With a 3-D imaging, Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains anatomy of the cervical spine. He describes cervical cord, joints, vertebrae and nerves. The doctor says these can be injured by falls, car accidents or a lot of pressure over them. The most common symptoms of neck [...]
Dr. Georgiy Brosuvanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms nowadays physicians don’t need to cut anything in the neck to get to the spine. The specialist describes how fusion surgery is performed in order to replace degenerated disks with a mobile part, thereby maintaining motion. He affirms this procedure carries many benefits to [...]
Periodic observation, over-the-counter pain relievers, exercises, braces, and epidurals or nerve block injections are some of the non-operative treatment options for scoliosis. Dr. Georgiy Brosuvanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, says over-the-counter pain relievers are a big subject, because narcotics are contraindicated to prevent addiction. He also explains exercises are important, because maintaining [...]
Pain in joints that doesn't go away, warmth and redness in joints, swollen joints, stiff joints, trouble moving joints in normal way, and grinding feeling of joint when moved are some of the symptoms of arthritis. Dr. Juan Carlos Suarez, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says one of the most common [...]
There are some indications for spinal fusion: degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, fracture and tumor. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, explains in cases of tumors, after they are removed, it creates instability and it’s reasonable to do a fusion surgery where physicians place screws above and below and [...]
Dr. Ligio Tavarez, Pediatric Emergency Physician with Baptist Children’s Hospital, explains it is important to take the kid to the doctor after a head or neck injury if there is loss of consciousness, if they are talking nonsense or repeating themselves, if parents see change in behavior, and if there is repeated vomiting. Other signs [...]
Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains rheumatoid arthritis happens when the facet joints and discs in the neck start degenerating as people age closing the canal where the spinal cord is running down, affecting the nerves or the spinal cord. He also says this disease has symptoms, [...]
Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says when you have an acute injury, doctors will recommend a cold pack. "They are good for the first 48 hours." Hot packs, stretching and over-the-counter medication are other home remedies. "Stretching decreases the tension that you're putting into the different segments [...]
Pain relievers, antidepressants, anti-seizure drugs and opioids are some medications a doctor may prescribe to treat cervical spinal stenosis. Claudia Hogdson, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains pain is sometimes worsened by patients who have depression, and that is the reason to prescribe antidepressants. "If we are able to [...]
