Herniated disc is very common and can happen to anyone, says Dr. Melissa Guanche, Physiatrist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center. The specialist explains that it doesn’t matter if you have a healthy lifestyle or if you are sedentary, a constant bad posture, for example, can cause this condition. “Whether you are healthy and in…...

We do a lot of movement in the neck and it puts stress on the different joints and discs, affirms Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. The doctor explains he starts with an exercise program to improve neck pain, before performing a surgery. Most of patients respond to this,…...

Dr. Georgiy Brosuvanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains with a digital imaging how he diagnoses a scoliosis. He describes generally with scoliosis there is an asymmetrical degeneration of the discs. He also says the region of the spine the mid-back is very commonly affected by scoliosis, but it doesn’t cause pain,…...

Alexandra Turcios, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, considers everybody has experienced back problems. She advises being aware because sometimes people don’t know how to use appropriately their body biomechanics. Overweight, ageing, smoking, diabetes and heart diseases also affect the body and may cause back problems, she says. WHAT ARE…...

Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains a herniated disc with a 3D imaging. Although a herniated disc can occur everywhere, the specialist affirms in the cervical spine it is more common. The doctor also affirms in the lower back the discs that are herniated the most are the ones…...

The facet joint behaved the same way as a knee joint. It has the same principle, because it has meniscus ligaments and it can be a source of problem, because they can develop an injury in the joint and also arthritis, explains Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute.…...

Neck pain; numbness, tingling or weakness in a hand, arm, foot or leg; problems with walking and balance; and bladder and bowel function problems are some of the symptoms of cervical stenosis. Claudia Hogdson, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says patients start with pain, and then they have…...

We can take care of our necks to avoid chronic pain. Jobyna Whiting, Neurosurgeon at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, gives some tips: being mindful of when the neck is starting to hurt, what is making it worse and what kind of movements we can adjust to get some of that pressure off the neck.…...