• About Us
  • Anthony Rinella, MD
  • Douglas S. Stevens, PA-C
  • News
    • Cali, Colombia
    • De La Salle Award
    • Homer Glen Clinic
    • New Physician Assistant
  • Our Office Location
  • Patient Testimonials
    • A Blue Angel Flies Again
    • Adolescent Scoliosis
    • Iatrogenic Fixed Sagittal Imbalance
    • My Scoliosis Story
    • My Surgery and Self-Discovery
    • Severe Kyphoscoliosis
    • Wonders of Modern Science
• Spine Problems
  • Bone Spur
  • Degenerative Disc
  • Herniated Disc
  • Kyphosis
    • Flatback Syndrome
    • What is Kyphosis
    • Case Examples
      • Adult Post-Laminectomy Kyphoscoliosis
      • Infection Causing Severe Kyphosis
      • Severe Scheurmann’s Kyphosis
      • Transition Syndrome/Flatback
  • Scoliosis
    • Adult Scoliosis
    • Congenital Scoliosis
    • Idiopathic Scoliosis
    • Neuromuscular Scoliosis
    • What is Scolisis?
    • Case Examples
      • Moderate, Stable That Required Surgery at Age Twenty
      • Scoliosis That Kept Getting Getting Bigger After Skeletal Maturity
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Coming Soon
  • Back Pain
  • Fractures
  • Neck Pain
  • Spinal Tumor
    • What are Spinal Tumors?
    • Case Examples
      • Difficult Multi-Revision Procedure
  • Spondylolysis
    • What is Spondylolysis?
    • Case Examples
      • Iatrogenic Flatback
• Treatments
  • Laminotomy / Laminectomy
  • Osteotomy
    • Anterior-Posterior Osteotomy
    • Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
    • Posterior Osteotomy
    • Vertebral Column Resection (VCR)
  • Coming Soon
  • Home Remedies
  • Injection Therapy
  • Nonsurgical Care
  • Physical Therapy
  • PMR Physicians
  • Post Surgical Care
  • Surgical Options
    • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
    • Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
    • Anterior Spinal Fusion with Instrumentation
    • Artificial Disc
    • Foraminotomy
    • Kyphoplasty
    • Minimally Invasive Surgery
    • Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
    • Posterior Spinal Fusion with Instrumentation
    • Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
• Education
  • Animations
  • Exercise Library
    • Introduction
    • Intermediate Trunk
    • Advanced Trunk
  • Coming Soon
  • Anatomy Library
  • How to Lift
  • Preventing Back Pain
  • Symptoms Chart
• FAQs
  • 1. How do I choose the right doctor?
  • 2. Orthopaedic spine vs. neurosurgery?
  • 3. Do I need to see a spine specialist?
  • 4. What do my symptoms mean?
  • 5. How do I relieve my neck or back pain?
  • 6. What are my treatment options?
  • 7. What are the latest advancements in spine surgery?
  • 8. Is there disc surgery without fusion?
• Contact Us
  • Appointments
  • E-Mail Us
  • Physician Referrals

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