Treatments

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.

Chemical Sympathectomy

Your sympathetic nerves run down the front of your spine outside your spinal column.

Dorsal root ganglion block

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.

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 Guildford

Get rapid access to lumbar discectomy surgery at Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital. Our experienced spinal surgeons specialise in a range of complex spinal treatments and sciatica conditions.

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.

Sacroiliac joint injections

Sacroiliac joint injections involve injecting anti-inflammatories or anaesthetic into problem areas.

Spinal (lumbar) Decompression

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 surgery

Spinal fusion is an operation to weld or fuse together the small bones in your back eliminating motion that is causing back pain.

Stellate ganglion blocks

Steroid injections

X-Ray Guided Facet Joint Injection

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.

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