I regularly get asked to write short or longer articles for magazines or journals.
More often than not these are about current or hot topics and aimed at non-specialists. I have included some of these articles here which I hope you will find interesting and encourage you to read more.
What exactly is a spinal fracture? A spinal fracture refers simply to a ‘broken bone ’in the back. We often say that someone has ‘broken their back ’when we describe someone who has a spinal fracture following a traumatic accident. Read more
The intervertebral discs are the cushions or shock absorbers between the bones of the spine. As children and young adults our discs contain a lot of water. As we age disc nutrition becomes impaired, waste products build up within the disc, and less water is contained within the disc. Read more
A Spinal Surgeon will regularly see patients with a spondylolisthesis (vertebral slippage). Most commonly this is a degenerative spondylolisthesis occurring at L4/5 due to degeneration and failure of the facet joints. Read more
Margaret is 72 years old and has osteoporosis like her mother. One morning while vacuuming the house she developed severe back pain. She struggled to move, stand and walk due to severe back pain. Read more
We all are prone to acute back pain at some point in our lives. Luckily, there are some ways to prevent it. We recently sat and spoke with an internationally trained orthopaedic spine surgeon, Mr Caspar Aylott, who gave us some advice on how we should treat acute back pain. Read more