Trained in Ireland, Australia and the UK with over 20 years of experience
Specialising in
Minimally invasive procedures are associated with less pain and faster recovery so you can return to your normal activities quicker
Evidence-based diagnosis & procedures that empower patients to achieve optimised results
Pain in the back when sitting, standing, walking or changing position.
Unsteadiness on walking which can result in falls.
Neck might feel stiff or painful with decreased range of motion.
Sharp or electric shock-like pains down your arms or legs or along your spine.
Sudden and sharp pain ranging from small twinges to crippling contractions.
Persistent sensation of numbness, tingling, or weakness in your arms or legs.
Shooting or searing pain felt in the back and travels down through the buttock and down the back or side of the leg or similar pain in the neck travelling across the shoulder and down the arm sometimes right into the hand and fingers.
Pain and pins and needles or tingling that radiates from the neck across the shoulder and down the arm, sometimes all the way into the fingers. Sometimes also associated with weakness in the muscles in the arm or hand.
Chronic pain in the lower back that worsens with prolonged standing or walking. Legs often become painful, numb or weak on walking also.
A more severe wear and tear condition where the discs and joints degenerate to the extent where the spine becomes curved and people have difficulty standing upright and walk with a tilted and stooped posture. Back pain may be severe.
Sudden onset of back pain after trauma to the back which intensifies with changing position, standing or walking.
MB, BCh, BAO, LRCPSI, MRCSI, FRCSI
(Neurosurgery)
Dr Colum Nolan is a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, specialising in minimally invasive spine surgery and the use of spinal navigation technology. His clinical interests include degenerative and complex spinal disorders, cervical spine surgery, spinal tumours, spinal trauma, and endoscopy.
Prior to his private practice, he served as the Head of Service and Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI). He was also the Director of the Spine and Spinal Disorders Programme at NNI and head of Neurosurgery Service at Sengkang General Hospital.
Dr. Colum Nolan, MB, BCh, BAO, LRCPSI, FRCSI (Neurosurgery), is a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon with an extensive experience in the management of degenerative spinal disorders, complex spinal tumours & fractures and minimally invasive spine surgery.
His expertise can help improve your condition, allowing you to lead a healthy, happy, and pain-free life!
Assessment of the spine’s range of motion and any areas of tenderness, along with a comprehensive neurological examination, to check for any nerve involvement.
X-rays are useful for assessing the bones in the spine and the alignment of the spine. Can detect any instability in the spine.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans are used to get more detailed imaging of the bones, spinal discs, ligaments, joints, muscles and spinal cord or spinal nerves.
CT of the spine gives detailed images of the bony structures in the spine. CT scan can also be performed for other parts of the body to detect disease elsewhere that may travel to the spine.
Spinal diagnostic test to detect certain spinal tumours of infections.
More sensitive scan useful for certain tumours for staging and assessing treatment response.
To make healthcare more accessible and affordable for our patients, Oxford Spine & Neurosurgery Centre participates in Integrated Shield and Corporate Insurance panels, including the Extended Panel Initiative.
