Northwestern Medicine Integrated Spine Program - Western Suburbs

Cervical Myelopathy and Cervical Radiculopathy both occur when the spinal cord is compressed and can cause varying loss of function or numbness.

An acute spinal cord injury is a sudden traumatic injury that can result in a bruise, a partial injury or a complete injury to the spinal cord.

Osteoporotic Fractures can occur in many joints but are most common in the spine where they can gradually develop, unnoticed, over years.

Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine, that people of all ages can have.

Kyphosis is a type of spinal deformity that's characterized by a curvature of the spine that causes a rounding of the back, creating a hunched or slouching posture.

A herniated disk is caused by a change in the structure of the normal disk, often due to a strain or injury.

Decompression is a surgical procedure intended to relieve pain caused by pinched nerves.

Lumbar Fusion is a procedure that fuses together damaged vertebrae to create a single, solid bone.