Long Island, New York
The surgeon you see when you want an answer you can trust.
Neck and back pain, nerve pain down an arm or leg, adult deformity and the considered second opinion. Most spine problems do not need an operation, and Dr. Mitchell Long will say so plainly when that is the answer.
Second opinions welcome, including after previous surgery
Six offices across Nassau and Suffolk
Board-Certified Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Fellowship, Upstate Orthopedics
Your first visit
What to expect, step by step.
Bring your imaging and any previous operative notes. They matter more than a new scan, and they are what makes the first appointment useful.
The examination is what connects a scan finding to your symptoms. A finding that does not match it is usually not the cause of your pain.
What the problem is, what the options are, and what each would and would not achieve — including the option of not operating.
Frequently the honest answer is that further surgery is not the right step. That is still worth knowing, because it replaces uncertainty with a reason.
Symptom guide
Start with what you’re feeling.
Find the pattern closest to yours to read about conditions that may be related. These patterns overlap, and more than one has causes outside the spine, so this is education rather than a diagnosis — it cannot tell you what you have.
Some symptoms need urgent care rather than reading. If you have sudden weakness, numbness in the saddle area, or a change in bladder or bowel control, go to an emergency department.
Neck pain or stiffness, and pain, tingling or numbness that travels into the shoulder, arm or hand.
May be related
Treatments
Conservative care first, surgery only when it is the better option
Trained at
Two Level I trauma centers
Meet your surgeon
Dr. Mitchell Long
Most spine problems do not need an operation, and Dr. Mitchell Long will say so plainly when that is the answer.
Dr. Mitchell Long is a board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon with expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal trauma and complex spinal deformity. He treats the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine, with a particular focus on revision surgery and the cases other surgeons describe as complicated.
Fellowship
Residency
Practice
Offices
Conditions Dr. Mitchell Long treats
View all conditionsNeck and upper back
Neck painCervical radiculopathyCervical herniated discCervical myelopathyThoracic herniated discCervical disc degenerationCervical spinal stenosisRequest a consultation
Find out what is actually wrong.
Bring your imaging and any previous operative notes. One number reaches the office for all six locations.
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Locations
Six offices across Long Island
One number for all six offices: (631) 600-9400
Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM–4:00 PM