Neck, Back and Spine

Scoliosis back surgery can be performed with OrthoIndy’s spine robotics system, the Mazor X Robotics System to correct your spine’s S or C shaped curvature.

What physical therapy is done after spinal fusion? Find out physical therapy exercises and treatment options from OrthoIndy physical therapist, Megan Boland.

How do you know if you have whiplash, what does whiplash feel like and what a whiplash neck injury feels like.

How do you know where your pain is coming from? Determining the source of your pain will help get you the best results for recovery.

A spinal fracture is a serious injury and should be treated immediately. A rotation fracture happens when you move or bend from side to side too far, causing your vertebrae to fracture.

Your facet joints support your vertebrae movement and your vertebrae make up your spine. Your lower back is designed to bear the weight of your upper body. Facet joint arthritis can cause a lot of pain in your back and can spread if it is not treated.

There are two joints that connect your pelvis or hips to your spine. These joints are called your sacroiliac joints. Dr. Jasper discusses causes of SI joint dysfunction.

Extension fractures are caused by head-on car collisions. This that happens when the small bones in your spine, called your vertebrae, separate from each other because they were extended too far.

Isthmic spondylolisthesis usually begins with a genetic condition and develops into one of your vertebrae slipping forward. Overuse and physical stress on your lumbar spine, or your lower back, causes the vertebrae to slip more often.

At OrthoIndy we help identify the source of your back pain. Learn more about when back surgery is necessary, how a spinal fusion is performed and the recovery time after spinal fusion surgery.

How do you manage pain without medication? Learn more about one patient’s journey of overcoming addiction from pain killers.

OrthoIndy patient returns to teaching and reclaims her life after undergoing minimally invasive spine surgery with Dr. Gregory Poulter, OrthoIndy spine surgeon.