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Risk Factors for Back PainVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT2GOIl4JZk 80% of the population will experience a back problem in their life, but there are things that can increase back pain risks: getting older, poor physical fitness, being overweight, smoking and job. Dr. Jose Mena, Interventional Spine Specialist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says most patients don’t move enough and they’re not [...]

Risk Factors for Back Pain

Back Pain FactorsVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUrHqFz5kNM Back pain is due to muscular issues or could be a mechanical problem. It can be caused by cervical radiculopathy, lumbar radiculopathy (sciatica), degenerative disc release (which is a normal aging process), herniated disc and scoliosis according to Specialist Melissa Guanche, Physiatrist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center. Aging, genetics, occupation hazards, sedentary lifestyle and [...]

Back Pain Factors

Low Back Pain Risk FactorsVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZTQF7on-kM 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. TranscriptAs we said about 80% of [...]

Low Back Pain Risk Factors

Risk Factor of ArthritisVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESBis_VPxpA 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 [...]

Risk Factor of Arthritis

Causes of OsteoporosisVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKAWvAZSbcI Aging increases the risks of developing osteoporosis, but also it can be genetic as well as for women after menopause. Dr. Luis Rodriguez, Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains environmental factors such as smoking can increase risks too. The expert affirms the symptoms of osteoporosis may not [...]

Causes of Osteoporosis

Bone Diseases: OsteoporosisVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa6Nw1b8i6I Osteoporosis affects the architecture of the bone. The name means porous bone, explains Dr. Luis Rodriguez, Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute. The specialist also says osteoporosis affects the architecture within someone's bone and makes it weaker. The bone will start losing bone mass as people age. If [...]

Bone Diseases: Osteoporosis

Preventing Signs of AgingVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZdrHDrnfDc Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, says skin has the ability to repair itself, and if you can protect it from damage, over time you can see improvement. "In the dermis there is collagen, elastin. Unfortunately, as we get older that thins out. When that happens, we start seeing loss of [...]

Preventing Signs of Aging

Aging Changes in the SkinVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmCMJJxViW8 Dr. Judith Crowell, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains when we are young we have more of a triangular shape to our face, and as we get older, we start getting broader, especially on the lower face. She says this happens because we start getting notches in the chin area, and the upper [...]

Aging Changes in the Skin

Delaying Aging ProcedureVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG5f1vuq10Y With the before and after picture of a 90-year-old lady, Dr. Jill Waibel, Dermatologist with Baptist Health South Florida explains studies show that when women and men do procedures for things like wrinkles, they do it to make themselves feel better. The dermatologist also explains what IPL (Intense Pulse Light) is and how it [...]