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Health conditions treated by MNSC Neurologists and Neurosurgeons
Medford Neurological & Spine Clinic offers the most progressive diagnostic and treatment options available for neurological and spinal disorders in Southern Oregon. Due to the vast number of conditions treated by our clinic only the most common conditions are listed.
- Neurological Conditions
- Spine Conditions
- Common neurological and spine disorders treated at MNSC
- Screening Services
- Clinical Research
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Neurological Conditions:
- Tumors involving the brain, spinal cord, nerves, skull or the spine. These may be a primary growth from the local tissues themselves or a metastatic spread from a cancer in another part of the body.
- Peripheral nerve injuries or compression resulting in pain, numbness, weakness and wasting of the muscles in the face, arm, hand or leg. Conditions such as Carpal Tunnel syndrome are common when the nerve crossing the wrist is compressed or entrapped.
- Neurovascular disorders such as strokes, brain hemorrhages, traumatic or non-traumatic blood clots affecting the brain or spinal cord.
- Brain disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, hydrocephalus or malformations involving the brain from birth.
- Infections involving the brain and spinal cord, the fluid surrounding these structures or the spinal vertebra and disks.
- Traumatic injuries to the brain, spinal cord, bones of the spine, nerves and skull.
For More Information: Visit Neurosurgery Today — Anatomy of the Brain
Spine and Spinal Cord Conditions:
It is a common misconception that neurosurgery focuses only on conditions associated with the brain, but in fact over 70 percent of neurosurgery procedures involve treating spine and spinal cord health conditions. Neck or back pain, pinched nerves, and numbness or weakness in the arms or legs are all conditions that can result from ruptured or bulging disks, excessive overgrowth of arthritic bone, slippage of the vertebra, or infections or fractures.
Common spinal conditions treated at MNSC include:
- Degenerative disorders/aging of the spine
- Fractures
- Herniated discs
- Infections
- Injury, trauma to back, neck, spine or spinal cord
- Malignant and benign spinal tumors
- Spinal cord compression
- Spinal deformities (scoliosis, kyphosis)
- Spinal stenosis
Spine Resources
Spine Anatomy Information: Visit the National Pain Foundation — Anatomy of the Spine
Spine Tutorials - We have provided a link to a wealth animated spine condition and procedure tutorials. While reviewing this material, we encourage you to write down your questions and concerns so we may address them at your next appointment. Understandingspinesurgery.com
Common neurological and spine disorders treated at MNSC include (in alphabetical order):
- Alzheimer's disease
- Artificial Discs
- Brain and spinal cord injuries
- Brain tumors
- Carotid artery stenosis
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Chiari malformations (CMs)
- Epilepsy
- Headaches
- Herniated Disks
- Movement disorders
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Peripheral nerve disorders
- Ruptured disks
- Scoliosis
- Spinal infections/compression
- Spondylolisthesis (Slippage of bone)
- Stenosis
- Stroke
- Trauma/fracture
- Tremor
Pediatric Neurology services also include the following disorders:
- ADHD
- Asperger's disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Tourette's syndrome
Screening services
Our physicians believe that a thorough and comprehensive diagnosis is essential to developing the most appropriate treatment plan for our patients. For this reason we utilize the most technologically advanced diagnostic imaging tools available in the Rogue Valley. In addition, MNSC offers a comprehensive array of diagnostic tests at our clinic. All testing is completed by licensed technicians and/or technologists extensively trained and certified in diagnostic screening methods specific to neurological and spine disorders. All tests are read by MNSC neurologists to ensure accurate and timely reports.
In-office tests include:
An electroencephalogram (EEG) measures and records the electrical activity of your brain. Special sensors (electrodes) are attached to your head and hooked by wires to a computer. The computer records your brain's electrical activity on the screen or on paper as wavy lines. Certain conditions, such as seizures, can be seen by the changes in the normal pattern of the brain's electrical activity.
Electromyography (EMG) is a technique for evaluating and recording the activation signal of muscles. EMG screening is used as a diagnostic tool for identifying the cause of pain, numbness, tingling or weakness in the muscles or nerves.
Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) is a common measurement made during a nerve conduction study (NCS) and is used to evaluate electrical conduction of the motor and sensory nerves. Symptoms that might prompt this study include numbness, tingling, and/or burning sensations.
Other common screening techniques utilized by MNSC include:
- CT
- MRI
- Neurosonography
- Evoked Potentials
- Sleep studies
Clinical Research
Medford Neurological & Spine Center is active in the advancement of neurological research with ongoing trials in Multiple sclerosis (MS) and cognitive diseases including Alzheimer’s.
Who can participate in a clinical trial?
All clinical trials have guidelines about who can participate. These criteria are based on such factors as age, gender, the type and stage of a disease, previous treatment history, and other medical conditions. Before joining a clinical trial, a participant must qualify for the study. Some research studies seek participants with illnesses or conditions to be studied in the clinical trial, while others need healthy participants.
Please call MNSC at (541) 779-1672 for details on neurological trials presently available.
Find out more about the fascinating world of clinical research at The Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation, a non-profit organization focused on educating and informing the public about clinical research participation.
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