Surgery is the last option for back pain patients, according to Neurosurgeon Jobyna Withing. The specialist recommends treatment with multiple types of medications, nonsteroidals or steroids and primary care with a physician or physiatrist, including a pain specialist. “The vast majority of people who have an episode of back pain or have an episode that [...]
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. TranscriptSo what are some complications that [...]
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.
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 lot [...]
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 being [...]
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 good [...]
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. TranscriptAll right so let's talk about [...]
"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 Miami [...]
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 [...]
