
Complications of Spine Fractures
Unstable fracture is a type of fracture where the human spines is no longer able to support daily activities. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains some of the complications of fractures such as limited movement, worsening back pain and decrease in height, among others. So what are some…...
Read MoreShoulder Pain: Red Flags
How to know if you are having a shoulder health issue? Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, talks about the red flags, such as feeling pain when you reach overhead or behind your back, and if the pain persists at night, among others...
Read MoreCauses of Back Spasms
Dr. Derek Papp, Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains a back spasm is probably related to some kind of irritation of one of the nerve roots, or maybe inside of the spine itself. He also says it is very common in soccer players and athletes, because they have a…...
Read MoreSymptoms of Sciatica
Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains sciatica means there is a compression of a nerve in the lower back, and normally people will feel it down in the leg. "You might feel a jolt of pain going on the leg and depending on which nerve is…...
Read MoreTreatments for Upper Spine Pain
Dr. Moises Lustgarten, Pain Management Physician at Baptist Health South Florida, says spine related pain in the majority of the cases is a muscle/ligament type of problem and its cause will be in the outside of the spine structure involving muscles and ligaments in the area. To avoid neck pain he recommends keeping a…...
Read MoreSymptoms of Spondylolisthesis
There are some symptoms of spondylolisthesis such as lower back pain, difficulty lying down, pain bending backwards and numbness in legs and feet. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains people with spondylolisthesis have sleep problems and why the extension of the body produces pain. All right so let's…...
Read MoreTypes of Back Problems
"I'll see both patients with benign and malignant spine conditions. So, patients with benign spine conditions will come in from just vague back aches or more severe pain that is keeping them up at night," says Theresa Pazionis, Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute. According to Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at…...
Read MoreThe Pain Caused by Sciatica
Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says lower back pain with or without leg pain is extremely common and sometimes these exacerbations become more often and more frequent. "The number one thing I always tell patients not to do when they're having acute pain is doing forward flexion or bending at…...
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