Gabriela M. Ortega, Supervisor for Acute Rehabilitation at West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains if you have a stroke on the right side of the brain, the deficits will appear on the left side of your body. She also says stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability, because the brain controls everything, and […]

Neurologist with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center

Alexandra Turcios, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with Baptist Health Neuroscience Center, considers everybody has experienced back problems. She advises being aware because sometimes people don’t know how to use appropriately their body biomechanics. Overweight, ageing, smoking, diabetes and heart diseases also affect the body and may cause back problems, she says. Strain is an injury […]

Pain is a symptom, it is not a diagnosis. Dr. Antonio Mesa, Neurologist with Baptist Hospital Miami, explains how important it is to know this and how doctors are trained to look for the cause to treat the pain. Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), pelvic pain and opioids are correlated. Dr. Antonio Mesa, Neurologist with Baptist […]