Spinal surgery

The spine is made up of 33 individual bones, stacked one on top of the other. Strong bones and muscles, flexible ligaments and tendons, and sensitive nerves contribute to a healthy spine.

We know our spine serves such an important role in our body. Whether it’s for niggling back pain or complex spinal surgery, for more than 30 years patients have entrusted the spinal surgeons across our network of hospitals to treat a wide range of spinal conditions that include chronic back pain, sports injuries, deformities and tumours.

Spinal surgery includes everything from surgery at the front of the neck, decompressing the spine, managing sciatica, spinal fusions, spinal infections, spinal traumas to treating spinal tumours.

Neck pain

Neck pain can affect people of all ages, from newborn babies to elderly people experiencing ongoing and debilitating problems. HCA UK neurosurgeons offer all patients specialist treatment for a range of neck-related conditions.

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Back pain

Back pain affects young children, adolescents and adults with different levels of severity, often defined as acute, chronic or neuropathic. Our HCA UK neurosurgeons and paediatric specialists are able to diagnose and treat all back problems, from minor pain to the most severe.

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Sciatica

Patients with sciatica will often feel a tingling, burning or shooting pain intheir legs. The pain originates in the sciatic nerve, which runs from your feet down to your hips. At HCA UK we provide a number of treatment and rehabilitation options for people with sciatica.

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Brachialgia

Brachialgia is a pinched nerve in your neck, which as a result can cause severe pain in both your arms, often beginning with a tingling feeling like pins and needles. At HCA UK we not only provide a range of treatment options, but can also help to diagnose brachialgia with our highly advanced diagnostic equipment.

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Spinal tumours

Spinal tumours often occur as a result of tumours elsewhere in the body, such as in the brain or bones, spreading to the spine. If you are diagnosed with either malignant or benign spinal tumours, you will receive the best treatment from our world-class neurosurgeons.

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Spina bifida, tethered cord and paediatric spinal surgery

Groundbreaking treatments including spinal implants for serious congenital defects such as spina bifida, are now carried out by specialist paediatric neurosurgeons at The Harley Street Clinic, helping your baby's physical development to progress as healthily as possible.

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Scoliosis

Scoliosis occurs when an abnormal curvature of a person's spine begins to form, normally in the shape of an 'S' or 'C'. It can develop at any age, although it predominantly affects children aged 10 to 15, or in some cases younger. Our specialist Children and Adult's Scoliosis Service delivers expert care to all patients.

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Spinal pain management

After firstly identifying the source of your back pain, our multidisciplinary teams of spinal specialists can then decide on the best course of treatment for you. This will include a range of techniques for managing pain, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and injections, as well as more progressive and rehabilitation options such as as physiotherapy.

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We are using radiofrequency treatment frequently to treat a lot of back pain and neck pain conditions. We can put a probe into your back and send a radiofrequency signal through the probe to destroy damaged nerves, and prevent signals being sent through the spinal cord to your brain, thereby relieving your pain.

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