Rest, over-the-counter pain relievers, muscle relaxers, cold compresses or ice and physical therapy are some non-surgical options in cases of back pain, explains Dr. Theresa Pazionis, Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon with Miami Cancer Institute. However, she doesn’t recommend excessive rest, because back pain is going to get worse. The specialist says physicians encourage people to [...]
Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, explains where the pain comes from and what we can do about it. He says low back pain basically starts at the bottom of the ribs and goes all the way down to the bottom of your gluteal fold. He highlights you can also have [...]
Nerve block, discography, and epidural are some of the injections for back pain relief. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says the nerve block and the epidural injections are pretty much the same, and they are to to bring the inflammation down. "Discography is a diagnostic injection. We [...]
Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains acute is the pain for the first 30 days, and chronic is when the pain persists more than three months, and the more chronic it becomes, the more difficult it is to treat. Back pain can occur with scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, arthritis, [...]
There are specific types of exercises to ease back pain and that all people can do regardless if they are fit or not. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says it is important to combine an aerobic program with another one related to strength. It is recommended to have [...]
There are several reasons for M.R.I: weakness or progressive neurological deficits, suspicious for malignancy or infection and trauma. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, adds another reasons at this least: progressive symptoms of pain. The specialist affirms around 70 to 80 % of the patients just with an [...]
Strong pain, unwanted weight loss, incontinence and numbness are the most common warning signs for visiting the doctor. Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, considers any red flag should be corrected as soon as possible. Transcript How do you know when it's time to see your doctor dr. Brewster Bonnie because [...]
Dr. Theresa Pazionis, Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon at Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says surgery for back pain is necessary when patients have tried conservative management, injections and lifestyle modifications and they still have back pain. "Things that necessitate surgery are things like instability, so if your vertebral bodies are moving back and forth [...]
Ways to properly use joints, heat and cold therapies, range of motion and flexibility exercises, and assistive devices are some of the physical and occupational therapies to treat back pain. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, says the physical therapy is about showing the patients how to lift [...]
