

Updates on Spinal Tumour Treatment
SPINAL TUMORS Spinal tumors are a growth of cells(mass or lump) in or surrounding the spinal cord. The commonest spinal tumors are spine metastasis which are tumors which have spread from other parts of the body(eg.Lung) to the spine bones. These are called secondary tumors. Primary spinal tumors originate from the spinal cord or spinal nerves. These are also called intradural tumors. They are within the covering of the spinal cord(dura). Some of these tumors stay the same si


Minimally Invasive Ultrasound Guided Spine Pain Injections-2022
From 2020 to 2022, we have been been treating patients with this method of minimally invasive spine pain injection treatment. Many patients have neck and back pain from spine facet joint sprains and spondylosis. This simple treatment method can be done under local anesthetic, and does not require a hospital stay. Patients are sent home after the spine injections. We have done 23 such spine injections over the above period, with good pain relief for patients(70% improvement).