Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains how he performs a herniated disc surgery. He also describes the advantages of minimally invasive surgery. However, he warns all the surgeries have risks, even this one. With minimally invasive surgery, the doctor expects the pain will go. When a patient hears the…...

Having a poor posture can lead to be prone to injure the spine; have neck, shoulder and back pain; imbalance and increased risk of falling, problems with digestion and difficulty for breathing. Diana Solares, Physical Therapist with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains poor posture can make the spine more fragile, because it is not…...

Sciatica is when the pressure on the sciatic nerve causes radiating pain that runs down one or both legs. Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says it occurs when you have pain in the back: "It's from the lumbar region, so you have three sections of the spine and then…...

Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says the risks of spinal cord stimulation will be infection, and bleeding. "For bleeding, we ask the patient to stop several medications prior to the procedure, and for infection everything is sterile and we give antibiotics during the procedure and during…...

With a prototype, Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains the anatomy of the lumbar back. He shows how a normal healthy disc looks like (the blue one) compared to the degenerated discs. He explains degeneration happens with aging...

Dr. Brian Schiro, Interventional Radiologist with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, says when a compression fracture occurs the bone squishes down on itself, because the bone is not able to support the weight of the body. Dr. Adam Geronemus, Associate Director of the Fibroid Center at South Miami Hospital, explains any inflammation of the…...

Fusion surgery is indicated for patients who have deformities and instability. It’s a common operation for back pain, too. Dr. Georgiy Brosuvanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, says the recovery for this surgery is good. He expects his patients to walk immediately, because there is no muscle injury and patients have pain…...

The pain is usually a sharp type of pain with movement and when patients get in certain positions the pain gets a little less, because they find a situation of comfort, explains Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care. He also says it depends on if somebody has…...