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November 11, 2022 • 0 Comments What is a vertebral compression fracture?

What is a vertebral compression fracture? A VCR or vertebral compression fracture is a fracture in the bones of the spine (vertebrae)...

November 4, 2022 • 0 Comments How does radiofrequency ablation work?

How does radiofrequency ablation work? Radiofrequency ablation is a procedure which can be used to treat back and neck pain as well...

October 28, 2022 • 0 Comments Do spinal injections work?

Do spinal injections work? There are two types of spinal injection which we use: the first is to treat back pain and...

October 21, 2022 • 0 Comments What is spine decompression surgery?

What is spine decompression surgery? A spinal decompression is a procedure to treat conditions such as spinal stenosis, sciatica, a slipped disc...

October 14, 2022 • 0 Comments What is a Chiari Malformation?

What is a Chiari Malformation? Chiari malformation is a brain and spinal condition whereby some of the brain tissue (the cerebellar tonsils,...

October 7, 2022 • 0 Comments Spine Surgery London

Spine Surgery in London There are so many options and so many different things to consider when it comes to choosing where...

September 29, 2022 • 0 Comments Caring for a loved one after spinal surgery

Caring for a loved one after spinal surgery Understanding what to expect when caring for a loved one after spinal surgery can be hugely...

September 22, 2022 • 0 Comments Spinal issues and disorders

Spinal issues and disorders Spinal issues and disorders can be very painful and, at times, debilitating. Luckily, most of these issues can...

September 14, 2022 • 0 Comments Spinal Ageing

Spinal Ageing It’s completely normal that with ageing, the spinal discs degenerate over time. One of the most common questions our patients ask is “Why...

September 6, 2022 • 0 Comments Why do I have neck pain?

Why do I have neck pain? Sadly, chronic pain in the neck can make a person’s life miserable. Neck pain may include...

August 25, 2022 • 0 Comments Why do I have back pain?

Why do I have back pain? This is such a common question and here are the answers! Back pain is extremely common...

August 12, 2022 • 0 Comments Working together to reduce NHS waiting lists

Listen to Mr Ranj Bhangoo discussing how working collaboratively has helped reduce NHS waiting lists post covid.

August 3, 2022 • 0 Comments BrainPath

BrainPath is the latest development in brain tumour surgery. This ground breaking technique uses the natural folds of the brain to create...

July 19, 2022 • 0 Comments Intraoperative MRI – iMRI

Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging, intraoperative MRI or iMRI is a technology that uses an MRI scanner to create images of the brain...

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July 19, 2022 • 0 Comments Spondylolisthesis

Many of our patients are diagnosed with spondylolisthesis, but they have no idea what it is. Today Mr Irfan Malik, one of...

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July 13, 2022 • 0 Comments Facet joint syndrome

Facet joint syndrome is caused by the degenerative changes in your spine. Your spine is made up of 33 individual bones that...

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July 5, 2022 • 0 Comments Brachialgia

Brachialgia, also known as cervical radiculopathy, is defined as compression or irritation of nerve roots in the cervical spine. Put simply, it...

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June 28, 2022 • 0 Comments Neck Pain

Neck pain is very common among individuals of all ages. Here we explain a bit about it, why we get it, what...

June 15, 2022 • 0 Comments Endovascular treatment of aneurysm

Endovascular treatment of an aneurysm or coiling is a procedure used to treat an aneurysm. Aneurysms can develop in any blood vessel...

June 8, 2022 • 0 Comments AVM Treatment

Cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) represent a relatively rare, pathological entity. An arteriovenous malformation or AVM is an abnormal cluster of blood vessels...

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May 23, 2022 • 0 Comments Sciatica

Sciatica refers to a pain which radiates from the lower spine, through the buttocks and down the legs. This pain can range...

May 16, 2022 • 1 Comment Radiofrequency ablation

Radiofrequency ablation is a minimally invasive procedure performed to reduce pain. An x-ray guided electrical current is used to produce heat to...

May 9, 2022 • 0 Comments Visualase for Brain Tumours

Professor Ashkan and Mr Bhangoo are currently the only surgeons in the UK able to perform a procedure called Visualase ® for...

April 29, 2022 • 0 Comments Spinal injection

Why would you have a spinal injection? Mr Richard Selway talks us through the different types and uses of spinal injections. There...

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April 20, 2022 • 0 Comments Back Pain

Back pain is extremely common in people of all ages. Mr Nicholas Thomas gives us the low-down and what we can be...

April 5, 2022 • 0 Comments Microvascular Decompression

A microvascular decompression is a surgical procedure performed to relieve and treat the symptoms associated with compression of a cranial nerve by...

March 24, 2022 • 0 Comments Lumboperitoneal shunt

An LP or lumboperitoneal shunt is a tube that drains CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) from the space in the lumbar spine to the...

March 15, 2022 • 0 Comments Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery

Endoscopic pituitary surgery is also called transsphenoidal endoscopic surgery and is the most common surgery used to remove a pituitary tumour. What...

March 2, 2022 • 0 Comments Correction of Craniosynostosis

Correction of craniosynostosis is surgical procedure which for most patients is the primary treatment for a child diagnosed with craniosynostosis. Craniosynostosis is a...

February 18, 2022 • 0 Comments Minimally invasive XLIF

A minimally invasive XLIF or just XLIF is a lateral (from the side) approach to spinal fusion surgery. XLIF stands for eXtreme...

February 8, 2022 • 0 Comments Excision of Pituitary Tumour

The excision of a pituitary tumour is a surgical procedure that can be used to treat a pituitary tumour. A pituitary tumour,...

January 27, 2022 • 0 Comments Endoscopic Brain Surgery

What is endoscopic brain surgery? Endoscopic brain surgery is a form of minimally invasive brain surgery that can be used to treat...

January 14, 2022 • 0 Comments Minimally Invasive TLIF

A minimally invasive TLIF is a type of minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery. This takes a revolutionary approach to traditional spinal surgery....

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