Cervical Spine

You don't have to live with neck pain caused by abnormalities in the soft tissues, nerves, discs, or bones in the cervical spine.  Dr. Mukund I. Gundanna at Brazos Spine in Bryan, Texas is a Board-Certified Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Surgeon with expertise in cervical spine surgery.  In fact, Dr. Gundanna is the only orthopedic surgeon in the Bryan, Texas area with advanced fellowship training in spine surgery.  Dr. Gundanna is a compassionate spine surgeon who uses innovative surgical techniques to help restore pain-free neck motion to his patients. 

About the cervical spine

The cervical spine is composed of seven small bones located in the neck.  The cervical spine supports the head.  The neck has the greatest degree of movement of any other part of the spine. 

The cervical spine is vulnerable to injury.  Neck injury, compressed nerves, degenerative disc disease, herniated disc, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis are some of the causes of neck pain.  Symptoms of cervical spine problems include:

• Neck pain
• Neck stiffness
• Movement limitation
• Burning pain
• Numbness, crunching noise
• Pain or numbness that spreads through the shoulder & arm

Dr. Mukund I. Gundanna has expertise in the following state-of-the-art cervical spine surgeries:

• Artificial disc replacement
• ACDF
• Minimally invasive posterior foraminotomy
• Posterior cervical laminaplasty
• Rheumatoid skull-based surgery
• Surgery for cervical trauma

Request an appointment online or call our Central Texas Cervical Spine Surgeon at (979) 774-0411 to schedule your preferred appointment.