Cauda Equina Diagnosis: Clinical Failures and Claim Implications
By Poorna Veerappa, Advanced Spinal Physiotherapist & Expert Witness
Posted 21 April 2026
8 Minute Read
Tags:
- CES Litigation
- Spinal Injury
- Spinal Surgeon Expert Witness
- Spinal Expert Witness
Expert Disciplines:
- Physiotherapy
About The Author
Poorna Veerappa
Advanced Spinal Physiotherapist & Expert Witness
Poorna Veerappa is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Advanced Spinal Practitioner with over 17 years of clinical experience specialising in complex spinal and musculoskeletal conditions. Poorna acts as an Expert Witness since 2016 in clinical negligence and personal injury claims. He is instructed by both claimant and defendant solicitors and provides expert opinion on liability and physiotherapy-related quantum, with particular expertise in CES, spinal injury, nerve injury, and long-term functional outcome.
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