An anterior cervical discectomy is an operation performed on your upper spine to relieve pain caused by a herniated disc.
Are you suffering from prolonged neck pain? If so, you may have damaged or diseased cervical discs causing intense pressure on surrounding nerves. At Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital our spinal experts provide cervical disc replacement surgery.
Cervical spine surgery at Nuffield Health can take many forms, including myelopathy, cervical disc replacement, cervical neuropathy, cervical spondylitis and disc prolapse.
Scoliosis is a curvature or bend of the spine. Symptoms of scoliosis can include back pain and intense nerve pain as nerves are compressed by the bend in your spine.
The dorsal root ganglion is the area of a spinal nerve that connects the nerves to your spine. This area sends impulses from nerves to your spinal cord.
An epidural anaesthetic involves injecting local anaesthetic into an area called the epidural space near your spinal cord.
An epidural is a type of pain-killing injection given by an anaesthetist.
A facet joint injection involves injecting local anaesthetics and sometimes steroids into or around a facet joint.
A kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure to correct an osteoporotic vertebral fracture and further stabilise your spine.
During a laminectomy the surgeon removes enough bone and tissue from the back of the spine to free trapped nerves.
Lumbar disc replacement is the replacement of a damaged or diseased disc in the spine, with an artificial disc to maintain movement in the treated spine area.
Are you suffering from herniated spinal discs? At Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital our expert spinal surgeons excel in lumbar discectomy surgery and can help you relieve your back pain and get you back to enjoying the things you love.
A lumbar sympathetic block is an injection of local anesthetic into or around the sympathetic nerves.
Advances in medical technology mean many spinal procedures can now be performed as minimally invasive surgery.
During spinal fusion your consultant used surgical plates, rods or screws to weld your spine together eliminating motion that caused you back pain.
Sacroiliac joint injections involve injecting anti-inflammatories or anaesthetic into problem areas.
Spinal decompression is a type of back surgery used to release trapped nerves in the lower (lumbar) spine.
Spinal anaesthetic, also known as a spinal block, is administered by injecting drugs into an area called the subarachnoid space near the spinal cord. Spinal anaesthesia can be used while you are awake or in combination with sedation or general anaesthetic.
Spinal fusion is an operation to weld or fuse together the small bones in your back eliminating motion that is causing back pain.
A vertebroplasy is a minimally invasive procedure to correct an osteoporotic vertebral fracture and further stabilise your spine.
A facet joint injection involves injecting local anaesthetics and sometimes steroids into or around a facet joint. The local anaesthetics numb the nerves to the facet joint to give pain relief. The steroids reduce inflammation and may make the pain relief last longer.