Spine surgery in trusted international clinics
We help patients with severe back pain, leg pain, sciatica, numbness, weakness, and walking difficulty find trusted spine surgery clinics abroad — selected by doctors and tailored to your case and budget.
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Spine surgery is a serious medical decision and is usually considered only when symptoms are significant and conservative treatment has not helped.
If you have severe back pain, leg pain, numbness, weakness, or walking difficulty, we recommend speaking with us or a qualified medical professional. The final decision on whether surgery is suitable should always be made by a spine surgeon after reviewing your MRI, symptoms, medical history, and previous treatments.
If you have loss of bladder or bowel control, rapidly worsening weakness, or numbness around the groin area, this may be an emergency and you should seek urgent medical care immediately.
Overview
Back and spine problems are very common, but not every back pain requires surgery. Many patients improve with physiotherapy, medication, injections, lifestyle changes, or time.
However, when a disc, bone, ligament, or narrowing in the spine puts pressure on the nerves, symptoms can become serious and difficult to manage. Patients may experience back pain, shooting leg pain, sciatica, numbness, tingling, weakness, or difficulty walking.
The goal of most spine surgeries is to relieve pressure on the affected nerve, reduce pain, improve mobility, and help the patient return to daily life with less discomfort.
What causes the pain
Disc herniation / slipped disc
Between the bones of the spine there are soft cushions called discs. If part of a disc moves out of place, it can press on a nearby nerve, causing lower back pain and pain travelling into the buttock, leg, or foot — often called sciatica.
Spinal stenosis
Spinal stenosis means the space inside the spine has become too narrow. This can put pressure on the nerves and cause back pain, leg pain, heaviness, numbness, weakness, or walking difficulty.
Nerve compression
When a nerve is compressed, pain may not stay only in the back. It can travel into the legs or feet and feel sharp, burning, electric, or shooting.
Degenerative changes
With age, arthritis, disc wear, thickened ligaments, or bone spurs can reduce space around the nerves and make walking or daily movement more difficult.
Scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curve of the spine. Mild cases may only need monitoring, but larger or worsening curves can affect posture, balance, pain, breathing capacity, and quality of life.
What happens if left untreated
Chronic Pain
Limited Mobility
Loss of Muscle Strength
Reduced quality of life
Increased dependence on medication
In such cases, surgery can be life-changing. The goal is to remove pressure from the affected nerve, reduce pain, improve movement, and help the patient return to a more normal life.
The Procedures
The main spine procedures we help patients with are lumbar decompression, lumbar microdiscectomy, and scoliosis correction surgery for selected cases.
Lumbar decompression
Lumbar decompression is commonly used when the spinal canal becomes too narrow and compresses the nerves. This is often caused by spinal stenosis, thickened ligaments, bone overgrowth, or degenerative changes.
During the procedure, the surgeon removes the tissue or bone that is pressing on the nerve. The aim is to create more space for the nerve and reduce pain, numbness, weakness, or walking difficulty.
- Back pain with nerve-related symptoms
- Leg pain, heaviness, or weakness when walking or standing
- Symptoms that improve when sitting or leaning forward
- Spinal stenosis confirmed by MRI
- Nerve compression that has not improved with conservative treatment
Lumbar microdiscectomy
Lumbar microdiscectomy is commonly used when a herniated or slipped disc presses on a nerve and causes sciatica.
During the procedure, the surgeon removes the part of the disc that is pressing on the nerve. This can help reduce back pain, shooting leg pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness caused by nerve irritation.
- Back pain with sciatica
- Pain travelling from the lower back into the buttock, leg, or foot
- MRI-confirmed disc herniation pressing on a nerve
- Symptoms not improved with medication, physiotherapy, or injections
- Severe pain or progressive weakness
Scoliosis correction surgery
Scoliosis surgery is considered when the spinal curve is severe, progressing, causing significant symptoms, or likely to worsen. The most common operation is spinal fusion with rods and screws to partly straighten the spine and stop the curve from progressing.
For young children who are still growing, the surgical plan may be different. In some cases, surgeons use growth-friendly systems such as growing rods, with later conversion to spinal fusion when growth is closer to completion.
- Severe or worsening scoliosis confirmed by X-ray or specialist review
- Visible imbalance of the shoulders, ribs, back, waist, or pelvis
- Pain, reduced function, breathing concerns, or major quality-of-life impact
- Curves that continue to progress despite monitoring, bracing, or treatment
- A surgeon's recommendation after reviewing age, growth, curve size, flexibility, and health
Pricing
In most cases, package prices include hospital stay, pre-operative tests, airport and hospital transfers, translation support, and post-surgery consultations. Our service is also included in the price — you do not pay us separately.
| Procedure | Expected price range |
|---|---|
| Lumbar decompression | $6,000 – $13,000 |
| Lumbar microdiscectomy | $5,000 – $9,000 |
| Scoliosis correction (spinal fusion) | $10,000 – $30,000 |
Ranges vary by country, clinic, surgeon experience, hospital comfort, diagnostic needs, and case complexity.
What package prices usually include
- Hospital stay
- Airport & hospital transfers
- Post-surgery consultations
- Pre-operative tests
- Translation support
- Our coordination service
We work directly with our partner clinics and have established pricing arrangements with them. The price you receive through us will always be the same as, or better than, contacting the clinic directly — even though our service is included, there is no additional fee paid by you. Differences between budget levels depend on the country, clinic, surgeon experience, hospital comfort, diagnostic needs, and surgical complexity. All clinics we work with adhere to core medical and safety standards.
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Before the surgery
Before spine surgery, the doctor will usually review your MRI scan, symptoms, medical history, previous treatments, and general health condition.
Pre-surgery checks may include
- MRI of the spine
- Blood tests
- Anesthesiologist consultation
- X-ray or CT scan
- ECG / heart check
- Review of current medication
The surgeon will explain whether surgery is appropriate, what procedure is recommended, what the risks are, and what recovery is expected in your specific case.
Benefits of spine surgery
The benefits depend on the condition being treated. For some patients, the main goal is to relieve pressure on compressed nerves. For others, such as scoliosis patients, the goal may be to correct spinal alignment, stabilise the spine, and prevent the curve from progressing. For suitable patients, spine surgery may help with:
Reduced back and leg pain
For patients with nerve compression, surgery may reduce back pain, sciatica, and pain travelling into the leg by relieving pressure on the affected nerve.
Better walking ability
Patients with spinal stenosis may struggle to walk or stand for long periods. Decompression surgery can help improve walking distance, mobility, and daily movement.
Less numbness or tingling
If symptoms are caused by nerve compression, removing pressure from the nerve may help reduce numbness, tingling, burning sensations, or weakness in the leg or foot.
Improved alignment and posture
For scoliosis patients, surgery may help straighten and stabilise the spine, improve visible posture and body balance, and reduce the risk of further curve progression where appropriate.
Improved quality of life
Less pain, better movement, and improved posture can make it easier to sleep, work, study, travel, exercise, and return to normal routines.
Less dependence on medication
Some patients may need fewer painkillers after successful recovery, depending on their condition and doctor’s advice.
Risks related to the surgery
Potential risks include
- Infection
- Blood clots
- Spinal fluid leak
- Recurrence of disc herniation
- Reaction to anesthesia
- Reduced flexibility in the fused part of the spine
- Bleeding
- Nerve injury
- Pain that does not fully improve
- Need for further surgery
- Implant-related problems or loss of correction
No surgery can guarantee a perfect result. Some patients may continue to have pain or may need additional treatment later — this is why specialist review is important. The surgeon will decide whether the expected benefit is higher than the risk in your individual case.
Post-surgery considerations
Recovery after spine surgery is gradual. Patients are usually encouraged to start walking soon after the operation, but heavy lifting, bending, twisting, and intense exercise are normally restricted for several weeks.
General recovery guidance may include
- Walking regularly, starting with short distances
- Avoiding excessive bending and twisting
- Taking medication only as advised by the doctor
- Returning to work gradually, depending on job and recovery
- Avoiding heavy lifting for several weeks
- Following wound care instructions
- Attending follow-up consultations
Post-surgical recommendations will be covered during consultation with your medical team. We will also help coordinate follow-up communication with the clinic after you return home.
For scoliosis surgery, recovery and follow-up are usually more intensive than for smaller lumbar procedures, especially for children and teenagers. Families should expect detailed guidance on school, travel, activity restrictions, physiotherapy, and follow-up imaging.
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