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Other Specific Procedures

Foraminoplasty

Foraminoplasty is a term originally coined by the Martin Knight to describe the procedure where a transforaminally approach was optimised to define the incubus of pain sources and specifically and discretely treat or remove the causal pain

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Interspinous Spacer

interspinous Spacers are implants that are inserted between the posterior spinous processes. Their purpose is to restore the tension of the ligaments between the spines

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Myeloscopy

Using the same techniques as described for Endoscopic Epiduroplasty the water jacket of the cord may be pierced and the endoscope may be inserted into the water filled space.

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Nucleoplasty

Nucleoplasty is a means of reducing the production of breakdown products within the disc which may be irritant

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Percutaneous Laser Disc-Decompression (PLDD)

The percutaneous laser discectomy is achieved by passing a side firing laser probe into specific regions of a lumbar or cervical disc under X-Ray control

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Posterior Wall Reconstruction (PWR)

initially radial tears were considered a mere chance finding on the M.R.I. scan but Viviprudence (Aware State Feedback) indicates that they represent an important often long-lasting and painful pathology.

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