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Lumbar Spine
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Lumbar Spine
Lumbar Spine Treatment
Low back pain that will not settle, or pain shooting down the leg. A spine consultant reviews your imaging and returns a written plan with full costs within two working days.
Does This Sound Familiar?
- ✓Low back pain lasting longer than six weeks
- ✓Pain shooting down the buttock and leg (sciatica)
- ✓Numbness or tingling in the leg or foot
- ✓Pain on standing or walking that eases when you sit
- ✓Weakness in the foot or a dragging toe
If two or more of these apply and have lasted more than six weeks, an imaging review is worth doing before you commit to any treatment.
Conditions We Assess
Commonly Reviewed
- ✓Lumbar disc herniation
- ✓Lumbar spinal stenosis
- ✓Spondylolisthesis
Also Assessed
- ✓Degenerative disc disease
- ✓Sciatica
- ✓Facet joint arthropathy
Treatment Options
Options run from conservative care through to surgery. Which one applies depends on your imaging — the review tells you where you sit on this range.
Conservative care
What it involves
Physiotherapy, medication, targeted exercise
Hospital stay
No admission
Typical recovery
Weeks
Epidural / nerve root block
What it involves
Image-guided injection, day procedure
Hospital stay
Day case
Typical recovery
Days
Endoscopic discectomy
What it involves
Keyhole removal of the herniated fragment
Hospital stay
1–3 days
Typical recovery
2–6 weeks
Decompression / laminectomy
What it involves
Relieving pressure on the nerve or cord
Hospital stay
3–5 days
Typical recovery
4–8 weeks
Lumbar fusion
What it involves
Instrumented fusion using imported implant systems
Hospital stay
5–7 days
Typical recovery
8–12 weeks
Information on this page is general in nature and does not constitute medical advice or a diagnosis. Treatment options, recovery times and outcomes vary by individual case and are determined by your treating consultant after review of your imaging.
Indicative Package Price
All-inclusive: surgeon’s fee, anaesthesia, imported implants, consumables and hospital stay. No hidden charges.
Lumbar Fusion Surgery
IMC Partner Hospital
from ¥188,000
Overseas Private
¥450,000 – 900,000
You Save
up to 65%
Overseas price ranges shown on this site are indicative, compiled from publicly available private-hospital pricing, and are provided for comparison only. Actual costs vary by hospital and by individual case. Information on this website is general in nature and does not constitute medical advice.
Who Handles This
Consultants for This Condition
How It Works
1. Enquire
Send your X-ray, CT or MRI report and describe your symptoms.
2. Specialist Review
A consultant reviews your case and returns a plan with full costs within 48 hours.
3. Insurance
We help you obtain pre-approval and prepare bilingual claim documents.
4. Treatment
Your appointment is scheduled and a coordinator follows your case throughout.
Lumbar Spine — Questions We Are Asked Most
Sometimes. Endoscopic or decompression-only surgery may be appropriate depending on whether there is instability. A second opinion on your existing imaging costs nothing and takes two working days.
Most sciatica improves with conservative treatment. Loss of bladder or bowel control, or rapidly worsening leg weakness, requires urgent local assessment — do not wait for a remote review.
Your consultant gives a written estimate of when you are fit to fly, based on the procedure performed and your recovery. This is confirmed before discharge.
Yes. Photographs of the films taken on your phone are usually sufficient for an initial review, along with the written radiology report.
Send Your Scans. Get a Specialist Opinion in 48 Hours.
Upload your X-ray, CT or MRI report and tell us where it hurts. A consultant reviews your case personally and returns a treatment plan with a full cost breakdown within two working days. The assessment is free and carries no obligation.
Overseas price ranges shown on this site are indicative, compiled from publicly available private-hospital pricing, and are provided for comparison only. Actual costs vary by hospital and by individual case. Information on this website is general in nature and does not constitute medical advice.
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Request Your Free Assessment
Tell us where it hurts and send your imaging. A consultant reviews your case personally and returns a written treatment plan with full costs within two working days.
Fastest Route
Send Your Scans on WhatsApp
X-ray, CT and MRI images can be sent straight from your phone. We reply in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
Or email info@imcdoctor.com
Your details stay private
Medical information you send is used only to prepare your assessment. It is never shared with third parties.
Overseas price ranges shown on this site are indicative, compiled from publicly available private-hospital pricing, and are provided for comparison only. Actual costs vary by hospital and by individual case. Information on this website is general in nature and does not constitute medical advice.