Mr Otto Von Arx

Mr. von Arx undertook his postgraduate training in Trauma, Orthopaedics and Spinal Surgery in Exeter and on the Wessex Training scheme based in Bath, Swindon and Bristol.Otto was awarded a one year AO Adult and Paediatric Spinal Surgical Fellowship in Brisbane Australia in 2006 consolidating his spinal surgical training under the supervision of Prof Richard Williams, Dr Rob Labrom & Dr Geoff Askin, additionally holding a research post at the Queensland University of Technology during his tenure. His training and expertise encompasses the operative and non-operative management of back pain, back pain in adolescents ,degenerative lumbar pathology, lumbar disc pathology, spinal stenoses, traumatic &osteoporotic spinal fractures, cervical spine pathology and medico-legal practice.Mr von Arx practices at the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS, Sulis Hospital Bath and the Circle Health Bath Clinic

Trauma & orthopaedics-spinal surgery, back pain in adolescents, medico- legal practice, medical education. Special clinical Interests: Non operative & operative management of the degenerate spine Spinal surgery & rehabilitation in the elite athlete Back pain in children & adolescents Minimal access spinal surgery Complex spine reconstruction Surgical management of the osteoporotic spine incl. vertebral augmentation Spinal tumour management