Spine Service Information

Spine Service is located on the St George Hospital Campus in Kogarah, Southern Sydney. The service comprises of a multidisciplinary team consisting of surgeons, pain physicians, sports physicians, physiotherapists, nurses and pain psychologists, and offers a holistic approach to the management of your spinal problem. Having the entire team under one roof allows us to tailor the management plan to the individual needs of patients and their referring physicians. Our close proximity to numerous high-technology diagnostic imaging and pathology services allows for more efficient and effective management of your spinal problem. The service is affiliated with the Orthopaedic Research Institute and the University of New South Wales. We also have close links with other medical services in the area, including neurology, neurosurgery, rheumatology and orthopaedic surgery. We are uniquely poised to offer comprehensive care to patients with problems related to their neck and back, including: Patient education and support; Spinal physiotherapy and rehabilitation; Clinical psychology; Management of chronic pain; Sports medicine; Spinal injection therapy; Spinal surgery; Medico-legal assessment. Our team is strongly committed to research and education with the aim of offering better services to our patients and developing new technologies for the treatment of spinal disorders. Our clinicians, scientists and engineers are constantly exploring new vistas in the operative and non-operative treatment of spinal disorders.