Norton Neuroscience Institute Spine Patient Support
If you have been referred to a spine specialist, knowing what to expect can help ease your mind as you undergo evaluation and treatments for your condition.
In addition to the following videos that help prepare and guide you on your journey to wellness, this section offers
Getting Ready for Treatment
Treatment Options
Before Your Surgery
Types of Surgery
- Lumbar decompression for spinal stenosis with spinal fusion and instrumentation
- Lumbar decompression for spinal stenosis without spinal fusion
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion or cervical vertebrectomy and instrumentation
- Posterior cervical decompression with and without spinal fusion and instrumentation
After your Surgery
Early symptoms of MS can vary widely, but will typically trace back to neurological impairment
Early symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) can start to appear in adolescence, but the disease tends to develop in adults between the ages of 20 and 40. MS tends to progress and can do so […]
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Doctor’s passion led to neurology after grandfather’s Parkinson’s diagnosis
For Jason L. Crowell, M.D., working in medicine and fighting Parkinson’s disease are personal. One of the newest neurologists on staff at Norton Neuroscience Institute, Dr. Crowell grew up watching his grandfather, a long-time physician, [...]
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Knowing your MS triggers can help reduce worsening symptoms or relapses
Multiple sclerosis (MS) triggers that worsen symptoms or cause a relapse can include stress, heart disease and smoking. While some are easier to avoid than others, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and overall health and wellness [...]
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Never felt better: Louisville native returns and gets epilepsy and migraine team care
To say the teen years aren’t easy would be an understatement for Katie Deppe. When she was 14, Katie saw several doctors for unexplained symptoms before spending two weeks at Norton Children’s Hospital, where finally […]
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Migraine can get in the way of work — be open with your supervisors about your condition
Migraine attacks can be debilitating, making work difficult, if not impossible. On average, people who have migraine miss 4 1/2 days of work every year because of their condition. There are 11 more days of [...]
Read Full Story
Early symptoms of MS can vary widely, but will typically trace back to neurological impairment
Early symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) can start to appear in adolescence, but the disease tends to develop in adults between the ages of 20 and 40. MS tends to progress and can do so […]
Read Full Story
Doctor’s passion led to neurology after grandfather’s Parkinson’s diagnosis
For Jason L. Crowell, M.D., working in medicine and fighting Parkinson’s disease are personal. One of the newest neurologists on staff at Norton Neuroscience Institute, Dr. Crowell grew up watching his grandfather, a long-time physician, [...]
Read Full Story
Knowing your MS triggers can help reduce worsening symptoms or relapses
Multiple sclerosis (MS) triggers that worsen symptoms or cause a relapse can include stress, heart disease and smoking. While some are easier to avoid than others, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and overall health and wellness [...]
Read Full Story
Never felt better: Louisville native returns and gets epilepsy and migraine team care
To say the teen years aren’t easy would be an understatement for Katie Deppe. When she was 14, Katie saw several doctors for unexplained symptoms before spending two weeks at Norton Children’s Hospital, where finally […]
Read Full Story
Migraine can get in the way of work — be open with your supervisors about your condition
Migraine attacks can be debilitating, making work difficult, if not impossible. On average, people who have migraine miss 4 1/2 days of work every year because of their condition. There are 11 more days of [...]
Read Full Story
