Spinal Conditions

MBBS, BSc(hons), FRCS (Tr&Orth), FRACS

 

Dr Farhaan Altaf

 

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Spinal Conditions

MBBS, BSc(hons), FRCS (Tr&Orth), FRACS

 

Dr Farhaan Altaf

 

Make a ReferalBook Appointment

Spinal Conditions

Consultation

Dr Altaf is committed to delivering the highest standards of patient-centred care for a range of spinal conditions including:

  • Disc herniation
  • Spinal cord compression and myelopathy
  • Cervical radiculopathy
  • Neck pain
  • Sciatica
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Back pain
  • Adult spinal deformity (scoliosis and kyphosis)
  • Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylosis (pars defects)
  • Spinal trauma

He has a special interest in the non-surgical management of spinal condition symptoms, such as neck pain, back pain and those associated with sciatica.

Non-surgical treatment of symptoms may include:

Physiotherapy services

Pain management options

Injection therapies

Surgical Procedures

Dr Altaf has substantial experience in all aspects of spine surgery for spinal conditions and offers these procedures :

  • Microdiscectomy
  • Lumbar spine decompression
  • Cervical discectomy and fusion
  • Cervical disc replacement
  • Minimally invasive spinal fusion
  • Anterior/Lateral/ Oblique approach spinal fusion
  • Direct repair for spondylolysis (pars repairs)
  • Surgery for Spinal trauma and Spinal cord injury

Injections Performed

  • Cervical facet joint injections
  • Cervical nerve root sleeve injections
  • Lumbar facet joint injections
  • Lumbar nerve root sleeve injections
  • Caudal epidural injections

Areas of interest

  • Minimally invasive spinal fusion surgery
  • Anterior spinal surgery
  • Deformity surgery
  • Complex revision spinal procedures

Make an Enquiry

If you have any questions or would like to request an appointment, please get in touch today.