Providence Spotlight on Health - Neuroscience

Amazing stories, told by actual patients and their doctors in Spokane at Providence, about spine surgery, treatment for stroke, help for tremors and Parkinson's Disease, and more!

Would you be able to recognized the signs of a stroke? Using new technologies and reviewing clinical information before the patient arrives in the emergency room—plus our partnership with Northwest MedStar air ambulance to get patients to Sacred Heart and Holy Family hospitals quickly from rural areas—really makes a difference.

Patients with spine problems often experience back pain so severe that they report having no quality of life at all. Thanks to expert surgeons, like Dr. Dean Martz of Inland Neurosurgery and Spine in Spokane, the procedure can have minimal impact, getting you back on your feet sooner, and with less risk of pain or infection.

People diagnosed with essential tremors or Parkinson's Disease are often sentenced to a life of debilitating tremors - shaking so severe that they can no longer work, or perform routine tasks like holding a spoon or fork to feed themselves. Fortunately, there's a procedure called Deep Brain Stimulation performed at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center that can provide patients in the Spokane, Eastern Washington/Coeur d'Alene, North Idaho region a new lease on life. WARNING! This video contains images of an actual brain surgery. The results, however, are amazing.

Would you be able to recognized the signs of a stroke? Using new technologies and reviewing clinical information before the patient arrives in the emergency room—plus our partnership with Northwest MedStar air ambulance to get patients to Sacred Heart and Holy Family hospitals quickly from rural areas—really makes a difference.

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