimally invasive procedures to treat conditions like:

  • Radiculopathy (Herniated Disc)
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Scoliosis
  • Revision Spine Surgery
  • Infectious Diseases of the Spine
  • Metastatic Disease to the Spine
  • Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Inflammatory Disease Affecting the Spine

Procedures done at Spine Center SRMC
Low back and neck pain are the commonest problems and majority of these are attended to by physicians specializing in pain management from the spine team. Various procedures like Epidural, Nerve root blocks, facet blocks and radiofrequency ablations are done as day care.

Disc Prolapse
Patients with disabling disc prolapse not relieved by pain management undergo surgery for the problem. We do Endo Discectomy, Minimally Invasive Discectomy and Micro discectomy for these pts and they walk out the hospital in a day.

Lumbar canal Stenosis/ Spondylolisthesis
Patients with these problems have very severe difficulty in walking and are bed ridden due to the difficulty in walking. These patients undergo laminectomy and stabilization procedures both by the open and minimally invasive techniques.

Scoliosis and Kyphosis
Otherwise called as Hunch back deformity the patient is bent over and have serious breathing and cosmetic issues. SRMC spine center is one of the few centres offering the latest techniques to correct the deformity. Surgeons from all over visit the center to observe and learn the latest techniques.

Fractures
Spinal fractures can involve the neck or the back and can be devastating for the patient and the family. They could be paralyzed and bedridden. These patients undergo the latest treatment for the fractures by both open and minimally invasive methods. The centre is also conducting the latest research on Stem Cell therapy.

Osteoporotic Fractures:
Old age is a problem where people fall and have fractures of the spines. These are often very painful and crippling. These patients have magical relief  of pain with percutaneous  injection of cement called Vertebroplasty or Kyphoplasty under local anaesthesia.

Spinal Tumors:
Complex cancers of the spine are treated by the latest methods in providing pain relief and care for these patients.

Infections:
Spinal column infections are on the rise these days. These can lead to weakness and paralysis of limbs if not adequately treated. The SRMC spine centre provides latest treatment for these and also provides state of the art care for rehabilitation.

Spine and Sports:
The most advanced sports medicine centre in South East Asia has brought with it the latest in evaluation and care of the spine for the athletes. 

 

 

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