Our staff is exceptionally experienced in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders. ANS has a special interest in minimally invasive spinal surgery, particularly for patients with herniated disc disease and painful vertebral compression fractures. A significant percentage of our patients suffer from either degenerative or traumatic spinal injuries. The determination to pursue surgical treatment is rigorously supported by radiographic and clinical data. Procedures to address spinal cord or nerve compression by herniated discs, bony spurs or tumors are routinely performed in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions. We employ anterior and posterior approaches, minimally invasive techniques with endoscopic approaches, kyphoplasty and frameless stereotaxy. An extensive range of spinal instrumentation procedures is performed for stabilization of degenerative, neoplastic and traumatic etiologies. Spinal cord tumors, vascular malformations, and spasticity procedures are done in collaboration with specialists in those areas. The spinal disorders team meets monthly for a multidisciplinary conference to discuss complex cases.