Dr. Sam Brain, Spine, Pain

24/08/2026

Severe right arm and elbow pain for 1 year. Yellow arrow: c5/6 disc herniation.

MRI repeated after 3 months. Red arrow: after disc replacement surgery. No more compression of cord.

Illustration showing disc replacement surgery

24/08/2026

Had a wonderful time sharing my knowledge and learning from other great experts. For better care. For better outcomes. For our patients.

05/08/2026

Thoracic spine fracture compressing on spinal cord. The kyphosis(bending forward of the spine) can lead to future spine and leg problems if not corrected. Surgery performed to correct the imbalance and to prevent the spinal cord from being compressed further. 8 screws and 2 rods. That’s all it takes to prevent calamity.

29/07/2026

This young lady has a growth in the part of brain controlling her balance. A simple needle biopsy was performed to get tissue for diagnosis.

26/07/2026

Heard of sudden deaths? Unruptured brain aneurysms are silent time bombs. The rate of death when it ruptures is as high as 20-30%.
It is safer and easier to deal with aneurysms before they rupture.

20/07/2026

Chiari malformation is a congenital disorder where the hind brain space is too tight. Flow of brain fluid(CSF) is blocked. So this can cause syrinx(fluid in spinal cord). This causes weakness, numbness and urinary incontinence. We remove the bone posteriorly to create space. During operation, we can check for adequate space using an ultrasound - as we have in the video included.

15/07/2026

22/06/2026

It’s not an easy decision to undergo brain surgery. Nobody wants to. But when decisions are delayed, the tumor grows larger. This means a more difficult surgery and higher risk. Avoidance is not the answer.

18/06/2026

Dysphasia. A term used to describe a condition where a patient cannot say what they want to say. It is due to damage to the speech centers of the brain. Usually the left brain. Thankfully this patient has partially recovered after the surgery. Hopefully she continues to improve in the next few months.

17/06/2026

Helmets protect the head. Nothing protects the neck. This poor patient completely paralyzed. We are able to fix back the spine with surgery from both the front and back. Many screws. Let’s hope he can recover quickly.