Non-Surgical Treatments

Vale Healthcare provides patient focused care and excellence in treating all conditions of the spine. We provide a complete service which encompasses assessment, diagnosis, surgery and rehabilitation.

All our treatments are performed to the highest standards with regular audit and assessment of outcome results.

These are some but not all procedures carried out by the clinic's spinal surgeons:
 

Cervical Nerve Root Block

This injection relieves pain in the neck, shoulder and arm, caused by a pinched nerve in the cervical spine. It can be used to treat conditions such as a herniated disc and radiculopathy.

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Facet Joint Injections

A facet joint block can be both diagnostic and therapeutic for back or neck pain. The facet joint block can confirm whether the facet is the source of pain A steroid medication is injected in order to anesthetize the facet joints and block the pain relieve the pain and inflammation.

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Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy

This minimal invasive procedure reduces or eliminates the pain of damaged facet joints by disrupting the pain signals carried by the nerves.

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Intradiscal Electrothermal Therapy (IDET)

This minimal invasive procedure is designed to alleviate low back pain caused by small disc herniations. The IDET procedure is usually performed as an outpatient procedure. The patient is usually awake and it is carried out under local anaesthetic and sedation.

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Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection

This non-surgical injection is used to reduce the swelling and inflammation caused by irritation of the spinal nerves.

 

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Percutaneous Nucleoplasty

This minimally-invasive procedure uses a small needle and advanced radiofrequency technology to reduce a herniated disc and relieve pain in most patients.
 

Cervical Epidural Injection

This injection is used to relieve pain in the neck, shoulders and arms caused by irritation of the nerve(s) in the cervical spine.

Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural injection

This procedure provides relief to low back pain and leg pain. The injected medication reduces swelling and inflammation caused by a herniated disc or stenosis.