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Level 1 thickened fluids (slightly thick)
Your Speech and Language Therapist has assessed your swallow function and has recommended that you thicken your drinks to make your swallow safer.
Level 2 thickened fluids (mildly thick)
Your Speech and Language Therapist has assessed your swallow function and has recommended that you thicken your drinks to make your swallow safer.
Level 3 thickened fluids (moderately thick)
Your Speech and Language Therapist has assessed your swallow function and has recommended that you thicken your drinks to make your swallow safer.
Level 4 thickened fluids (extremely thick)
Your Speech and Language Therapist has assessed your swallow function and has recommended that you thicken your drinks to make your swallow safer.
LSO (Lumbosacral orthosis)
A Spinal brace is a device that is worn to limit the movement of the spine.
Lumbar microdiscectomy
A lumbar microdiscectomy is performed for someone who has a prolapsed disc in the lower back area, sometimes known as a slipped disc.
Lumbar puncture
A lumbar puncture (LP), sometimes called a ‘spinal tap’ is a medical procedure carried out to obtain a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) – by inserting a needle between two bones in your lower spine (vertebrae).
Lumbar spine surgery
Information to help you understand what will happen to you during your time with us for lumber spinal surgery. It also contains your physiotherapy exercises for you to do following your surgery and some general advice following lumbar spinal surgery.
Lumbar sympathetic block
A sympathetic nerve block involves injecting medicine around the sympathetic nerves in your lower back. By doing this, the sympathetic system is temporarily blocked in the hope of reducing or eliminating pain.
Magnetic Resonance Scanner
MR scanning is used to investigate a wide variety of conditions. It has several advantages over conventional imaging methods. One of the main advantages is that the procedure does not involve the use of ionising radiation (X-rays).