Lumbar spine

- minimally-invasive [keyhole sugery] spinal decompression of spinal stenosis
- minimally-invasive discectomy
- percutaneous spinal fusion techniques
- minimally invasive decompression and correction of spinal deformity
- percutaneous procedures for treatment of pain
- motion-preserving spinal technologies
- percutaneous osteoporotic stabilization
- image-guided spinal surgery
- spinal cord and neuro monitoring for spinal procedures
- computer navigation surgery for the spine
- complex spine reconstruction
- lumbar spine corpectomy
- revision surgery for failed back syndrome
- less invasive treatment of spinal tumors.
- extreme lateral approach for lumbar discectomy and fusion

Cervical Spine

- cervical prolapsed disc
- spinal cord compression
- cervical myelopathy
- ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament
- cervical trauma
- cervical spine deformity

Treatment options include :
- accupuncture
- TENS
- anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
- anterior cervical corpecomy and fusion
- cervical arthroplasty [disc replacement]
- cervical arthroplasty and fusion hybrid construct
- cervical laminoplasty
- cervical laminectomy
- cervical foraminotomy
- lateral mass fusion
- occipito-cervical fusion
- cervico-thoracic fusion

Thoracic Spine

- scoliosis
- thoracic spine tumour
- spinal cord compression from injury or tumours
- thoracic spine trauma with deformity
- compression fractures


Dr Tow has extensive experience in
- Minimally-invasive spine fixation
- kyphoplasty
- vertebroplasty
- thoracotomy with corpectomy and spinal column reconstruction
- Some of these conditions can be treated on a day- surgery basis.

Patient education article :http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/back-pain-after-playing-golf