Dr. Lipetz comments on Cam Newton’s recent spinal injuries from a motor vehicle accident in a recent article in the North Shore LIJ Newsroom article.
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Dr. Lipetz Discusses Role of Medications in Chronic Spinal Conditions in Spine Surgery Today
Dr. Lipetz comments on the role of opioid medications in the treatment of chronic spinal pain and conditions in Spine Surgery Today, a national newspaper dedicated to spine surgeons and neurosurgeons.
Continue reading…PRP Shows Benefit for Hamstring Injuries
Hamstring injuries some of the most common injuries in athletes. Despite aggressive conservative treatments, it can take a few months to be able to return to play and several months to fully recover. A new article in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows potential benefit in treating acute hamstring injuries (Grade 2a). Using a single PRP injection combined…
Continue reading…Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine Proud Supporter of “Glove It” Campaign
Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine is a proud supporter of the “Glove It” campaign. This movement encourages that all drivers, and all of our patients, young and old, place their cellphones in the glove compartment or glove box immediately upon sitting in the driver’s seat. This must become as routine as fastening your seat belt if…
Continue reading…Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine Proud Supporter of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk
Long Island Spine Rehabilitation is proud to support the 2014 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Light the Night Walk. Cancer waits for nothing – it doesn’t know holidays, birthdays or hard economic times. Every year over 150,000 people are diagnosed and over 50,000 lose their lives to a blood cancer. The Blumenfeld Family and the…
Continue reading…Back Pain Surgery Not Recommended As First Line Treatment
More than 26 million Americans between the ages of 20-64 experience low back pain. Globally, an estimated 22-65% of adults suffer from it every year. Treatment recommendations can vary significantly, from relative rest to surgery. Despite the medical literature not recommending and clinical guidelines discouraging the use of spine surgery in routine cases of acute low back pain, rates of spinal surgeries…
Continue reading…WSJ: Conservative Treatment of Back Pain
Today’s Wall Street Journal talks about treatment of back pain. Whether people experience back pain because they are more active during the summertime or because the pain seemingly appears out of nowhere, most cases can be treated conservatively. Given time alone, most cases of back pain will resolve on their own with relative rest. In cases where…
Continue reading…Treating Pain Without Painkillers
A new Boston Globe article discusses the dangers of our society’s increasing dependence on painkillers. Patients often want and at times demand a quick solution to their problems, but treating pain is typically much more complicated than writing a simple prescription. In fact, chronic narcotic medication use has been shown to reduce people’s pain tolerance and increase their…
Continue reading…Dr. Lipetz Responds to Recent Spinal Stenosis Articles
For our patients, their families, and our colleagues, Dr. Jason S. Lipetz comments on the recent New England Journal of Medicine and New York Times articles on the role of spinal injections in the treatment of spinal stenosis. Summary of Comments: The findings of this study do not correlate with those of our practice or…
Continue reading…Findings Of New Study on Back Pain Questioned
A New York orthopedist is questioning the findings in a new study that suggests that epidural steroid injections may not help relieve back and leg pain from spinal stenosis. “This is another study that we need to take very seriously, but my experience is that patients do benefit,” said Dr. Thomas Mauri, vice chairman of Orthopedic Surgery at Long…
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