NICE Guidance

NICE is an independent organisation responsible for providing national  guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating illhealth.

The links below provide information for both Doctors and Patients.

Low back pain

Metastatic spinal cord compression

Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement in the cervical spine

Direct C1 lateral mass screw for cervical spine stabilisation

Percutaneous endoscopic laser cervical discectomy

Percutaneous endoscopic laser thoracic discectomy

Interspinous distraction procedures for spinal stenosis causing neurogenic claudication in the lumbar spine

Percutaneous vertebroplasty

Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement in the lumbar spine

Non-rigid stabilisation techniques for the treatment of low back pain

Automated percutaneous mechanical lumbar discectomy

Balloon kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures

Endoscopic division of epidural adhesions

Endoscopic laser foraminoplasty

Laser lumbar discectomy

Percutaneous disc decompression using coblation for lower back pain

Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar laser discectomy

Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal therapy for lower back pain

Percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation for low back pain

Lateral (including extreme, extra and direct lateral) interbody fusion in the lumbar spine

Neuropathic pain: pharmacological managenment of neuropathic pain in non-specialist settings