Cervical radiculopathy​

Nerve pressure in the neck from a disc herniation or spurs can cause arm pain,numbness, and weakness. The team has expertise in surgery to remove the nerve pressure and either fuse or replace the disc.

BodyTom – Intraoperative CT Scanner

The BodyTom is the latest innovation in tomography technology. This portable CT scanner allows patients to be scanned in real time on the operating table, providing surgeons with an immediate 3D image that greatly assists in the safety and accuracy of surgery.

Lumbar spinal stenosis

Stenosis is spinal canal narrowing which causes nerve pressure and leg symptoms. This condition is commonly treated surgically with a laminectomy procedure to decompress the nerves.

Selective nerve root block

What is a Selective Nerve Root Block? A selective nerve root block is also called an image guided nerve sheath injection, or a foraminal epidural injection. A needle is inserted in the back and passed down next to the nerve in question. It is guided using an image intensifier or a CT scan to ensure […]

Wesley Back Stability Program

Lumbar disc herniation

Disc herniations can cause nerve pressure with sciatica. Dr Licina and his team perform over 100 day-surgery microdiscectomy surgeries each year to treat this common but often debilitating condition.

Computed Tomography (CT)

CT stands for ‘computed tomography’. Tomography is a medical imaging technique in which multiple x-ray images are taken in thin cross sections along a person’s body from a number of different angles. These 2 dimensional x-ray images can then be computerised to produce a 3-dimensional view of patients’ body. CT scans are common. They show […]

The reason injections are performed

We use injections for two main reasons. One is to help us work out what is wrong and the other is to help treat the pain. It is important you understand the difference because we will often ask you about the effect of the injection for both these reasons. Diagnosis – work out what is […]

Epidural steroid injections

Why is it done? It is usually done where there is pain due to nerve irritation or compression in the spine. Specifically, it is most often used for two conditions. The first is spinal stenosis and the second is sciatica, usually due to a disc protrusion. It is sometimes done for low back pain, but […]