Patient Education

If your spine surgeon says a level of your spine is damaged and surgery is recommended, they might talk about different treatments including fusion, disc replacement, facet replacement or dynamic stabilisation. Each choice sounds like a big decision, and each affects how your back moves after the surgery.  There are seven spinal motion segments in […]

Your back hurts, and a spine fusion has been recommended for you. Or you already have one, and pain still limits your work, sleep, and family time. Now you want to know if you are eligible for fusion reversal surgery or not. We hope the following article is helpful.  A normal spinal fusion is surgery […]

Pain in your lower back, buttock, hip, or pelvis does not always come from your spine. Sometimes the source can be your  sacroiliac joint, also called the SI joint. The SI joint connects the bottom of your spine, called the sacrum, to the pelvis. This joint helps transfer weight between your upper body and legs. […]

Small pads called discs sit between the bones in your back. These discs hold your bones together, soak up shock, and let your spine bend and twist. The L5-S1 disc sits at the very bottom of your spine, joining your last moving back bone to your tailbone area. This disc carries more weight and more […]

Spinal fusion joins two or more vertebrae, so they heal into one solid unit. Surgeons may use screws, rods, cages, and other implants to stabilise the spine during healing. Lumbar fusion surgery remains an important treatment for many spinal conditions, especially when the spine is severely unstable, damaged, or deformed. However, fusion is not the […]

A small piece of disc can press on a nerve and can be life changing. This pressure often causes sciatica, sharp leg pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness that makes walking and sitting hard. Endoscopic microdiscectomy targets this exact problem. Surgeons remove only the small disc fragment pressing on your nerve, leaving the rest of your […]

Pain, numbness, or weakness in your legs can make simple activities harder. Standing for a few minutes, walking through a shop, or climbing stairs might become difficult. Lumbar stenosis is one possible cause. This condition narrows the space around the spinal cord or nerve roots. Changes in discs, facet joints, ligaments, or bone can contribute […]

Instead of a large open surgery, endoscopic spine surgery is a minimally invasive operation that treats a damaged disc through a small incision, using a thin camera called an endoscope, along with small instruments.  In modern medical science, endoscopic technology has advanced to the point where practitioners can now access, visualize, and treat many spine […]

If you are suffering from spinal arthritis or injury to the small facet joints in your lower back, you may be a candidate for facet joint replacement in Germany.  Over time, prolonged spinal damage can cause chronic back pain, stiffness, and nerve compression that doesn’t improve with physical therapy or injections. Germany is often noted […]

You have lived with back or neck pain for months, maybe years. A doctor said the word “fusion.” Now you have questions. What does spinal fusion surgery involve? Will the surgery work? What do you give up? Let our experts answer each question, so you know what to expect before you decide. People are also […]