Spinal Conditions We Treat in Beverly Hills, CA

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Arthritis of the Spine

Arthritis of the spine is a degenerative joint disease that initially affects the…

Bulging Discs

Your back pain may be caused by a bulging disc…

Degenerative Disc Disease

What is Degenerative Disc Disease? Degenerative disc disease is not a disease at all but a term to describe the…

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

Failed Back Surgery Syndrom (FBSS) is a condition that occurs in patients who have had one or more lower back surgeries…

Foraminal Stenosis

Foraminal stenosis is a narrowing of the intervertebral foramen which are narrow openings along…

Herniated Discs

There are 33 vertebrae in your spine and 23 intervertebral discs which are located…

Sciatica

One of the largest nerves in your body is the sciatic nerve which…

Scoliosis

Who Needs Scoliosis Surgery? There are many people afflicted by scoliosis or other physical deformities who never have it treated…

Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis describes any narrowing in the spinal canal, nerve root canals and the neural foramina along the…

Annular Tear

An annular tear develops in the annulus of an intervertebral disc. They develop gradually as we age. Tiny tears …

Bone Spurs

Bone spurs are small, pointed or rounded outgrowths of bone that can develop wherever…

Canal Stenosis

Canal stenosis is caused by narrowing along the spinal canal which contains the spinal cord. It is the same…

Collapsed Disc

A collapsed disc is an intervertebral disc that has lost its structural integrity…

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Degenerative Joint Disease

Degenerative joint disease is just another phrase to describe osteoarthritis. Your cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine regions of your spine are…

Disc Extrusion

There are three types of herniated discs. A disc extrusion is a type of intervertebral disc herniation in which the soft material of the disc…

Disc Protrusion

A disc protrusion describes a type of intervertebral disc herniation in which some of the soft material of the disc bulges from the…

Facet Joint Disease

Facet joint disease or facet joint syndrome is a form of osteoarthritis that attacks the facet joints along…

Pinched Nerve

A disc protrusion describes a type of intervertebral disc herniation in which some of the soft material of the disc bulges from the…

SI Joint Pain (Sacroiliac)

The sacroiliac joint is a joint structure that connects the large, curved iliac bone at the top of your pelvis to the sacrum…

Spondylitis

Spondylitis is a form of inflammatory arthritis that attacks the spine and other joints in the body. It is sometimes referred to as spondyloarthritis (SpA) or ankylosing…

Spondylolisthesis

Spondylolisthesis is a condition that is commonly called a slipped vertebra…

Spondylosis

Spondylosis of the spine is often referred to as osteoarthritis. The most common locations are…

Torn Disc

A torn disc is a phrase that is often used to describe an annular tear which occurs inside the intervertebral…

Thoracic Myelopathy

Thoracic myelopathy, thoracic cord compression, and thoracic disc herniation are potentially serious spinal conditions affecting…