Walking, strength training, dancing, Tai chi, hiking, bicycling and swimming are the recommendations of Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, to have a strong spine. Being healthy, keeping moving, making regularly the bone density test and visiting the physician are some tips to have a healthy spine. The…...

There are some things that increase back pain risks: getting older, poor physical fitness, being overweight, heredity, job and smoking. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains each one of those conditions and advises stop smoking and get a healthy lifestyle. As we said about 80% of…...

The vertebral column has four sections: cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, and sacrum and coccyx. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says one of the areas that normally is injured is the lumbar spine, the lower back. There are some factors that can increase your pain risks,…...

What is osteoarthritis? Dr. Carlos Alvarado, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains what this disease is about and shows with a 3D image how it affects the knee joint. Let's talk about overall joint health so dr. Barlow we have a 3d image and a bunny and we're talking about…...

With a digital imaging of a spine, Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains where back pain happens. He describes the disc itself is the number one cause of having back problems. He says normally people age start becoming a little weaker, they start losing some water content…...

Pain in joints that doesn't go away, warmth and redness in joints, swollen joints, stiff joints, trouble moving joints, and grinding feeling of joint are some of the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Dr. Carlos Alvarado, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains these symptoms will be present in advanced arthritis. He points out…...

Some of the red flags of low back pain are infection, cancer suspected, trauma, fracture, saddle anesthesia and loss of bladder. Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says if you have history of cancer you do not want to just let the back pain go or if it keeps increasing and…...

The natural calcium, that can be obtained from meals, is the most important contribution to prevent osteoporosis, explains Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care. “Your body does prefer the natural foods and then to supplement with you may be missing,” she says. So, we know how important calcium is…...