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Related tests and scans

CT scan (or CAT scan)

Your doctor or healthcare professional may recommend a CT scan (also known as a CAT scan) because it is the best way for us to make an accurate diagnosis for certain conditions.

MRI scan

Your doctor or healthcare professional has recommended an MRI scan because it is the best way to make an accurate diagnosis of your condition.

X-Ray

An X-ray machine produces a burst of high energy radiation which passes through the body to produce an image on a film or detector.

Related treatments and procedures

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

An anterior cervical discectomy is an operation performed on your upper spine to relieve pain caused by a herniated disc.

Cervical Spine Surgery

Cervical spine surgery at Nuffield Health can take many forms, including myelopathy, cervical disc replacement, cervical neuropathy, cervical spondylitis and disc prolapse.

Epidural injection for pain relief

An epidural is a type of pain-killing injection given by an anaesthetist.

Medial facetectomy

A medial facetectomy is a procedure to release nerves trapped by diseased or injured facet joints.

Reconstructive surgery

Removal of spinal hardware

During spinal fusion your consultant used surgical plates, rods or screws to weld your spine together eliminating motion that caused you back pain.

Spinal fusion

Spinal fusion is an operation to weld or fuse together the small bones in your back eliminating motion that is causing back pain.

Trauma Surgery

Trauma reconstruction

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Spinal injury