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  • What is MAST
  • The Spine Surgery and MAST
  • History of MAST
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• The Spine
  • The Anatomy
    • General
    • Cervical spine
    • Lumbar spine
• Spinal Conditions
  • General
    • Spinal injury
    • Disc degeneration and prolapse
    • 'Wear and Tear' explained
    • The 'Spondy' words
    • What is referred pain?
    • Spine pain
    • What is sciatica?
  • Neck problems
    • Neck pain
    • Brachalgia
    • Radiculopathy
    • Myelopathy
    • Whiplash
  • Back problems
    • Thoracic spine pain
    • Radicular chest pain
  • Sciatic problems
    • Low back pain LBP
    • Sciatica
    • Cauda equina
    • Lesions of the lumbar spine
  • Cervicogenic headache
  • Osteoporosis
  • Facial pain
  • Concussion
  • Diagnostics
    • X-ray
    • Ultrasound
    • CT scan
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  • Conservative care
    • Back care
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    • Post concussion syndrome
    • Facial pain care
    • Medication
  • Spinal Injections
    • Spinal pain
    • How can spinal injections help?
    • The nature of spinal injections
    • The aims of spinal injections
    • Most common types
    • What are the results?
    • The Surgery
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
    • Overview
    • Cervical discectomy with total disc replacement
    • M6-C artificial disc information
    • Cervical discectomy with fusion
    • Cervical vertebrectomy
    • Keyhole decompression
  • Lumbar Surgery
    • Overview
  • Lumbar keyhole Surgery
    • Overview
    • Lumbar microdiscectomy
    • Excision of lesions of lumbar spine
    • Lumbar Interspinous Distraction Decompression
  • Major Lumbar Surgery
    • Lumbar artificial disc replacement
    • Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
    • Posterior lumbar interbody fusion
  • Endoscopic Surgery
    • Overview
    • The technique
    • Will it work for you?
    • Why come here?
    • The post-operative period
  • Kyphoplasty
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  • What is Sports Medicine
  • Sports Medicine Team
  • Common Conditions
  • How Can a Sport and Exercise Medicine Specialist Help
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    • 30 Devonshire Street
    • Broadgate Spine and Joint Clinic
    • Chaucer Hospital
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    • The Princess Grace Hospital
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  • What does a Podiatrist Do?
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  • How can a Podiatrist help
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