Specialties & Services

Spine

Spine, neck, and back issues can cost you little moments of joy—exercising, playing with kids, walking the dog. But pain relief and restored mobility are possible when you choose us. BJC HealthCare and WashU Medicine are national leaders in spine care. You have access to highly skilled spine specialists, leading-edge technology, and advanced treatments that help you get back to being you, with lasting results.
 

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Spine specialties and services at BJC

BJC HealthCare and WashU Medicine offer spine expertise in:

Neck and back pain
From nonsurgical solutions to the latest in minimally invasive surgical techniques, our team delivers world-class care.

Spinal deformities
Internationally recognized spine experts deliver the highest level of spinal deformity care, including advanced scoliosis surgery for growing children.

Spinal rehabilitation (rehab)
Inpatient and outpatient spinal rehabilitation helps more patients move forward with their lives after a spinal cord injury or severe spinal condition.

Spinal trauma
We deliver the region’s highest level of spinal trauma care, including emergency surgery and rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries, broken necks, and backs.

Spinal tumors
Receive spinal tumor care from some of the nation’s most experienced specialists. Areas of expertise include chordoma, spinal meningioma, and schwannoma.

Complex spine surgery
We are recognized nationally in the surgical treatment of scoliosis, spine deformities, and primary tumors.

Endoscopic spine surgery

 We offer the only endoscopic spine surgery program in the St. Louis region and treat the most patients nationally with ultra-minimally invasive spine surgery, providing precise care with better outcome and recoveries.

Detailed diagnosis

 We identify the root cause of your condition, whether you are experiencing pain, numbness, and weakness in your neck, back, legs, arms, sciatic nerve, or other areas. By listening to you and using advanced imaging techniques, we pinpoint problems and create the best treatment plan for you and your goals. We can also evaluate your potential need for revision of a previous surgery or reassess your diagnosis, if needed.

Why choose us for spine care?

BJC HealthCare works with nationally recognized WashU Medicine physicians and providers across the region to deliver exceptional care. You deserve the latest spine therapies delivered by trusted specialists with the highest quality of care. This is our promise to you. We accurately get to the source of your symptoms and deliver research-based treatments to lessen their impact on your life. From common back, neck, and joint pains to complex spine injuries, our team is ready to restore your mobility. We offer:

  • Advanced technologies and surgical techniques: BJC and WashU Medicine spine specialists use leading-edge approaches and the best available technologies, like minimally invasive surgery and robot-assisted surgery, to relieve pain and restore mobility quickly.
  • Patient-first philosophy: Our team recognizes the many ways spine, neck, and back issues can complicate your life and we’re here to help. Any symptoms that are bothersome to you matter to us. We listen intently as you explain your concerns enabling us to tailor services to your unique needs.
  • Comprehensive team of spine specialists: From nonsurgical options to complex surgical solutions, BJC and WashU Medicine spine specialists collaborate throughout your care journey to adjust treatment plans as necessary. Our team includes neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, physical and occupational therapists, physiatrists, and pain management specialists working together for you. Our physicians and surgeons are subspecialized in the care of specific conditions and surgical techniques, offering every technique available and ensuring patients get the best treatments for their needs.
  • Comfortable, safe hospital setting: Exceptional spine care means everything you need under one roof and a care team you trust. We’re with our patients every step of the way.
  • Multiple convenient locations: Finding relief shouldn’t be a hassle. Our patient-first philosophy and extensive network of facilities allow us to tailor services to best meet your needs and offer a supportive path to recovery. After surgery, our inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation centers are here to keep you in motion. As our patient, you may use BJC Home Care for follow-up physical therapy.
  • Expedited access: We strive to offer timely care. Most of our patients are scheduled for an appointment within one to two weeks.

Spine conditions we treat

Whether caused by everyday  wear and tear, trauma, or tumors, spinal injuries and spine conditions can be life-changing events. BJC and WashU Medicine spine specialists  offer comprehensive services for common spine conditions including:

  • Disk herniation–cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine
  • Degenerative disk disease or arthritic conditions of the spine
  • Spinal stenosis of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine
  • Scoliosis
  • Compression of the spine or spinal nerves
    • Myeloradiculopathy
    • Myelopathy

    • Radiculopathy

       

  • Spinal tumors
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Kyphosis
  • Complex spine deformities
  • Spinal cord injury or trauma
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Search for a specialist

Our highly trained team of spine specialists offers advanced treatments as well as compassionate, personalized care. 

Call 557-747-9186 to schedule an appointment.
Debbi smiling and holding a chicken outside her backyard coop after endoscopic spine surgery.

Ultra-Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Gives One Patient Her Life Back

Debbi, 51, is outside mowing her lawn and tending to her chickens, activities she couldn’t do prior to her ultra-minimally invasive—also known as endoscopic—spine surgery.

For years before, Debbi had been in pain, which ranged from stabbing to sharp to shooting throughout most of the lower half of her body, including her back, hips, and glutes. 
Bill Bunch playing golf post surgery

Avid Golfer Back on Course After Spine Surgery at MoBap – BJC HealthCare

Bill Bunch’s favorite activities include golfing, tending to his yard, and playing catch with his grandson.
Each one became more difficult and less enjoyable for the retiree during a six-year span in which a worsening back condition affected his hips, legs, and feet.
 
Lena Horne post-surgery

No more pain in the neck: Disc replacement procedure offers Linda lasting relief

But the minor twinge that started after one of her regular weight-lifting sessions soon grew into intense shoulder pain with accompanying arm and wrist weakness that threatened to sidetrack her busy life.

She had a ruptured disc in her cervical (neck) spine.
Martha

Runner says she's "back and healthier than ever"

Martha Williams checked off a goal on her bucket list in April 2019. She qualified for, and ran, in the Boston Marathon. Although it's an accomplishment only a small percentage of runners can claim, Williams' story might not sound particularly extraordinary -- that is, unless you begin the story in December 2010.
Tom Waller and his motorcyle

Freedom Restored: Motorcycle Enthusiast Rides Pain-Free After Spine Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Two wheels sped down a rural Missouri highway, and a 14-year-old fell in love.

“It was a freedom feeling,” Tom Waller says, more than six decades after his first motorcycle ride. “And I’ve never lost it.
 

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