Services

Life Spine & Orthopaedics provides you with a complete evaluation of your spinal problems including

  • Neck pain
  • Back pain
  • Nerve impingement manifesting as a brachalgia, radiculopathy or weakness

Besides spinal problems, treatment for other orthopaedic conditions are also offered

  • Hip & knee pain
  • Sports injuries
  • Trauma & Fractures
  • Foot & Ankle pain
  • Paediatrics Orthopaedics
  • Shoulder & Elbow problems
  • Wrist, hand & finger pain
  • Musculoskeletal Tumors & Infection

The following tools are commonly used in diagnosis and treatment:

Consultation:

 

A history taking and complete physical examination together with pictorial definition of site and intensity of pain.

 Diagnostic Radiology:

 

 

 

 Radiological Xrays, Computer Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and PET-CT scans are available within the hospital complex in-house.

Electromyogram:

This is a nerve and muscle stimulation test that is sometimes used to confirm and diagnose the extent and severity of the nerve lesion.


Nerve blocks/ Epidural blocks:

Injections to the spinal canal or its accompanying roots can alleviate pains and isolate the lesion