Many patients mistakenly believe that neurosurgery is limited to the brain, but spinal procedures are an important aspect of this field of medicine. The brain and the spinal cord come together to form the central nervous system, so spinal disease, disorder, or malfunction typically affects neurological function. The spinal cord allows the brain to communicate back and forth with the rest of the body, so damage to this network of nerves, tissues, and fibers can severely disrupt patients' lives and ability to function.

The spine is a delicate system that requires extreme care and precision to correct. Neuro-spinal surgeons go through many years of education and training to learn how to safely and accurately perform procedures.

Neuro-spinal specialists can perform many types of surgeries to alleviate uncomfortable symptoms, correct misalignment, and repair spinal structures. Spine surgery may correct unhealthy abnormalities in the spinal cord, nerves, ligaments, vertebrae, and the discs between them. It can be performed in the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral portions of the spine and surrounding tissues.