'Every human being has a right to a life without pain'

Fifteen years of delivering excellence in spinal care

Patient Stories

Don't just take our word for it. All of our patients are extremely important to us and we have collected a wide selection of their stories and the experiences they have been through with us.

Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) Stories Show all Stories {+}

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Alistair

Alistair couldn't walk upright. Now he is riding to Spain and back on his motorbike

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Alison Cooper

Alison is looking forward to a future free of pain.

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Carole Hobson

Pain left Carole unable to walk up or down steps.

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Caroline Parkinson

Caroline was reaching for her sweater when she felt her back 'go'.

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Christopher Mudd

Christopher Mudd went on holiday to Egypt a week after surgery.

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Dave Mitchell

Dave suffered severe bouts of lower back pain for 20 years.

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Dave Peart

Dave is pain free after suffering for 30 years.

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Elaine Grimley

Elaine was told there was no more that could be done and to accept the wheelchair.

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Elaine Russell

Local florist Elaine spent 20 weeks lying on a sofa.

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Gavin Cree

Physiotherapist Gavin used to wake up and reach for the pain killers.

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Glen Laidler

Glens problems started with a minor pain in the small of his back on the left hand side

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Glynn Rutter

Glynn travelled 120 miles to see Mr. Krishna.

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Graeme Parkin

Could not walk for more than 5 minutes. Now he is running marathons and refeering football matches.

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Hannah Meeson

Hannah took over 36 tablets a day and was on morphine patches before her surgery.

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Hilary Finney

Hilary had begun to give up on a life without pain.

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Jane McLoughlin

In 2002 Jane fell off her bike at a local Triathalon race.

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Jennifer Weatherill

Jennifer had always been told that surgery wasnt an option.

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Jonathan Elsworth

His back pain started after he slipped on the ice, badly bruising his lower spine area.

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Kim Turnbull

For the last 3 years Kim has had to use crutches or a walking stick.

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Lee Burton

Lee felt he was ready for the scrapheap...now he feels on top of the world.

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Linda Botterill

Linda hurt her back lifting and at first she thought she'd pulled a muscle.

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Lisa Girdwood

Lisas back pain was worse than childbirth.

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Maria Wharton

Maria suffered from back pain on and off for 20 years until 3 years ago when the pain became excruciating.

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Martin Scott

Professional footballer Martin was shocked when he heard how severe his back problem was.

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Nigel Hobman

Nigels back ache worsened over the years despite different treatments and therapies.

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Nigel Routledge

Nigel thought his back problem was with him for life.

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Rebecca Coates

Rebeccas back first started to 'bother' her when she lent over a tennis net too quickly.

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Richard Potter

Richard had suffered from back pain since 1989.

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Richard Tasker

When digging up a tree in his garden Richard slipped a disc in his lower lumbar spine.

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Yvonne Flanagan

Yvonne hurt her back 30 years ago unplugging a hoover, and had pain every day of her life.

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Yvonne Wallace

After picking up a cup of tea, Yvonnes back went into spasm.

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Cervical Fusion for Neck and Arm Pain Stories Show all Stories {+}

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Christina Turpie

Christine, a mother of three is pain free at last.

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Cervical Disc Replacement for Neck and Arm Pain Stories Show all Stories {+}

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Graham Wynn

Graham Wynn - Graham enjoyed his first full nights sleep for 18 months after surgery.

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John Todd

John started to suffer severe neck and shoulder pain 10 years ago.

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Margaret Wray

Margaret had suffered from chronic headaches, neck and back pain for 35/40 years.

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Decompression and Stabilization for Spinal Stenosis Stories Show all Stories {+}

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Ron Hudson

Ron thought his back pain was an inevitable part of growing old.

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Bryan Mason

Bryan climbed Mount Sinai 3 months after surgery.

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Malcolm Huntington

Malcolm had been fit for 70 years until he experienced back and leg pain 4 years ago.

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Wendy Hick

Wendy had a fall and after that her legs were numb from the knee down.

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Shirley Gibson

Shirley is back running after spinal injections - at 64.

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