Information and advice for GPs.
If you have any questions about your patients do feel free to contact Dr Stanford on 02 9650 4893. He will return your call and discuss how we can help.
Lumbar Radiculopathy
Lumbar radioculopathy is a common spinal complaint. Most cases are benign. Often the pain will resolve itself and non-operative management is the recommended first step.
Back Pain and how to manage it
Back pain is universal - almost all adults will experience it at some stage. Unfortunately for about 20% of cases, it becomes chronic.
Why I only operate when it makes a difference
Surgery is a significant event in the lives of most patients. It involves cutting open their bodies, and for most of them, it is scary.
Cervical Radiculopathy
Sharp stabbing pains that run down an arm; tingling and numbness in the fingers; or a wince as your patient twists their neck.
Caring for your patients in a COVID-19 world
Management Regime for Lumbar Disc Herniation & Sciatica
Lumbar disc herniation is a common and at times excruciating lower back condition.
Vertebroplasty – worth a rethink
Vertebroplasty is a procedure of injecting acrylic bone cement into a vertebra to treat a fracture.
Adult Spinal Deformities: Symptoms & Treatments
Adult spinal deformities may arise from pre-conditions, but typically develop as a result of a degenerative disease.
The Great 30 Year Turf War
Throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s there was a factional competition between neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons.