Microdiscectomy | Operation for Slipped Disc
Slipped disc can be very painful. The typical symptom is pain radiating to the leg with sudden onset. The diagnosis is confirmed with physical examination and MRI scan. Slipped disc surgery…
What Makes Spine Surgery Safe?
Many more minimally invasive spine surgeries are performed nowadays compared to a few years ago. The rate of complications has reduced significantly with advanced and modern technology. The experience of…
Operation to Free Up the Nerves in Spinal Stenosis
Spinal stenosis is a condition of nerve compression due to wear and tear that usually occurs in the lower back. The patients have calf or thigh pain or cramping feeling…
Hunched Back Correction in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis is a rare condition that affects the spine. In this conditions that spine bones joined up together to make the spine very stiff. Not only that, the spine usually…
Osteoporosis Screening | Treat It Before It breaks…
Osteoporosis is common as the population is ageing. People don’t know that they have osteoporosis unless they do screening test. People with osteoporosis do not exhibit any symptoms unless they have…
How to take Bisphosphonates? Osteoporosis Treatment
Osteoporosis Treatment Singapore and proper Bisphosphonate Medication Calcium and vitamin D What are the possible side-effects? You cannot take a bisphosphonate if: How do I keep my bones strong? Bone…
Early Surgery in Spinal Cord Compression from Spine Tumor Gives in Better Outcome
By Dr Tony Setiobudi BMedSci, MBBS, MRCS, MMed (Ortho), FRCS (Ortho) Actor Dan Haggerty passed away from his long battle with spine cancer in Jan 2016. Spine cancer rarely begins in the spine…
Could Long Run Lead to Osteoarthritis?
By Dr Tony Setiobudi BMedSci, MBBS, MRCS, MMed (Ortho), FRCS (Ortho) Many people believe that running is bad for the knee and hip joints. In contrast to what many people believe, running is not…
Spinal Tumor – One of the Causes of Lower Back Pain
By Dr Tony Setiobudi BMedSci, MBBS, MRCS, MMed (Ortho), FRCS (Ortho) Have you ever experienced lower back pain? Most of us tend to underestimate lower back pain, which in most cases will…
Surgery for Hunched Posture Can Increase Height
By Dr Tony Setiobudi BMedSci, MBBS, MRCS, MMed (Ortho), FRCS (Ortho) Hunched Posture is Both a Medical and Aesthetic Problem. People with hunched posture often fall because their forward vision is impaired.…