NeuroSpine Institute

12/11/2025

Meet our newest team member, spinal rehabilitation specialist, Jo Venter! 💪

Jo leads the spinal rehabilitation program at Neurospine Institute and will see our patients perioperatively and for rehabilitation consultations as required. 💪

Jo is the Director of FIT SPINES and is a sports scientist, exercise physiologist, and biokineticist. He is one of only 14 master clinicians globally specialising in spinal rehabilitation and is the only provider in Australia. With over 15 years of experience, Jo has worked alongside top neurosurgeons and spine surgeons and regularly attends surgeries to enhance his understanding of spinal anatomy and injury mechanics, improving rehabilitation outcomes. 💪

His focus is on identifying the cause of pain to implement effective rehabilitation programs, enhancing core strength and stability for safe recovery. Jo has also developed injury prevention programs in various industries, including the mining industry. 💪

For additional information on Jo's services, ➡️ visit www.fitspines.com and www.backfitpro.com. To book a consultation with Jo, please call our practice or email jo.venter@neurospineinstitute.com.au

29/09/2025

Our clinics are closed today and will reopen tomorrow. 🇬🇧 👑
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(In case of a clinical emergency, please visit your nearest Emergency Department or ring 000. If you'd like to leave us a message via email during this time, please email info@nsiwa.com.au and a team member will respond to your query on our return.)

08/09/2025

A DAY IN THE LIFE... Meet our PhD Student Ms Alana Celenza! 👋

Alana’s day as a PhD student is jam-packed with patient recruitment, lab work and scientific analysis in her project titled “Investigating predictors of spontaneous herniated disc resorption”. 🔬

This study focuses on investigating radiographic, genetic and clinical predictors that may help us understand why some patients experience a resolution of their herniated discs and others do not.

Alana is extremely grateful to the amazing patients at Neurospine Institute who put their hands up to participate in this study and are helping to personalise our approach to treating future patients with herniated discs.

💡 To find out more about our work at Neurospine Foundation, including how to get involved or how to support us, visit https://neurospineinstitute.com.au/foundation/

01/09/2025

Listen & watch as Dr. Gareth Dobson reflects on his Neurospine Institute spinal fellowship program 💡

Join us as we continue to build a thriving Institute dedicated to excellence in spine care. To learn more about opportunities and joining our growing team, visit https://neurospineinstitute.com.au/careers/ 🌟

28/08/2025

What is a disc herniation and a pinched nerve? 💡 Watch this video to find out!

A disc herniates when the soft, gel-like center of a spinal disc pushes or bulges through a crack in its tough outer layer, often irritating, compressing or "pinching" nearby spinal nerves and the spinal cord. 🩻

Our Surgeons at Neusopine Institute use total disc replacement surgery when appropriate as a surgical technique, as it preserves motion and spinal mobility compared to fusion techniques.

Want to know more? Visit our library of patient resources on our website ➡️ https://neurospineinstitute.com.au/for-patients/

25/08/2025

Congratulations to Neurospine Foundation on their latest publication titled The Total Disc Replacement Osteolysis Grading Scale – a simple, reliable and quantifiable tool for assessing, managing and reporting osteolysis after cervical total disc replacement

This manuscript outlines the Total Disc Replacement (TDR) Osteolysis Grading Scale, a simple, quantitative classification system for defining osteolysis severity related to TDR. Four blinded multidisciplinary raters independently measured osteolytic cysts and both vertebral endplates, calculated the percentage of osteolysis and assigned osteolysis grades on CT and X-ray images. The TDR Osteolysis Grading Scale demonstrated good reliability and sensitivity amongst raters with CT.

Utilisation of this grading scale in clinical practice may aid in standardising osteolysis reporting, monitoring osteolysis progression and clinical decision-making. Check out the full article here:

Purpose Cervical Total Disc Replacement (CTDR) related periprosthetic osteolysis is inconsistently reported. The purpose of this study is to assess the previously published TDR Osteolysis Grading Scale, a quantitative classification system of CTDR-related osteolysis, and to assess its reliability an...

21/08/2025

Our phone number has changed! Please update your contacts with our new phone number, which is 08 6147 8222. 🤳

With this new phone number will come a more streamlined way of communicating with our team, shorter wait times and straight to the area of service/ team member you wish to speak to! 📱

19/08/2025

🎉 We’re excited to announce that the Neurospine Foundation Research Team will be presenting FOUR research projects at the upcoming 53rd AOA WA Annual Scientific Meeting, held on 29–30 August at the Ritz-Carlton, Perth!

The AOA WA ASM is a premier event bringing together orthopaedic medical specialists and researchers to showcase the latest advancements in spine and orthopaedic research across Western Australia. We’re proud to contribute to this vibrant exchange of ideas and innovation—we look forward to an inspiring lineup of presentations!

For more information about our research, click the 🔗 in our bio. For more information about the upcoming conference ➡️ https://aoa.org.au/events/key-aoa-events/detail/67c2ad34-6fa5-42fb-a591-3ce961169e3b

📍 See you at the Ritz

18/08/2025

Dr Paul Taylor and A/Prof. Greg Cunningham tremendously enjoyed presenting on and discussing spine surgery with the extended team at WA Physio Group last week!

Our team cares deeply about building strong referral pathways and relationships with allied health professionals and Clinicians in Western Australia to improve the overall patient experience and ultimately health outcomes.

If you are interested in finding out more about education opportunities with Neurospine Institute, send us a DM or email!

13/08/2025

Join Us! | Neurospine & Mount Private Hospital GP Webinar 💡
Thursday 21 August 6-8:30pm 📅
Registration details below! ⬇️

11/08/2025

🥼 Welcome, Dr Imran Noorani, our newest Surgical Fellow at Neurospine Institute! 🥼
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Dr Imran Noorani is a UK-trained Neurosurgeon and Neuroscientist. He graduated in Medicine from the University of Cambridge in 2012, and continued along an academic training pathway in Neurosurgery, given his interest in research. His early neurosurgical training was at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, England, and his senior neurosurgical rotations were in the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London. As part of his academic training, Imran completed a Clinical PhD at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, leading research into the role of EGFR mutations in brain tumours using novel in vivo models and genetic screens. Alongside his senior neurosurgery registrar training, he also did postdoctoral clinical research in the Francis Crick Institute (London) on brain tumour genetics using human tissues for which he was awarded the prestigious CRUK therapeutic catalyst award.

Having completed the FRCS in Neurosurgery (Royal College of Surgeons, England) in 2024, his clinical neurosurgery interests are in oncology / skull base, and spine surgery.

He is enthusiastic about starting the Spine Fellowship at the Neurospine Institute here in Perth, Australia in order to develop skills in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery.

Welcome to the team, Imran!

07/08/2025

Farewell, Dr Gareth Dobson!

📸 📸 Two moments, one spark of surgical smarts. We bid farewell to Gareth, our fourth research fellow at Neurospine Institute and Neurospine Foundation, whose precision, insight and generosity shaped more than just manuscripts. Thank you for your contributions to research, our patients, practice and for sharing surgical wisdom with curiosity and clarity.

We wish you all the best as you travel back to the UK and look forward to working with you in the near future!