When there is a neck problem, patients usually have problems with the trapezius, explains Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida. The trapezius is the muscle that’s alongside the shoulder. He says shoulder pain is commonly a result of a disc herniation in the neck. Degenerative disc is the problem that…...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX4wwoxR1lE Some of the things that you look for in a physical exam are humpback or kyphosis or tenderness over the affected spinal bone or bones. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says normally for people with compression fracture the most common one will be the tenderness in the…...

Minimally invasive surgery implies that there is an attempt to minimize the injury of surgery, explains Dr. Georgiy Brosuvanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida. This type of surgery minimizes the size of the incisions and what happens inside is much more sparing, he describes. So tell me it, tell us what…...

All disks of the spine degenerate at some point, but not all degenerative disks cause pain, affirms Dr. Georgiy Brosuvanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida. When disks degenerate, they become shorter and wider, he affirms. The functions of vertebral disks are: shock absorption, hold vertebrae together and allow for mobility in the spine,…...

Epidural is for pain relief during labor. It’s given by anesthesiology or certified CRNAs (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) in a catheter into women’s back and will provide pain relief for the entire labor and delivery. Dr. Ellen Schwartzbard, Obstetrician and Gynecologist with Baptist Health South Florida, describes with a graphic how epidural works. Here's…...

Minimally invasive injections for back pain are not a cure for the symptoms. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains what is the role of this type of treatment...

The epidural is injected in the “Epidural space” into the spine, explains Dr. Alberto Sirven, Medical Director of the West Kendall OB/GYN Program and Women and Infant Credentials Committee Chairman with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, with a digital imaging. The specialist says epidural does not change natural birth. He considers the epidural is for a…...

When a patient doesn’t want to have surgery, he has to consider different options such as: resting, over-the-counter pain relievers, muscle, relaxers, cold compresses or ice and physical therapy. However, Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms he performs surgery when patients tell him they’re ready for that. Obviously there…...