Neck and Back

Neck and Back Pain

Neck or back pain can affect everything you do. That’s why WellSpan Orthopedics offers comprehensive care from board-certified surgeons who specialize in treating the neck and back. We offer non-surgical treatments and advanced surgical solutions using the latest techniques and technology. 

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If you're experiencing the following: 

• Muscle tightness and spasms 
• Difficulty moving your head 
• Headaches  
• Pain, numbness, or weakness in the arm or forearm 
• Tingling in your fingers or hands  
• Shooting, burning, or stabbing sensation in the muscles 

• Increased pain with bending, twisting, lifting, standing, or walking 
• Difficulty balancing or walking 
• Weakness in the arms or legs 


You may have one of these conditions:

• Injury from whiplash, poor posture, intense impact, or repetitive motion 

• Herniated disk 
• Worn disk 

 

 

 

• Arthritis 
• Pinched nerve 
• Sprain or strain
• Degenerative disc disease 
• Sciatica 
• Spinal deformity 

 

Common Treatments

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Our team evaluates each patient individually to develop a personalized treatment plan that’s right for you:
Treatments
• Physical therapy
• Steroid injections 
• NSAIDS pain relievers 
• Relative rest 
• Bracing or splinting 
• Activity modification 
• Surgery 

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Common Surgeries

When necessary, WellSpan Orthopedics offers advanced surgical solutions and reconstructive surgery. 
Surgeries
Laminotomy

This surgery uses a small incision to relieve pressure on compressed nerves that are causing pain. 

Discectomy

In this procedure, painful compressed nerve pressure is relieved by removing some or all of the disc that is causing the pressure.

Spinal fusion

This surgery involves fusing two or more vertebrae to relieve neck or back pain, and may use artificial screws and rods for additional support. 


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Center of Excellence

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WellSpan Orthopedics is Pennsylvania's first and only DNV Orthopedic Center of Excellence.

What Does This Mean for You?
The DNV Orthopedic Center of Excellence designation is obtained by achieving advanced certification in at least three (3) advanced orthopedic programs. Achieving designation validates an organization’s excellence in orthopedic care, from diagnosis to treatment, rehabilitation, education, and outcomes. 

The DNV advanced orthopedic requirements are informed by the guidelines and recommendations of organizations such as the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the ERAS® Society, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and relevant requirements of the CMS Conditions of Participation for Hospitals.

WellSpan Orthopedics' combination of the right equipment, skilled providers and staff, and specialty training come together to provide the highest level of orthopedic services! 

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