Useful resources and information
Waiting for your surgery
For information about waiting times please see the admissions information on our contact us page.
Letting us know your imaging, investigations or nerve root block are completed
Please use the form on our contact us page to let us know when these have been completed.
Post-operative information
Please find out more about what happens after your operation on our enhanced recovery programme page.
Further information can be found in the British Association of Surgeons booklets below.
British Association of Surgeons booklets
The British Association of Surgeons (BASS) provides booklets on a range of spinal conditions and treatments. Please note that UHS is not responsible for the content or update of these booklets:
British Association of Spine Surgeons website
Cervical disc protrusion and radiculopathy
Cervical stenosis and myelopathy
Degenerative spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine
Lumbar spondylolysis and spondylitic spondylolisthesis
Symptomatic degenerative lumbar disc disease
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
Anterior lumbar interbody fusion
Pars injection for lumbar spondylolysis
Coccydynia injection treatment
Coccydynia surgical coccygectomy
Vertebral compression fracture: vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty
Degenerative cervical myelopathy
You can find useful information provided by Myelopathy.org below:
Collar care
You can find information and resources about caring for your collar here:
