Treatments
Use the options below to explore potential treatments for your medical needs.
Types of treatment or procedure:
- Arms, Elbows and Shoulders
- Back and neck
- Bladder
- Bowel
- Cosmetic and reconstructive
- Dermatology
- Ear, nose and throat
- Eyes
- Fertility
- Foot and ankle
- Hands and Wrists
- Head and Neck
- Heart
- Hips
- Knees
- Legs and Buttocks
- Lifestyle management
- Men's health
- Oncology
- Other Treatments and Medicine
- Stomach
- Women's health
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
An anterior cervical discectomy is an operation performed on your upper spine to relieve pain caused by a herniated disc.
Cervical Spine Surgery
Cervical spine surgery at Nuffield Health can take many forms, including myelopathy, cervical disc replacement, cervical neuropathy, cervical spondylitis and disc prolapse.
Correction of scoliosis
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.
Epidural anaesthetic
An epidural anaesthetic involves injecting local anaesthetic into an area called the epidural space near your spinal cord.
Epidural injection for pain relief
An epidural is a type of pain-killing injection given by an anaesthetist.
Facet joint injections
A facet joint injection involves injecting local anaesthetics and sometimes steroids into or around a facet joint.
Laminectomy
During a laminectomy the surgeon removes enough bone and tissue from the back of the spine to free trapped nerves.
Lumbar discectomy surgery in Derby
If you are struggling with discomfort and prolonged lower back pain or sciatica, you may have herniated spinal discs, placing your spinal nerves under pressure. At Nuffield Health Derby Hospital our spinal surgeons can help with lumbar discectomy surgery.
Lumbar sympathetic blocks
A lumbar sympathetic block is an injection of local anesthetic into or around the sympathetic nerves.
Parotid gland removal (parotidectomy)
Your parotid glands are salivary glands located just in front of your ear.
Spinal (lumbar) Decompression
Spinal decompression is a type of back surgery used to release trapped nerves in the lower (lumbar) spine.
Spinal anaesthetic
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.
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