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Impacts of Poor Posture

Diana Solares, Physical Therapist with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains the problem of back pain is that people spend most of the day just sitting. "That's definitely causing a whole lot of orthopedic conditions now, just from being in a terrible posture and also just not moving as much." She points out she receives a…...
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Exercising to Avoid Back Pain

Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, gives some tips to prevent back pain, like using bodyweight or gravity resistance exercises to start and then you can talk to your physician about exercises and have some guidance in Pilates or Yoga. As a specialist, Mahajer focuses on what the patient is doing,…...
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Arthritis: Signs and Symptoms

Arthritis can be diagnosed through signs and symptoms such as joints are achy and back is hurting, explains Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care. On physical exam therapists use loss of range of motion, tendonitis and tightness to diagnose arthritis. In spine cases, also physicians palpate that feeling…...
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What is a Herniated disc?

According to Neurosurgeon Jobyna Whiting, herniated discs are very common causes of back pain. She explains there is not a lot of space where the nerves are “and when that little piece of disc comes out, it may seem very small but it can brush up against a nerve and irritate or even can compress…...
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Compression vs. Burst Fractures

There are two main types of fractures: compression and burst fractures. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, describes each one and says, in cases of burst fractures, the patient could have a neurological problem, too. There are two main types of fractures there's compression and burst fractures so what…...
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Spine: Sacroiliac Joint

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...
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Anatomy of Spinal Fractures

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.…...
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Symptoms of Degenerative Disc Disease

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…...
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