The Spine Hospital at The Neurological Institute of New York is dedicated to the evaluation and treatment of patients suffering from disorders of the spine and spinal cord. Our team of clinical professionals responds to individual patient needs by providing innovative non-operative & operative treatments.
Recent News
Dec. 4, 2018
Take a moment to appreciate the freedom of movement your head likely enjoys. (Really—go “a-head”!) For most people, the neck allows the head remarkable range of motion. It can swivel left and right, nod up and down, tilt side to side and “roll” around from shoulder to shoulder. Much of that motion is due to the anatomy of just the top two joints in the neck: the joint between the skull and the first bone of the spine, and the joint between the first and second bones in the spine.
Recent Patient Stories
Nov. 22, 2018
California to New York: It’s a distance of about 3,000 miles. In May of 2016, high school sophomore Jake Greenberg and his parents made the round trip twice.
Jake’s symptoms had started in January, months before the family’s trips to New York City. The 16-year-old started experiencing back pain and swelling. As a diver who competed at regional and national levels, Jake first thought he had “tweaked” his back while training or diving. Then he began experiencing leg cramps. Soon, his hands were shaking—was this anxiety, or part of a set of neurological symptoms?
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