Comprehensive care for spine surgery, scoliosis treatment, back pain treatment & physical therapy
OUR OFFICE SERVING HARRISON, NEW YORK
New York Spine Institute is a leader in spinal care with patients throughout the New York area, including those right here in Harrison. Our highly qualified physicians make you their top priority during your time at NYSI.
We offer a comprehensive range of treatment options depending on each patients’ needs. These treatments may include physical therapy routines to more advanced forms of care such as spinal surgeries.
Industry Leaders
Our nationally recognized team, led by our medical director Alexandre B. de Moura, M.D. along with our elite team of physicians and staff have decades of experience tackling complex spine disorders.
Multiple Languages
To better serve our patients and Harrison community our NYSI staff members speak multiple languages, including: Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, German, and Russian.
SPINE SURGERY & CARE IN HARRISON, NY
Our experienced physicians and staff here at NYSI in Harrison can help pinpoint the root of your neck or back pain, relieving any uncertainty you may have on its cause. With such a wide variety of spine disorders, including; fractures, herniated or diseased discs, infection, or injuries, we understand the difference and can help get you started with the proper treatment.
We try to only perform spine surgery, including back or cervical (neck) surgery, on a small percentage of patients after every other treatment option has failed. Our spine surgeons will choose this path when their patients experience chronic pain typically from pinched nerves, or loss of mobility caused by spinal cord compression or mechanical vulnerability of the spine.
Types of Spinal Surgeries we offer our Harrison patients:
The leader of your care here at New York Spine Institute will be a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specialized in spine surgery with exceptional training in bone and neurological spine disorders. Every member of our medical staff here at NYSI in Harrison will welcome and treat you with respect while working with you during your treatment to make the journey as easy as possible. Patients all over the New York area leave here feeling relief from their pain after working with our expert back surgeons, neck surgeons and specialists. Feel confident knowing that all of your questions in relation to your treatment and diagnosis will be answered and explained in depth by a leading professional in the institute.*
For those in the Harrison area suffering from scoliosis, regardless of its severity, let the qualified spine doctors at New York Spine Institute help get you on a road to recovery and relief. Our back and neck doctors treat patients of all ages, from pediatric to adulthood, and can pinpoint causes from the common idiopathic and degenerative to the less common congenital and iatrogenic. Our unmatched scoliosis care and treatment methods are one reason that NYSI is a premier choice for back pain. By integrating modern technology with advanced treatment options our back and doctors can assess your condition and begin remedying the spinal deformity at one location.*
When all other treatment options have been exhausted, we recommend surgery to our Harrison patients suffering from severe cases of scoliosis. The procedure will be led by experienced spine surgeons who regularly perform these procedures at the nationally ranked NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases.* Our acclaimed surgeons have written for multiple medical publications, led lectures across the world, and gained years of experience, making them the areas top choice for treatment.
Angel Macagno, M.D.
Cervical, Lumbar, Adult & Pediatric Scoliosis and Spinal Deformity Specialist Schedule Your Appointment
ORTHOPEDIC CARE
Patient care is paramount for us at the New York Spine Institute. Harrison patients deserve providers they can trust and feel comfortable with. That is why we have proudly partnered with renowned orthopedic surgeons who are experts in the fields of orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine.
Our spine specialists are here to provide the best patient care around. We cover all aspects of orthopedic and spinal medicine.
Some of the Orthopedic surgeries we can perform:
ACL Reconstruction
Ankle Repair
Carpal Tunnel
Debridement
Hip Surgery
Knee Arthroscopy
Microsurgery
Revision
Rotator Cuff Repair
Shoulder Arthroscopy and Decompression
Shoulder Surgery
Soft Tissue Repair
Trigger Release
The addition of an orthopedic division allows our center serving Harrison to provide a shared team approach to all planned surgeries and emergent, same day medical needs at our various locations and affiliate hospitals. Our orthopedic specialists help to make this division one of exceptional care. We are here to help any injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Our orthopedic surgeons serving Harrison care about the specific concerns, questions, and goals of each patient. We focus on using a patient-centered perspective, to ensure you are comfortable and receiving the best care for you. Our experts and treatments are here to regain your health.
When you find that your back pain or neck pain is chronic and interfering with your day to day activities it is time to make an appointment with us here at New York Spine Institute in Harrison. Let one of our back specialists or back doctors give you a full exam and determine the root of your cause, ultimately creating a personalized treatment plan for you. Our trained medical staff can carry out treatment methods from the most common all the way to complex surgeries.
With such an intricate variety of spinal problems, no two patients are the same, even if they have the same spinal disorder. For this reason we have a wide range of treatment options too, so each patient can have a plan that is tailored to them and their specificities.
The back doctors here at New York Spine Institute being their examination by pinpointing the cause of your back or neck pain. Our patients can feel comfort knowing that we listen carefully to what you say and take your information into account when testing. Once we find the root cause to your pain we can then diagnose you with a disorder when necessary, and being your course of treatment. Though we are a surgical practice many times we don’t suggest surgery at all. We try to exhaust all other methods first before any patients undergoes surgery.
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Like the majority of American adults, you may find yourself in some sort of bodily pain or discomfort throughout your life, our expert physicians and staff members are here to help guide you in the right path for treatment, making sure you understand all your options.
All of our specialists are well trained and experienced in the latest diagnostics, medical treatments and advanced technologies in almost every pain-related condition.*
We offer Harrison residents treatment options, which include:• Injection therapies• Radiofrequency procedures• Spinal cord stimulation• Intrathecal device implementation• State-of-the-art fluoroscopy and endoscopy for great accuracy and precision• Ketamine infusion therapy for treatment of neuropathic pain syndromes such as CRPS.
Led by New York Spine Institutes distinguished physical therapist Michael Friar D.P.T, patients in the Harrison area can now receive quality care for their injuries regardless of how mild or severe they are. Start the process of restoring the quality of your life with us here at NYSI, whether you find yourself in pain after an injury or a lifelong strain on your body, our trained professionals are here to create a treatment plan for you.
Physical Therapy helps patients restore physical mobility, maintain physical function, and promote physical activity and proper functions to uphold a certain level of health depending on your condition. Our physical therapists can help you decrease pain, and increase your movement through various methods like: active and passive stretching, engaging in an exercise program and manual therapy. We teach our patients proper body posture along with home exercise programs in order to continue their recovery when not with us.*
New York Spine Institute helps patients in the Harrison area improve their strength and regain mobility. Patients will undergo an exam and receive a clinical diagnosis with a plan of care for both short and long term goals. Michael Friar, D.P.T., will go over all physical therapy treatment options and recommend any self-management techniques. At NYSI we offer patients a variety of weight machines for improving strength along with cardio tools to aid in endurance training.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is useful for diagnosing many conditions. It is safe and noninvasive, and helps NYSI to uphold its mission of treating patients with comfort. The digital radiology department allows the radiologist to analyze images for bone and soft tissue anatomy. NYSI diagnostic imaging provides individualized care as well as state-of-the-art diagnostics.
With state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) radiologists here at NYSI can analyze images of bone and soft tissue anatomy for further diagnosis. This painless and safe procedure is just another way that NYSI upholds their quality of care to its patients. With modern diagnostic imaging methods we can tailor our patients care to their unique conditions and help pinpoint the cause of their pain.
New York Spine Institute offers advanced diagnostic imaging: a high field short bore 1.5T MRI system and Digital Radiography (DX) x-ray for our patients in Harrison.
The high field short bore 1.5T MRI system assists a wide range of clinical applications, some of which are MRI’s of the Spine, Brain, Abdomen, Pelvis, Shoulder, Knee, Hip, Elbow, Wrist, Hand, Ankle and Foot.*
New York Spine Institute’s state-of-the-art GE 1.5T system allows our physicians the ability to review high quality, detailed pictures of anatomy and pathology, helping them to analyze a variety of musculoskeletal disorders.
Some patients may be referred to undergo a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan to determine if and where a certain disease is present. This safe, non-invasive method produces detailed images of organs and tissue which can be used to analyze and investigate the presence of disease. In comparison to other imaging methods, including; x-ray, ultrasound, or CT (Computed Technology), MRI may pick up on certain issues that the others don’t.*
Our staff takes your health and care as a top priority and are here to make your visit as smooth as possible. With access to your choice of music, earplugs, and a sleeping mask we try to create a calming environment while treating you.
In addition, the institute has a digital radiology department. In this branch radiologists are able to analyze images of bone and some soft tissue anatomy for diagnosis. We also offer Long Length Imaging (LLI) which is used for accurate scoliosis diagnosis.
*The effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment will vary by patient and condition. New York Spine Institute does not guarantee certain results.
Providing Our Harrison Patients The Care They Need
Our leading back and neck specialists, doctors, and surgeons at New York Spine Institute in Harrison are here to help relieve your pain and get you back into a normal routine. We keep our standards high in order to properly diagnose and treat each patient’s unique situation no matter how mild or severe. We take pride in being a top choice for neck and back pain treatment and encourage any future patients suffering from neck pain or back pain to give us a call today and discuss our back and neck pain treatments. Relieving your pain through expert treatment is our top goal.