IS SURGERY REQUIRED?

ONLY 20% OF BACK & NECK PAIN NEED SURGERY
Dr Brazenor has treated over 20,000 patients with fewer than 4,000 requiring surgery.
Find out how his non-surgical Spine method could help stop your pain
OUR APPROACH

Dr Brazenor regrets that due to pressure of referrals, he is now only accepting new patient referrals from specialists such as other spinal surgeons, neurologists, rheumatologists, pain specialists or rehabilitationists.

Back Pain or Sciatica

Pain in thoracic or lumbar spine are very common, and most people experience them from time to time. Sciatica is leg pain referred from the lumbar spine, and is also very common.

Causes of Back Pain and Sciatica

There are many causes, and the most common five are

Bulge or prolapse in a lumbar disc
Arthritis in lumbar spinal joints
Bone spurs irritating nerve roots as they leave the spine
Infection
Tumour

When should I see a spine specialist?

If the pain becomes persistent, and especially if it begins to interfere with your quality of life, you may want some help.

Come see us. The process is simple

Treatments for Back Pain or Sciatica

The treatment options, of course, are determined by your diagnosis. That is why determination of your diagnosis is the all-important first step to relieving your pain.

For a comprehensive review of all of the treatments currently available, see Surgical Treatments and Non-Surgical Treatments in relation to lumbar conditions.