Where is a sacroiliac joint located? Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains with a 3D image the pelvic area and talks about the pain from the sacroiliac joint...

With a graphic, Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, describes anatomy of the spine. He says there are three regions: cervical spine, thoracic spine and lumbar spine. One of them has his own purpose, the doctor explains. When a fracture occurs, patients have a lot of pain immediately.…...

Increased pain when bending or twisting, "giving out" sensation of the spine, muscle tension or muscle spasms, radiating pain in arms or legs, and decreased pain when lying down or reclining are some of the degenerative disc disease symptoms. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says some…...

Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care, says spinal stenosis is very common and happens when arthritis occurs and the discs start to shrink and they start to compress the nerves. He explains patients will experience nerve pain or numbness and tingling into the extremities due to the pinching…...

Dr. Theresa Pazionis, Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains conservative care consists on physical therapy, oftentimes injection therapy, lifestyle modifications and other ergonomic changes that patients are going to make in their lives in order to ease the pain or any other health problem. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine…...

The new technology for disc replacement includes a removal of the disc in the most sparing way possible and then replacing it with a metal prosthesis that allows normal motion, says Dr. Georgiy Brosuvanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida. Actually, he considers few patients need surgery; few back problems are dangerous and nerve…...

Dr. Georgiy Brosuvanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains spinal degenerative disc disease starts when the discs collapse. "Discs maintain the space between bones, if the disc becomes sufficiently small, the nerve becomes compromised and then patients start to develop pain that goes from their back down to their extremities." He also says…...

Over-the-counter medications are the first steps to treat back pain, explains Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care. However, he recommends being very careful about them because they can cause side effects. Other conservative therapies for treating arthritis are: injections, diet, exercise, weight loss and other natural therapies. The…...