Resources
- Information on epidural and trans-foramenal steroid injections:
- It is important to include trans-foramenal injections to target the appropriate nerve root (see Sivaganesan et al. attached)
- Gabapentin (‘neurontin’) and pregabalin (‘Lyrica’) for sciatica. In the only ‘head-to-head’ prospective, randomised, placebo-controlled double-dummy cross-over study performed by ourselves in Townsville, we found that whilst both were effective, gabapentin was superior on average, with less side effects (see Robertson et al. attached).
- Information regarding Cervical laminectomy, Cervical discectomy, Lumbar laminectomy and Lumbar discectomy the following operations can be found in the link
- Information on anterior cervical discectomy and fusion can be found on:
- Information on cervical disc replacements can be found on:
- Information on anterior lumbar interbody fusion can be found on: