Non-surgical management of back pain may include:
- Medications
- Physiotherapy
- Acupuncture
- Braces/Orthoses
Most patients with spinal conditions can be treated non-surgically by physical therapy, lifestyle modification, medication, acupuncture and spinal injections prior to surgery. Surgery is a final option if non-surgical approaches fail, if symptoms persist or if non-surgical treatments do not suit the patients' conditions.
Surgical treatments are designed to relieve symptoms, correct spinal deformities and stabilise the spine. Using minimally invasive techniques and endoscopic surgery has led to reduced post-operative pain, hospital stay periods and earlier return to daily activities. Motion-preserving procedures such as disc replacements or ones in the cervical and lumbar spine are also performed in our institution, to allow continued motion in our patients. State of the art technology such as operative microscopes, intraoperative neuromonitoring and intraoperative imaging/navigation systems such as the O-arm has also led to an improvement in patient safety.