Spine Conditions & Treatments

Serving Spine Patients Throughout Orange County

At Newport Orthopedic Institute, we believe in providing comprehensive care for patients suffering from back pain and neck pain. We offer both surgical and non-surgical (conservative) treatment plans including pain management, physical medicine, rehabilitation, and evidence-based innovative procedures.

Giving You Back Your Mobility, Stability & Freedom

Spinal injuries can cause serious difficulties with mobility and performing daily activities pain-free. At Newport Orthopedic Institute, we offer spine surgeries and pain management options in Orange County that are intended to help you restore your regular function as quickly as possible.

Relieve Your Back Pain Today. Call (949) 722-7038.

Spine Conditions Treated

Relieving Pain, Restoring Motion

When it comes to treating spinal column injuries and pain, we focus on developing personalized plans for each patient’s unique health needs. In many cases, surgery may be required. Our team of spine surgeons at Newport Orthopedic Institute have performed thousands of spinal surgeries, bringing a collective 60+ years of medical experience to our orthopedic practice. Our spine doctors are highly talented and treat a variety of spine conditions and injuries, including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine pathologies. We use the most current, evidence-based and advanced operative techniques.

Spine & Cervical Conditions:

Arthritis
Acute Spinal Fracture
Bulging Disc
Cervical Fracture
Cervical Stenosis
Chronic Back Pain
Chronic Lumbar Pain
Chronic Neck Pain
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome / Nerve Dysfunction
Compression Fracture from Osteoporosis
Coccydynia / Tailbone Pain
Degenerative Disc Disease
Facet Joint Syndrome
Failed Laminectomy Syndrome
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Herniated Disc
Kyphosis
Myelopathy / Spinal Cord Injury
Muscle Strain
Neck Sprain
Neuropathic Pain
Osteoarthritis
Osteomyelitis / Bone Infection
Osteoporosis / Weak, Brittle Bones
Paget’s Disease
Peripheral Neuropathy / Nerve Damage of the Hands & Feet
Piriformis Syndrome
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Radiculopathy / Pinched Nerve
Ruptured Disc
Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Pain
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Slipped Disc
Spina Bifida
Spinal Deformities
Spinal Fractures
Spinal Infections
Spinal Stenosis / Narrowing Spinal Canal
Spinal Tumors
Spondylolysis
Spondylolisthesis
Traumatic Spinal Injury
Thoracic Conditions
Whiplash

Non-Surgical Treatment Options for Back & Neck Conditions

Different By Design

At Newport Orthopedic Institute, our team approach to spine conditions ensures our patients receive the best care and results. Our board-certified physical medicine & rehabilitation (PM&R) physiatrists are here to offer non-surgical options to treat your spine and back pain. This includes Fluoroscopic-guided (video X-ray device) pain management injections as well as local anesthetic nerve blocks to decrease pain in a specific area of your body before and after surgery. Living with chronic pain can have a negative impact on your daily life and general happiness. Let the spine doctors at Newport Orthopedic Institute help relieve your pain and get you back to the activities you enjoy.

Conservative Spine & Neck Treatments:

Cervical Stellate Ganglion Sympathetic Blocks
Diagnostic Blocks
Epidural Injections (Cervical, Lumbar & Thoracic)
Facet Joint Injections (Cervical & Lumbar)
Facet Joint Radiofrequency Rhizotomy
Facet Medial Branch Rhizotomy (Cervical & Lumbar)
Fluoroscopic Guided Epidural Injections
Interventional Pain Management Treatments
Lumbar Discography / Lumbar Discogram
Lumbar Sympathetic Blocks
Medial Branch Block
Pain Management
Physical Therapy
Radiofrequency Ablation (Cervical & Lumbar)
Radiofrequency Neurotomy
Sacroiliac Joint Injections / SI Joint Injection
Spinal Cord Stimulator SCS
X-Ray & MRI

Spine & Cervical Surgery Treatment Options

Get the Care You Deserve

Our spine doctors will not typically recommend spine surgery as the first treatment option. However, when conservative, non-surgical treatments do not relieve the pain it may be time to consider spine or neck surgery as a treatment option. Our board-certified orthopedic surgeons are fellowship-trained to specialize in treatments specific to spine and cervical conditions and disorders. They offer the most advanced, evidence-based surgical teatment options to relieve back and neck pain.

Surgical Treatment Options for Spine & Cervical Conditions:

Artificial Disc Replacement
Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) and Instrumentation
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF)
Bone Grafting
Complex Surgical Reconstruction
Decompression
Discectomy
Disc Replacement Surgery (Cervical and Lumbar)
Herniated Disc Surgery
Kyphoplasty (Cervical and Lumbar)
Laminectomy
Laminotomy
Lateral Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Neuromodulation Surgical Implantation (Cervical and Lumbar)
Posterior Cervical and Lumbar Microdiscectomy / Microdecompression
Posterior Cervical Fusion with Instrumentation
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion / SI Joint Fusion
Spinal Fusion
Spine Stabilization
Spinal Instrumentation
Spine Arthroplasty (Cervical and Lumbar)

How do I know if spine surgery is right for me?

When conservative (non-surgical) treatments such as medication, physical therapy, injections and exercise have been tried, but still do not alleviate your back or neck pain, it may be time to seriously consider undergoing back surgery. Your final decision to proceed with spine surgery or not, will greatly depend on the level of pain your are experiencing, the limitations to your normal daily activities, how extensive the surgery is and if there are any adverse complications if surgery is delayed (e.g. foot drop).

Are you a candidate?

If you experience any of the below, it may be time to consult with one of Newport Orthopedic Institute's spine surgeons:

You've been diagnosed with a spinal deformity such as: spinal stenosis, bulging disc, herniated disc, sciatica or other chronic spine condition
You're having trouble performing daily tasks, standing for long periods of time, exercising or sleeping without pain or stiffness
You've aready undergone back surgery and haven't found relief

At Newport Orthopedic Institute our focus is always on you. Our philosophy has always been to put patients first. That's why we won't immediately jump to a surgical solution; we offer a holistic, customized care plan that takes all treatment options into consideration.

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Stories about our Spine Services

- Spine
Spinal Interventional Procedure
“Dr. Charlu helps me manage pain without taking pain medicine.”

Provider: Balaji (Bobby) S Charlu MD
- Spine
Cervical Discectomy
“Dr. Gordon provides first class care!”

Provider: Michael L Gordon MD
- Spine
Spinal Interventional Procedure
“Dr. Charlu is a great doctor and always explains everything to you. He is very caring.”

Provider: Balaji (Bobby) S Charlu MD
- Spine
Total Hip Replacement
“Nice office, nice people, good Doctor and immediate support staff. I can tell Dr. Mudiyam treats his employees well and that everyone there loves what they do.”

Provider: Ram Mudiyam MD
- Pain Management
Spinal Injections Epidural/Facet
“The description of the diagnostics were very well explain including the recommendations for the treatment.”

Provider: Balaji (Bobby) S Charlu MD
- Spine
Spinal Interventional Procedure
“The treatment was done quickly, efficiently and with minimal discomfort. Dr. Charlu really knows what he is doing and has a top-notch assistant. It was almost fun.”

Provider: Balaji (Bobby) S Charlu MD