Treatment Choice - Treatment Choice | Compare Prices | Find Hospital | Surgery for back pain is usually only recommended when all other treatment options have failed or if your back pain is so severe you are unable to sleep or carry out your daily activities.<br/>The type of surgery suitable for you will depend on the type of back pain you have and its cause.<br/>Two procedures sometimes carried out include:<br/>a discectomy – where part of one of the discs between the bones of the spine (the vertebrae) is removed to stop it pressing on nearby nerves (known as a slipped or prolapsed disc)<br/>spinal fusion – where two or more vertebrae are joined together with a section of bone to stabilise the spine and reduce pain