Our practice believes in meeting patients' individual needs through comprehensive evaluation and treatment designed to help them achieve an active, pain-free lifestyle. Many musculoskeletal conditions can be treated by non-surgical techniques; surgery is just one treatment option.
Our purpose is to handle each and every patient visit with care and proficiency. It is also highly important to us that our doctor - patient relationship is open and honest. This begins with listening. We develop a dialogue through which our patients understand the diagnostic process, their own unique problem, their treatment choices, and the recovery process. Patients help to guide and direct the diagnostic and treatment activities.
We pride ourselves in making sure patients are well informed about their conditions and the multiple choices of treatment. Our professional staff will also provide you with patient education materials, web sites, and pamphlets that give you added appreciation of your condition and treatment options.
Our spine surgeons offer a wide breadth of technical expertise in surgeries of the entire spine: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacrum. We offer the newest available techniques that have proven efficacy whether it is for an open procedure or for minimally invasive techniques. Our spine surgeons keep abreast of the proven advances in spine surgery and constantly participate at major spine conferences. Our surgeons act as journal reviewers and have written multiple articles for medical journals and contributed to some of the most prestigious spine textbooks as authors and editors. The PENN Spine Service serves as a referral center for complicated cases nationally and internationally.
Conditions that may require spine surgery include:
- Degenerative (Arthritic) disorders
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Herniated discs
- Back and neck pain
- Myelopathy
- Trauma
- Spinal cord injuries
- Congenital deformities
- Scoliosis
- Tumors
- Rheumatologic spinal diseases
Nader M. Hebela, M.D.