Nacogdoches Institute of Spine Care (NISC)
What is Nacogdoches Institute of Spine Care?
The Nacogdoches Institute of Spine Care (NISC) is a resource for back pain, chronic spine conditions and back injuries at Nacogdoches Medical Center. We provide spine care services from diagnosis to treatment and rehabilitation.
Our Services
Whether you’re suffering from a back injury or back pain, enduring a spine condition for a long time or living with the realities of normal wear and tear, our spine specialists at Nacogdoches Medical Center can help.
We also diagnose and treat the following conditions:
- Back or spine fractures
- Degenerative disc disease
- Herniated disc
- Kyphosis
- Radiculopathy
- Scoliosis
- Spine cancer
- Spondylolisthesis
We provide a variety of treatment options, prioritizing non-surgical solutions first.
- Physical therapy
- Back braces
- Ice or heat therapy
- Muscle relaxants
- Prescription medications such as ibuprofen and naproxen
- Steroid injections
- Topical rubs and ointments
If a provider determines surgery is the best course of action for your specific case, we provide various surgical techniques, including:
- Artificial disk replacement
- Discectomy
- Foraminotomy
- Nucleoplasty
- Spinal decompression
- Spinal fusion
- Spinal laminectomy
- Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
Technologies We Use
The providers at the Nacogdoches Institute of Spine Care focus on exploring non-surgical spine pain treatment options first. If you need surgery, we have specially trained neurosurgeons ready to provide the best surgical options based on your condition.
Your doctor may recommend surgery if your pain does not resolve using non-invasive methods. The spine specialists at NISC are trained in minimally invasive techniques which may result in less pain, faster recovery and fewer complications.
Our spine specialists use a variety of technologies and techniques to provide the highest quality care possible, including:
- Multi-disciplinary spine care
- Minimally invasive spine surgery