Are you struggling with persistent back or neck pain that limits your daily life? Spine surgery can treat conditions like herniated discs, spinal stenosis, nerve compression, and instability. At Arête Health Group, you receive personalized care from providers who take time to understand your pain and guide your recovery with compassion.
Improve Mobility and Reduce Chronic Pain
Spine surgery is a range of procedures to relieve pain, restore stability, and improve function in your neck or back. It treats conditions like herniated discs, spinal stenosis, fractures, and nerve compression. Depending on your needs, your provider may recommend traditional, minimally invasive, or robotic-assisted techniques. These advanced approaches use smaller incisions, greater precision, and faster recovery times, helping you return to daily life with less disruption.
Spine Surgery Treats:
- Herniated or bulging discs
- Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal)
- Nerve compression causing radiating pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Spondylolisthesis (vertebral slippage)
- Spinal fractures or trauma
- Scoliosis and other spinal deformities
- Chronic neck or back pain unresponsive to conservative care
- Sciatica and radiating leg pain
- Spinal instability and structural abnormalities
Restore Mobility Faster With Minimally Invasive, Robotic Spine Surgery
At Arête Health Group, we offer minimally invasive and robotic-assisted spine procedures to reduce tissue disruption and improve precision. Using advanced imaging and navigation, your provider can target the exact area causing pain through smaller incisions. This approach often leads to less bleeding, reduced discomfort, and faster recovery than traditional surgery. Robotic guidance also enhances accuracy, which helps protect surrounding nerves and structures.
How Spine Surgeries Work
Anterior Cervical Discectomy
(ACDF)
Anterior cervical discectomy (ACDF) treats herniated discs, bone spurs, and nerve compression in the neck. Through a small incision in the front of the neck, the damaged disc is removed to relieve pressure on nearby nerves or the spinal cord. The space is then stabilized with a bone graft or implant, allowing the vertebrae to fuse over time.
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) addresses lower back pain caused by degenerative discs, instability, or nerve compression. Your provider accesses the spine through the abdomen to remove a damaged disc and insert a spacer filled with bone graft material. This restores disc height, relieves nerve pressure, and promotes fusion between vertebrae for stability.
Disc Replacement Surgery
Disc replacement surgery treats damaged or worn spinal discs that cause pain or limit movement. Instead of removing the disc and fusing the bones, your provider replaces it with an artificial implant to mimic natural motion. This helps maintain spinal flexibility while relieving pressure on nerves, offering an alternative to fusion in select cases.
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Lumbar spinal fusion treats conditions like spondylolisthesis, severe disc degeneration, or spinal instability in the lower back. The surgery joins two or more vertebrae using bone grafts, screws, and rods to eliminate painful movement. By stabilizing the affected area, fusion reduces nerve irritation and helps restore alignment, allowing surrounding structures to function comfortably.
Benefits of Spine Surgery:
- Relieves chronic back and neck pain at the source
- Reduces pressure on compressed nerves
- Improves mobility, strength, and daily function
- Restores spinal stability and alignment
- Helps resolve radiating pain, numbness, or tingling
- Can prevent further spinal degeneration or damage
- Minimally invasive treatments with smaller incisions
- Shortens recovery time with advanced techniques
- Enhances precision with robotic-assisted procedures
Spine Surgery FAQs
What Is Recovery Like After Spine Surgery?
Recovery varies depending on the procedure and your health, but many patients experience gradual improvement over weeks to months. Minimally invasive surgeries often allow for faster healing and less discomfort. You’ll receive a personalized recovery plan that may include physical therapy, activity modifications, and follow-up care to support your progress.
Will I Be in Pain After Surgery?
Some post-operative discomfort is normal, but it is typically well-managed with medications and supportive care. Most patients notice a significant reduction in the original nerve or structural pain that led them to surgery. Your provider will guide you through pain management strategies to keep you as comfortable as possible during healing.
How Long Do the Results Last?
Spine surgery provides long-term relief, especially when combined with lifestyle habits. Many patients experience lasting improvements in pain, mobility, and function. Your provider will help you understand what to expect based on your specific condition and procedure.
Are There Non-Surgical Options I Should Try First?
Yes, surgery is usually recommended only after conservative treatments have been explored. These may include physical therapy, medications, injections, or other interventional procedures. At Arête Health Group, your provider takes time to understand your condition and ensures you’ve considered all appropriate options before recommending surgery.
Schedule Your Consultation
Are you ready to finally find relief from persistent back or neck pain? At Arête Health Group in Paramus, you’re more than just a collection of symptoms: you’re a person our providers take time to truly understand. With personalized, relationship-driven care and advanced spine surgery, we help you regain mobility. Schedule your consultation today and take the next step toward lasting comfort and function.
