Treatment Options

Spine Care offers the latest treatments. Whenever possible, we offer non-surgical options first.

Non-surgical treatments

Innovative physical therapy and exercise techniques
Injections, blocks, pain pumps
CyberKnife Center - treats spinal tumors with targeted radiation instead of traditional surgery

Spine surgery

When back or spine surgery is the best option, we give you access to innovative procedures. Our doctors are trained in the latest technology, including minimally invasive techniques. New surgery options let you get back to your life faster and with less pain.

Artificial disc surgery/total disc replacements
Minimally invasive spine procedures
Traditional microdiscectomy procedures
Decompression procedures
Spinal fusion
Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty - treatments for compression fractures

In addition to St. Joseph's, spine surgeries take place at these HealthEast locations:

Maplewood Surgery Center
St. John's Hospital, Maplewood
Woodwinds Health Campus, Woodbury