
Osteoarthritis and the Hip
How osteoarthritis changes the anatomy of the hip? Dr. Juan Carlos Suarez, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, talks about the disease and explains it with a diagram of the pelvis with both hips...
Read MoreSpine Disease: Kyphosis
The osteoporosis can cause a condition of the spine called kyphosis. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains with a 3-D imaging what lordosis and kyphosis are and describes when they appear at the spine. The octopus has been caused a condition of the spine called kyphosis and we have…...
Read MoreThe Dexa Scan: Bone Density Test
Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care, explains DEXA scan is also called the bone density charge and it is the only way that doctors use to detect bone density and to determine if a patient has osteoporosis. "It can also help us determine if the bone health is normal or…...
Read MoreCan Osteoporosis Cause Vertebral Factures?
Osteoporis is one of the causes of back pain. Theresa Pazionis, Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute, says the majority of fractures are due to osteoporosis and especially as the population ages, more patients are diagnosed with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine…...
Read MoreRisk Factor of Arthritis
The main risk factors of arthritis are: age, gender, heredity, weight, injury, infection and, in some cases, job explains Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care. He says even nobody can reverse aging, but he affirms it’s possible to slowdown some of the processes. He advises their patients to…...
Read MoreThe Different Types of Spinal Fractures
Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care explains the three types of spinal fractures. Wedge fracture is the most common fracture and it’s related with osteoporosis. Crush fracture is due to major trauma and the bone breaks. Burst fracture occurs when the bone bursts and some of the bone…...
Read MoreOsteoarthritis in the Hips
Gregory Kaplan, Physical Therapist with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says osteoarthritis in the hips is not as common as it is in the knees and the hands. Some of its symptoms are inflammation in the hip joint and also in the lower back or spine, and narrowing of the space within the joints. He explains…...
Read MoreCommon Spine Conditions
Degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis and kyphosis are the most common spine conditions. Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director of the Baptist Health Center for Spine Care, says degenerative disc disease happens with the narrowing of the discs, they are irregular, the cartilage in between is thinned out, and the gel inside the disc is dried…...
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