Neurosurgical Consultations
A neurosurgical consultation gives you a surgeon's reading of your diagnosis and imaging. If an operation has been recommended, you learn what it is meant to achieve and what the alternatives are.
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Axon Neurosurgery brings a board-certified neurosurgeon's judgment to back, neck and nerve pain in Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia and Lancaster, beginning with a careful diagnosis and the least invasive treatment that fits your condition.
Board-Certified Neurosurgeon
Stanford Fellowship Trained
Least Invasive Care First
Four Pennsylvania Offices
Welcome to Axon Neurosurgery
Axon Neurosurgery is a neurosurgical and pain care practice led by Christopher Bilbao, D.O., a board-certified neurosurgeon trained in brain and spine surgery. Patients come here with spine, nerve and chronic pain conditions, and often with a surgery recommendation they want to understand before they agree to it.
That lets the practice put its time into what comes before and around an operation: a thorough neurological evaluation, a review of your imaging, and a treatment plan that starts with the least invasive option appropriate for your condition.
When surgery is the right answer, you leave knowing why, what it can and cannot fix, and which questions to put to your operating surgeon. When it is not, care continues here through minimally invasive procedures, pain management and medication management.
Minimally Invasive Procedures
Minimally invasive procedures treat spine and nerve pain without open surgery. Each one is chosen for the source of your pain that the evaluation identified.
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Pain management here is a plan rather than a single visit: evaluation, treatment and regular review as your condition changes.
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Meet Christopher Bilbao, D.O.
Dr. Bilbao is a board-certified neurosurgeon with experience in brain and spine surgery and advanced fellowship training in neurosurgical oncology and radiosurgery at Stanford University Hospital and Clinics.
He earned his undergraduate degree at Villanova University and his medical degree at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he also completed his neurosurgical residency. His research includes peer-reviewed publications and clinical trials on brain tumors, traumatic brain injury, spine surgery and postoperative pain management.
About Dr. BilbaoNeurosurgical and Pain Care Services
Neurosurgical Consultations
A neurosurgical consultation with Dr. Bilbao looks at your symptoms, examination and imaging through the eyes of a spine and brain surgeon. If surgery has been recommended elsewhere, it is a chance to understand why and what other options exist.
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Spinal Consultations
A spinal consultation sorts out where back or neck pain is actually coming from. The answer decides whether treatment starts with conservative care, a procedure or a conversation about surgery.
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Neurological Evaluations
A neurological evaluation tests strength, sensation and reflexes to find which nerve is involved and how. It is the groundwork for every treatment decision made in this practice.
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Minimally Invasive Procedures
Minimally invasive procedures target the source of spine and nerve pain without open surgery. We explain what each procedure involves, who it may help and its limits before you decide.
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Pain Management
Pain management at Axon Neurosurgery combines evaluation, treatment planning and ongoing care for chronic spine and nerve pain. The plan is reviewed as you respond rather than repeated unchanged.
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Medication Management
Medication management means a clear plan for what you take, why, and how it is monitored. Dr. Bilbao coordinates with your other physicians so treatment stays consistent.
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Trigger Point Therapy
Trigger point therapy treats tight, painful knots in muscle that often build around a spine problem. Releasing them can ease pain that spreads into the neck, shoulders or back.
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Alternative Treatment for Spinal Injuries
Alternative treatment for spinal injuries gives patients options beyond an operation. It suits people who want to try nonsurgical care first, or who are not candidates for surgery.
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Get a neurosurgeon’s view of your options
Axon Neurosurgery sees patients at offices in Bala Cynwyd, North Broad and Northeast Philadelphia, and Lancaster. Call (215) 366-2803 or request an appointment online.
Told You Need Spine Surgery?
A surgery recommendation is a big decision to make on one opinion. A neurosurgical consultation at Axon Neurosurgery gives you an experienced surgeon’s perspective on your case, from a physician who is not the one scheduling the operation.
- A review of your diagnosis and imaging
- Nonsurgical and minimally invasive options
- What surgery can and cannot accomplish
- Questions to bring to your operating surgeon
Offices in Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia and Lancaster
Axon Neurosurgery
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