Brain & Spine

Description

At Monterey Spine & Joint, our safe and effective team approach to neurological, back and neck problems emphasizes nonsurgical options. We offer the expertise of nonsurgical specialists, therapists and spine-specialized surgeons – all under one roof. We are proponents of minimally invasive spine surgery, with a smaller incision, less painful recovery and a faster return to activity. Patients frequently return home the same day of their procedure. But if more extensive surgery is appropriate, you could not be in better hands. We are fully qualified to give you all the information you need to make a confident choice. Our highly accomplished and exceptionally qualified surgeons represent the best in modern medicine.

Problems

Many patients seek relief from back and neck pain and from neurological concerns.

Problems with the brain and spine hit at the center of a person’s health and well-being. Some related problems are strikingly common, as sufferers of back and neck pain know. Such pain can range from inconvenient to debilitating and involve the muscles, nerves, discs and other physical and mental components.

Many such difficulties are little more than a painful muscle strain, but it’s important to know the source of the problem. Sometimes a problem is age-related, the result of a sports activity, or points to a hereditary cause. Delaying treatment, however, frequently just makes matters worse. The good news is there are solutions.

Some Problems we can treat include:

• Neurological Problems
• Back Pain
• Neck Pain
• Disc Problems
• Bone Spurs
• Spinal Deformity Stenosis
• Spondylosis
• Spinal Tumors

Treatment

Advanced technology and highly trained physicians to solve brain and spine problems. One of our spine physicians, Dr. Gollogly, completed his 500th endoscopic spinal procedure in 2023, marking a milestone in the journey towards truly minimally invasive solutions to herniated discs and spinal stenosis.

Monterey Spine & Joint provides advanced medical professionals and state-of-the art technology to address a broad range of problems related to the brain and spine. Some conditions account for a set of symptoms that can be difficult to sort out. Detailed, exacting examination and diagnosis play a key role.

We rely on state-of-the-art skills and technology to pinpoint the problem and help us guide the patient to healing and relief. In many cases, an exercise program alone can result in lasting recovery.

Here are some of the treatment options we offer:

• Spine Surgery
• Scoliosis Surgery
• Artificial-Disc Surgery

Non-Operative Care

Our conservative, noninvasive philosophy gets patients well without surgery, often through home-based physical therapy.

Finding and selecting the most conservative, least invasive course of treatment is at the heart of all our specialty services. For back and neck pain, we can often point the patient to a customized physical therapy program that can be continued at home.

When surgery is appropriate, we seek the least invasive method available. Our goal – our commitment – is to get you back at home and enjoying life as quickly and safely as possible.

Here are some of the treatment options we offer:

• Home Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Minimally Invasive Surgery
• Injection Therapy
• Nonsurgical Care
• Biofeedback
• Acupuncture
• Massage