Useful Links

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Click here for a number of organisations who work with or on the topic of spinal care in the UK and around the world.

Information, guides and brochures on most spinal conditions, diagnosis, investigations and treatments can be found in the following links.

• Patient Information from the British Association of Spinal Surgeons

• Patient information from the North American Spine Society

• Patient Line from EUROSPINE (Spine Society of Europe)

• SPORT Spine Surgery Guide - This is basic information regarding surgical laminectomy, decompression and / or spinal fusion. It includes sections on learning more about the lower back, the surgical procedure, possible surgical complications, exercises and body mechanics, and basic tips for recuperation at home.

Further information on low back pain, sciatica and leg pain, disc prolapse, stenosis and spondylolisthesis can be found in the following links.

• National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) Low Back Pain Guidelines - This guideline is about the care and treatment for people who have non-specific low back pain lasting longer than 6 weeks but less than a year.

• Non Specific Low Back Pain in Adults from Patient.co.uk - Overview of this frequent condition, including treatments and prognosis.

• Information on disc prolapse from Patient.co.uk

• Information on spinal stenosis from Patient.co.uk

• Information on spondylolisthesis from Patient.co.uk