Noel Gressner, Physical Therapist at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis are terms to refer to a certain area of the spine of the vertebral column that would be fractured. He says it is like an extension and rotation type of mechanism of injury repetitively happening to what's called the pars…...

Decompressing a pinched nerve root and stabilizing a painful joint are the main reasons for spine surgery, according to Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, He talks about how the procedure helps relieve pain and stabilizes joints. The doctor affirms with the new technology, “failed back surgery syndrome” is exceedingly rare,…...

What does it feel like when you have a torn rotator cuff? Marcelo Miranda, Supervisor of Rehabilitation and Clinical Services with Doctors Hospital, explains some symptoms, such as pain disturbing your sleep, arm weakness, and difficult to reach behind the back. I'm assuming some of these symptoms are gonna be pretty painful so…...

A herniated disc occurs when the disc that sits in between the bones and, from a specific injury, part of the disc can bulge out and push on the nerves roots that come out of the hole of the spine. Dr. Derek Papp, Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains when…...

Pain in joints, warmth and redness in joints, swollen joints, stiff joints, trouble moving joints in normal way and grinding feeling of joint when moved are the most common symptoms of arthritis of the shoulder. Edward Hernandez, Physical Therapist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains pain is one of the classic symptoms of…...

Dr. Brian Schiro, Interventional Radiologist with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains metastasis occurs with different frequencies depending on what type of cancer the patient has. "Most patients when they have staged four cancers they have metastasis that have spread to other parts of the body. The bone is one of those spots where…...

Degenerative disc disease is something that will happen as people age. The discs star desiccating, losing some water content and start standing down. All of these processes are developing into arthritis of the neck. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, also describes how herniated disc occurs and how it…...

Arthritis, narrow spinal canal, injury to spine, spinal tumor and certain, post-surgery of spine and bone diseases are the most common causes of lumbar stenosis. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, affirms arthritis is the most common cause of lumbar spinal stenosis. The second is congenital spinal stenosis,…...