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Metastatic Spinal Lesions: TreatmentVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz5GbWw0OEk Dr. Brian Schiro, Interventional Radiologist with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains metastasis occurs with different frequencies depending on what type of cancer the patient has. "Most patients when they have staged four cancers they have metastasis that have spread to other parts of the body. The bone is one of those spots where [...]

Metastatic Spinal Lesions: Treatment

Causes of Thoracic Back PainVideos

Kidneys, vascular issues, cancer, fracture and neck pain are possible causes of thoracic back pain, explains Dr. Georgiy Brusovanik, Spine Surgeon with Baptist Health South Florida, He also says all of the structure behind the intestines could cause back pain. The expert talks about abdominal aortic aneurysm. For the older population it is possible to […]

Causes of Thoracic Back Pain

Yoga: Treatment for Back PainVideos

What issues can you treat with Yoga? Katrina Bilanchone, Yoga Instructor at Miami Yoga Girl, explains how can Yoga help patients with back pain, cancer, sleep problems, anxiety, and depression.

Yoga: Treatment for Back Pain

What issues can you treat with Yoga? Katrina Bilanchone, Yoga Instructor at Miami Yoga Girl, explains how can Yoga help patients with back pain, cancer, sleep problems, anxiety, and depression.

Red Flags for Back PainVideos

To consider visiting a doctor for you back pain you have to be aware of some red flags. Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says some of them are your legs are becoming weak, your numbness becomes worse every day and you feel you are losing your bowel, for example. Other […]

Red Flags for Back Pain

Red Flags of Low Back PainVideos

Some of the red flags of low back pain are infection, cancer suspected, trauma, fracture, saddle anesthesia and loss of bladder. Amir Mahajer, Interventional Spine Specialist at Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, says if you have history of cancer you do not want to just let the back pain go or if it keeps increasing and […]

Red Flags of Low Back Pain

Causes of Spinal Compression FracturesVideos

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 Institute, […]

Causes of Spinal Compression Fractures

Poor Diet, Poor HabitsVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRxzugiP76c Poor diet is associated with poor habits and if they’re in combination, they affect the patient’s health, affirms Dr. Milton Jimenez, Primary care Physician with West Kendall Baptist Hospital. Sometimes, both can cause obesity, and obesity is a cause of risks of many other health problems such as hypertension, cancer, dementia and diabetes, the [...]

Poor Diet, Poor Habits

The Conditions that Obesity can CauseVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB4vt3MWR_0 Cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease and respiratory disease are some of the conditions that obesity can cause. Dr. Jorge Rabaza, Chief of Surgery with South Miami Hospital, explains how most of these conditions are caused or worsened by overweight. TranscriptLet's take a list of what obesity can cause because it's [...]

The Conditions that Obesity can Cause

Risks of Breast ReconstructionVideos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSLBTLnwur0 An implant reconstruction is a longer procedure, because sometimes it can take four to six hours and it’s a longer recovery time overall. For an implant reconstruction a foreign body is obviously used, thus increasing the risk of having a scar, says Dr. Xiaoti Xu, Plastic Surgeon with West Kendall Baptist Hospital. “The most [...]