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
Treatment for cluster headaches — ‘The most severe pain’
Cluster headache medication can reduce the extreme pain of these episodic headaches, as well as the frequency. Active periods of cluster headaches can last one week to several months, with pain-free periods of at least […]
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Brain cancer doesn’t stop for the pandemic; it didn’t stop for Ben Smith
A seizure in late May, followed by another in early June led Ben Smith to the emergency department at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Visitor restrictions were in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, but […]
Read Full Story
Numbness and weakness in your arms or legs? It may be your back
If you experience frequent numbness and weakness in your arms or legs, the issue may be in your back. Over time, the gradual wear and tear of the vertebrae protecting the spinal cord can lead […]
Read Full Story
Managing stress and anxiety at the holidays
Holidays can be a joyful time but also a time to cause extra mental stress and anxiety. Bryan Davis, Psy.D., clinical health psychologist with Norton Neuroscience Institute, discusses some ways to manage feelings you experience […]
Read Full Story
New technology speeds stroke care, increases precision for brain surgery
Breakthrough imaging equipment in two new procedure rooms at Norton Brownsboro Hospital provides 3D pictures of the inside of the brain, giving neurosurgeons detailed, multi-angled views of blood vessels causing strokes and aneurysms. Using new […]
Read Full Story
Treatment for cluster headaches — ‘The most severe pain’
Cluster headache medication can reduce the extreme pain of these episodic headaches, as well as the frequency. Active periods of cluster headaches can last one week to several months, with pain-free periods of at least […]
Read Full Story
Brain cancer doesn’t stop for the pandemic; it didn’t stop for Ben Smith
A seizure in late May, followed by another in early June led Ben Smith to the emergency department at Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital. Visitor restrictions were in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, but […]
Read Full Story
Numbness and weakness in your arms or legs? It may be your back
If you experience frequent numbness and weakness in your arms or legs, the issue may be in your back. Over time, the gradual wear and tear of the vertebrae protecting the spinal cord can lead […]
Read Full Story
Managing stress and anxiety at the holidays
Holidays can be a joyful time but also a time to cause extra mental stress and anxiety. Bryan Davis, Psy.D., clinical health psychologist with Norton Neuroscience Institute, discusses some ways to manage feelings you experience […]
Read Full Story
New technology speeds stroke care, increases precision for brain surgery
Breakthrough imaging equipment in two new procedure rooms at Norton Brownsboro Hospital provides 3D pictures of the inside of the brain, giving neurosurgeons detailed, multi-angled views of blood vessels causing strokes and aneurysms. Using new […]
Read Full Story
