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neurosciencegroup.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 24 October 202636 issues · 83 checks
This review found 36 issues worth fixing on neurosciencegroup.com, 15 of them high impact, across 83 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
74CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.2 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 94 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 96 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 92 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 95 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 93 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 90 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 88 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 89 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 91 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 96 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 95 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 95 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
0.8 s
1.7 s
2.5 s
3.4 s
4.2 s
5.0 s
5.9 s
6.7 s
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.4 s · 2.7 MBAbout 2.7 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.4 s faster on a phone.
Google CDN adds 2.1 s
2.1 sGoogle CDN costs a phone 2.1 s of main-thread work and 2.6 MB of downloads while your page loads. That alone is enough to make taps feel slow. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Render-blocking requests
1.6 s26 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.6 s.
Mobile performance score: 30
30/100Your mobile performance score is 30 (desktop: 25). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 10.0 s
A phone's processor spends 10.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 5.7 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google CDN, Google Tag Manager and Other Google APIs/SDKs and others), adding 3.5 MB and 3.5 s of main-thread time.
Reduce unused CSS
750 ms · 79 KiBAbout 79 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 750 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 694 ms
694 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 694 ms of main-thread work and 523 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Minify CSS
300 ms · 2 KiB2 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 286 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Other Google APIs/SDKs adds 260 ms
260 msOther Google APIs/SDKs costs a phone 260 ms of main-thread work and 101 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
2,518 HTML elements
The page has 2,518 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
200 ms · 185 KiB7 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (185 KiB).
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 55 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 55 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Font display
100 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 100 ms).
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
1 checks passed
Server response: 68 ms
68 msYour server sent the HTML in 68 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
Real-user CLS: 0.33
0.33For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.33 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Largest Contentful Paint: 12.2 s
12.2 sYour largest element takes 12.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the element shown below.
Time to Interactive: 26.1 s
26.1 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 26.1 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.9 s
1.9 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.9 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Speed Index: 9.8 s
9.8 sVisually, the page fills in at 9.8 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 4.4 s
4.4 sThe first text or image appears after 4.4 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
0%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 94 ms to 95 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+2%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.2 s to 2.2 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
5 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 1.7 s
1.7 sReal visitors wait 1.7 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 95 ms
95 msReal visitors wait 95 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user FCP: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 786 ms
786 msReal visitors wait 786 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.015
0.015The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.015, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 6.9 MB in 269 requests
6.9 MBYour homepage downloads 6.9 MB in 269 requests on a phone: scripts 3.6 MB (57), images 1.5 MB (80) and other files 1.1 MB (89). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 2.0 g of CO₂ per visit
1.97 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.97 g of CO₂e: 236.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
11 text elements with low contrast
11 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
5 tap targets too small
5 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (22 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 22 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
14 links without text
14 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
5 form fields without a label
5 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (11 elements)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 11 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 104 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
40 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 45 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 40 passed and 5 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
14 links with vague text
14 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
281 internal links, 7 external
The homepage links to 281 pages on neurosciencegroup.com and 7 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 141 characters
Your meta description is 141 characters: “Neuroscience Group combines neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedic spine surgery, interventional pain management, and phys…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Excellence in Brain, Spine and Pain Care”.
Title: 58 characters
Your title is a healthy 58 characters: “Excellence in Brain, Spine, Pain Care | Neuroscience Group”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://neurosciencegroup.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, WebPage and WebSite.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://neurosciencegroup.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
No llms.txt
There is no https://neurosciencegroup.com/llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
2 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (2,169 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
2 links to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 2 pages by a URL that isn't their canonical one, for example https://neurosciencegroup.com/spinal-cord-stimulator, whose canonical is https://neurosciencegroup.com/spinal-cord-stimulator-treatment. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 120 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
6 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
6 small tap targets
6 of 16 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “reCAPTCHA has already been rendered in this element”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 5 testimonial or review blocks. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
A 8-field form
Your longest form asks for 8 fields (5 required). Every extra field lowers completion.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 680 words of copy
The homepage carries about 680 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Request an Appointment”.
13 calls to action
The homepage has 13 calls to action, for example “Request an Appointment”, “Contact Us” and “Request Medical Records”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 3 phone links and 0 email links.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
Privacy and tracking
5 trackers load before any consent
5Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and Meta Pixel (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
10 cookies set on arrival
10Opening the homepage sets 10 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
22 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 22 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at neurosciencegroup.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
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- CMS
- WordPress
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
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