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Brain Awareness Week – How to keep our brains healthy
Healthy Brain: I often get asked for advice on how best to keep our brains healthy. This is usually from my patients who unfortunately have already suffered an injury to their brain from trauma, tumour or a blood vessel abnormality such as an aneurysm. Sometimes it is...
Why Is Posture So Important After Your Spinal Surgery?
Neurosurgery is a powerful tool for addressing serious mechanical and structural issues in the spinal column. Once Dr Harding has corrected the problems facing your discs, nerves and joints, it is time to focus on your recovery and rehab. A big part of this process...
‘Sit up straight’ fact or myth?
Back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints that leads people to seek health opinion. Whilst a significant proportion of these episodes occur because of an incident or accident, a lot of these problems seem to come out of nowhere, for no rhyme or...
I have a brain aneurysm! Now what?
It is stressful to get this diagnosis, and people often feel like they have a “ticking time bomb” when they get this news. Fortunately, this is not always the case, and the best thing is to speak to a neurosurgeon with cerebrovascular experience to discuss your...
Cavernovas: what are they and treatment options
This is a rare condition. Cavernomas are blood vessel anomalies that can occur in the brain or the spinal cord. Generally, the incidence in the population is thought to be around 1:200 to 1:400. The most common ways that cavernomas become symptomatic is by causing...
The use of cannabidiol (CBD oil) in the treatment of back pain: is it time to re-set expectations?
A recent editorial in the The Medical Journal of Australia, 3rd May 2021 Volume 214 by Chris Hayes and Jennifer H Martin explores the use of and the research behind cannabidiol, or CBD oil, for a variety of treatments including back pain, and its use in...
The Survivorship Diary
The Survivorship DiaryThe Survivorship Diary is a resource to help patients and their families manage their treatment and lifestyle after a brain or other cancer diagnosis. Created by Cassandra Bennett, whom is a mother, daughter, wife, athlete and accountant and whom...
Surgical treatment for lower back pain
Following on from our earlier blog on the incidence of lower back pain, occasionally non-invasive and non-surgical solutions do not improve the attack. In this instance your primary care provider may indicate it is time to consider undertaking some diagnostic...
Lower back pain: basic information, steps to healing and treatment strategies
The lower back, or lumbar spine, is a well-engineered structure of interconnecting bones, joints, nerves, ligaments, and muscles all working together to provide support, strength, and flexibility. However, this complex structure also leaves it susceptible to injury...