Claudia Hogdson, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains to manage the pain sometimes they give them narcotics. But, they try to stay away because that is not focusing on the main problem. "If we're talking about the lumbar spine, we'll also give them a brace just to be…...

Groups in their 20s or 30s have a congenital spondylolysis and then develop spondylolisthesis. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, says young patients complain about constant back pain and people over 50 complain about that too. All right so how is this usually diagnosed how do you go…...

A pars defect is a stress fracture and reaction in the back, says Dr. Derek Papp, Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. He explains if someone has an inflammation in any spine bone, and is not treated properly, it gets worse and progresses into a fracture. The treatment depends on…...

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…...