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…...

There are three general types of the pain: acute (pain that lasts less than 4 weeks), subacute ((pain that lasts 4 to 12 weeks), and chronic (pain that lasts 3 or more months). Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says chronic pain becomes more challenging in terms of…...

Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, explains osteoarthritis is very common, and having some blood work or imaging like X-rays can be helpful. She points out it is useful getting the help of a specialist, such as a rheumatologist, who specializes in these conditions and autoimmune conditions. She also says…...

Alternative medicine can be useful in sciatica cases. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says acupuncture should be safe but he recommends doing an exercise program for improving the condition. Dr. Manor do you also recommend alternative medicine like acupuncture or maybe visiting a chiropractor…...

Dr. Justin Sporrer, Neurosurgeon at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says a spinal fracture can really occur at any of the sections of the spine, the most common ones are vertebral body fractures. The vertebral body is the bulky part of the spine that takes all of the forces of our daily life. He explains you…...

Nerves are running inside the spinal canal and when they get compressed, people have symptoms of sciatic or the pinched nerve. Most of the people experience pain from their waist down, explains Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. Disc degeneration and arthritis can cause the pinched nerve. Depending…...

Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says normally spinal cord stimulation can be put anywhere throughout the spine, but for the most part it is for lower back conditions. "Someone who might be suffering from chronic sciatica, or chronic pinched nerve in the back, that already has surgery…...