Articles 25–36 of 112, from the practice of Dr. M. Abdur Rehman, consultant neurosurgeon, Faisalabad — part of the same list as all 112 articles. Browse by category instead: Brain · Conditions · Cost & practicalities · Endoscopic surgery · Laser & other procedures · Microscopic & microdiscectomy · Recovery & living with it · Spine health · Symptoms & diagnosis.
Spondylolisthesis means one vertebra has slipped forward over the one below it. Most cases are mild and settle with physiotherapy, weight control and time. Surgery is considered on…
TB of the spine, or Pott disease, is treated mainly with anti-TB medicines taken for many months, not with surgery. Most patients recover well if treatment starts early and is comp…
Thoracic spine pain is pain in the mid-back, between the shoulder blades, from the twelve vertebrae T1 to T12. It is usually muscular, postural, or arthritic rather than disc-relat…
A disc problem usually means a slipped or bulging disc pressing on a nerve, causing kamar dard and taang mein dard. Most cases improve in six to twelve weeks with rest, physiothera…
A second opinion is a normal part of spine care, not an insult to your first doctor. Take your MRI images, report and prescription to another spine surgeon, say plainly that you wa…
Choose a spine surgeon in Pakistan by checking their formal qualification (FCPS, MS, or fellowship in neurosurgery or spine surgery), confirming which hospital they operate from, a…
Most Pakistani health insurance and employer panel policies do cover spine surgery, but only when it is medically necessary, documented on MRI, and approved before admission. Cover…
A neurologist diagnoses and manages nerve and brain conditions with medicine, tests and rehabilitation. A neurosurgeon, or spine surgeon, is trained to operate when surgery is need…
Both can work. Government hospitals in Punjab cost far less but usually mean a long wait and less choice of technique. Private hospitals give you a fixed date and options like endo…
There is no single price. Spine surgery cost in Pakistan is driven by the procedure itself, whether implants are needed, how long you stay, and the hospital's room and theatre char…
Spine surgery abroad in Egypt, Turkey or Dubai can look cheaper until flights, hotel and lost income are added, and until you ask who examines you if something goes wrong two weeks…
If you are travelling to Faisalabad for spine treatment, plan one consultation visit with your MRI films and reports in hand. Most patients do not need surgery. A careful examinati…