Spinal Conditions
MBBS, BSc(hons), FRCS (Tr&Orth), FRACS
Dr Farhaan Altaf
Spinal Conditions
MBBS, BSc(hons), FRCS (Tr&Orth), FRACS
Dr Farhaan Altaf
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)
- 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.