4. David Cumming

David Cumming

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon

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Treatments provided by David Cumming

Treatment

Mr Cumming offers treatment for adult conditions affecting all regions of the spine. His areas of expertise are:

  • Acute spinal conditions (disc prolapse with sciatica or brachalgia)
  • Degenerative spinal conditions (cervical and lumbar stenosis, spondylolisthesis)
  • Total Spine Care Clinic (multidisciplinary management of back pain)
  • Cement augmentation for vertebral fractures
  • Degenerative scoliosis
  • Minimally invasive spinal surgery
  • Spinal trauma
  • Spinal reconstruction for tumour, trauma and infection

Consultation

Mr Cumming is available for private consultation at Schoen Clinic London, a specialist spinal and orthopaedic hospital located in the Harley Street Medical Area.

New consultation fee: £250.00

Follow-up consultation fee: £160.00

Treatments, operations and tests

DIAM stabilisation seeks to repair the degradation of the discs between vertebrae caused by aging. This is done by inserting a silicone/titanium brace into the spine to relieve back pain.
A discectomy (also called open discectomy) is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord. The procedure involves removing the central portion of an intervertebral disc, the nucleus pulposus, which causes pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves. Advances in options have produced effective alternatives to traditional discectomy procedures (i.e. Microdiscectomy, Endoscopic Discectomy, and Laser Discectomy). This procedure is far less invasive and the healing time is consequently reduced.
A discetomy is the surgical removal of a herniated disc, the procedure is an invasive procedure where the central portion of the intervertebral disc is removed by a surgeon.
A Discectomy is the surgical removal of herniated disc material that presses on a nerve root or the spinal cord. The procedure involves removing the central portion of an intervertebral disc, the nucleus pulposus, which causes pain by stressing the spinal cord or radiating nerves. Advances in options have produced effective alternatives to traditional discectomy procedures. In this procedure, a small piece of bone (the lamina) is removed from the affected vertebra, allowing the surgeon to better see and access the area of disc herniation
Spinal fusion may be recommended to reinforce the spine after injury or surgery. It is performed under general anaesthetic with the patient lying on their stomach, the muscle and tissue is opened and a graft inserted to form a bridge between two vertebrae. This surgery can take several hours.
A lumbar laminectomy is also known as an open decompression and typically performed to alleviate pain caused by neural impingement that can result from lumbar spinal stenosis. A condition that primarily afflicts elderly patients, spinal stenosis is caused by degenerative changes that result in enlargement of the facet joints. The lumbar laminectomy is designed to remove a small portion of the bone over the nerve root and/or disc material from under the nerve root to give the nerve root more space and a better healing environment