Office Phone : (682) 223-1406
Meet your Doctor, Melanie B. Kinchen
Welcome to 360 Back and Spine Center, my vision of what a surgical practice should be. Every patient relationship is important. My goal is to educate you about your condition and help you decide the best course of action.
Together, we can navigate your back to health….
I look forward to meeting you.
Why 360?
EXPERTISE
From microdiscectomies to complex reconstructive spine surgery, Dr. Melanie Battle Kinchen is an expert in all areas of the spine.
Dr. Kinchen combines her 20 years of experience and her unique training from the most elite institutions in the country to provide the most advanced treatment options in spine.
EMPATHY
It is not enough to be technically excellent if the patient/physician interaction is inadequate. Dr. Kinchen takes an active interest in her patient’s needs, not just their diagnosis.
She attends to every patient’s questions with thorough explanations, knowledge, and honesty. Together, they implement a customized treatment plan that always seeks an effective conservative option before surgery if possible.
EXCELLENCE
Dr. Kinchen is extremely detail-oriented by nature. Whether In the office or the operating room, she moves with efficiency and purpose. Her process is methodical, and her demeanor is calming. This attitude allows her to see the big picture quickly, formulate a plan, anticipate effectively, and thwart potential difficulties. Her mentality is reflected in the overall culture of 360. Whether a minor injury or a complex surgery, her entire team is invested in ensuring that every patient’s needs are met with the care they deserve. This is how excellent outcomes are created.
Our areas of specialization
Disc replacement is an alternative surgical option for people who might otherwise undergo spinal fusion surgery due to degenerative disc disease, bulging or herniated discs, or other painful disc-related issues. The procedure can be used for damaged discs anywhere in the spine, including cervical disc replacement.
A normal spine, when viewed from the side, has a series of curves which give it a gentle “S” shape, while it appears straight when viewed from the back. When these curves are too exaggerated, or when your spine curves the wrong direction or is rotated, this is considered a spinal deformity.
RECONSTRUCTIVE
SURGERY
Reconstructive spine surgery is generally only used to correct the most severe of spinal problems, and is usually recommended only if both non-surgical treatments and minimally invasive surgery have not achieved results. It has a higher risk of complications than minimally invasive procedures, and requires an experienced and highly-trained surgeon.
SURGERY
Reconstructive spine surgery is generally only used to correct the most severe of spinal problems, and is usually recommended only if both non-surgical treatments and minimally invasive surgery have not achieved results. It has a higher risk of complications than minimally invasive procedures, and requires an experienced and highly-trained surgeon.
MINIMALLY INVASIVE
SURGERY
Surgery of any type is, by definition, invasive. Surgery involves incisions, with accompanying trauma to muscles, skin, blood vessels, and other structures and tissue as an unavoidable result. Minimally invasive surgery, as its name implies, is intended to keep this collateral trauma to a minimum.
SURGERY
Surgery of any type is, by definition, invasive. Surgery involves incisions, with accompanying trauma to muscles, skin, blood vessels, and other structures and tissue as an unavoidable result. Minimally invasive surgery, as its name implies, is intended to keep this collateral trauma to a minimum.
Our areas of specialization
Disc replacement is an alternative surgical option for people who might otherwise undergo spinal fusion surgery due to degenerative disc disease, bulging or herniated discs, or other painful disc-related issues. The procedure can be used for damaged discs anywhere in the spine, including cervical disc replacement.
A normal spine, when viewed from the side, has a series of curves which give it a gentle “S” shape, while it appears straight when viewed from the back. When these curves are too exaggerated, or when your spine curves the wrong direction or is rotated, this is considered a spinal deformity.
RECONSTRUCTIVE
SURGERY
Reconstructive spine surgery is generally only used to correct the most severe of spinal problems, and is usually recommended only if both non-surgical treatments and minimally invasive surgery have not achieved results. It has a higher risk of complications than minimally invasive procedures, and requires an experienced and highly-trained surgeon.
SURGERY
Reconstructive spine surgery is generally only used to correct the most severe of spinal problems, and is usually recommended only if both non-surgical treatments and minimally invasive surgery have not achieved results. It has a higher risk of complications than minimally invasive procedures, and requires an experienced and highly-trained surgeon.
MINIMALLY INVASIVE
SURGERY
Surgery of any type is, by definition, invasive. Surgery involves incisions, with accompanying trauma to muscles, skin, blood vessels, and other structures and tissue as an unavoidable result. Minimally invasive surgery, as its name implies, is intended to keep this collateral trauma to a minimum.
SURGERY
Surgery of any type is, by definition, invasive. Surgery involves incisions, with accompanying trauma to muscles, skin, blood vessels, and other structures and tissue as an unavoidable result. Minimally invasive surgery, as its name implies, is intended to keep this collateral trauma to a minimum.
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Our Stories
My Mentor
People traveled from all over the world to watch world renowned Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, Dr. John P. Kostuik in action. So, on Dr. Kinchen’s 4th year of residency, when Dr. Kostuik asked her to do his fellowship, she happily accepted and took the coveted position as his spine surgery fellow.
Our Stories
Moving to Texas
When Dr. Kinchen moved to Texas, she wanted to recreate the environment that she came from in California and focus on helping educate her patients to make the right decision for their specific situations, helping them navigate their spine back to health.
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