Back strain is a sudden over pulling of the muscle and has three grades, explains Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care. Meanwhile, concerning back sprain, the specialist talks about ligaments that join bones. In the back, there are small ligaments between the vertebral bodies and those ligaments…...

Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains it’s common for him to see, as a physician, a lower cervical problem, such as some vertebrae that causes pain in the shoulder blade. He affirms 9 out to 10 of his patients complain about back pain and the cause is their neck.…...

Rest, over-the-counter pain relievers, muscle relaxers, cold compresses or ice and physical therapy are some non-surgical options in cases of back pain, explains Dr. Theresa Pazionis, Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon with Miami Cancer Institute. However, she doesn’t recommend excessive rest, because back pain is going to get worse. The specialist says physicians encourage people…...

Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, explains where the pain comes from and what we can do about it. He says low back pain basically starts at the bottom of the ribs and goes all the way down to the bottom of your gluteal fold. He highlights you can also…...

Nerve block, discography, and epidural are some of the injections for back pain relief. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says the nerve block and the epidural injections are pretty much the same, and they are to to bring the inflammation down. "Discography is a diagnostic injection.…...

Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains acute is the pain for the first 30 days, and chronic is when the pain persists more than three months, and the more chronic it becomes, the more difficult it is to treat. Back pain can occur with scoliosis, spondylolisthesis,…...

There are specific types of exercises to ease back pain and that all people can do regardless if they are fit or not. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says it is important to combine an aerobic program with another one related to strength. It is recommended to…...

There are several reasons for M.R.I: weakness or progressive neurological deficits, suspicious for malignancy or infection and trauma. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, adds another reasons at this least: progressive symptoms of pain. The specialist affirms around 70 to 80 % of the patients just with…...