Gone are the days when X-rays were the only diagnostic imaging test. Now, when you are experiencing musculoskeletal pain or impaired mobility and you seek medical treatment, your doctor has several possible diagnostic imaging methods readily available. This is especially true at Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine where our talented physiatrists have access not only…
Continue reading…Swimming Injuries and How to Treat Them
When you go for a refreshing dip, the last thing you want to come out with is pain. Unfortunately, this is not a rare occurrence, especially for those who don’t just cool off by dunking but actively swim laps. Whether you were aware of your injury before you dried off or only noticed it later,…
Continue reading…“Fast-Twitch” and “Slow-Twitch” Muscle Fibers
Most of us are not aware that we have two types of muscle fibers helping us move on a daily basis: “fast-twitch” and “slow-twitch.” Fast-twitch muscle fibers are primarily used only when the body has to make sudden, powerful movements, whereas slow-twitch muscle fibers are used to expend energy slowly and relatively evenly to make…
Continue reading…I’m in pain but don’t need surgery. What kind of doctor should I see?
The chances are good that you need the care of a competent physiatrist like the doctors at Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine. If the term is unfamiliar to you, you’re not alone. Even some spell-check devices “correct” physiatrist to psychiatrist! The fact is, the terms pertain to two very different specialties. Are physiatrists real doctors?…
Continue reading…What Is the Difference Between an MRI and a CT Scan?
If you don’t know the difference between an MRI and a CT scan, you are a member of a large club. Both imaging tests involve large machines which surround or enclose your body; both are very expensive but usually paid for by health insurance; and both provide pictures of what’s going on inside your body…
Continue reading…When Should I See a Physiatrist?
Many patients wonder when it’s appropriate to consult a physiatrist rather than an orthopedic surgeon. In fact, both of these medical specialists have important places in the world of modern medicine. This article is meant to clarify when seeing a physiatrist, like one of the acclaimed doctors at Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, is not…
Continue reading…Musculoskeletal Problems in Older Patients
While advertisers deluge us with messages about how to keep ourselves young, pain-free and active, aging brings about unavoidable changes to all parts of the body, from skin and hair to bones and muscles. Though we try to pinpoint a date when aging begins, or at least when it becomes troublesome (50? 65? 70? 75?),…
Continue reading…Benefits of Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
What are some of the conditions that are being treated with platelet-rich plasma therapy? The world around changes so quickly that it’s really hard to keep up, isn’t it? Nowhere is that truer than with medical technology and treatment innovations. If someone told you that they were getting PRP (platelet-rich plasma) treatments for their tendonitis,…
Continue reading…What Is an Electromyography?
What are the reasons that my doctor might recommend an electromyography (EMG) study? An EMG has interested doctors and scientists for a long time. It was the Italian physician, Francesco Redi, who discovered electrical activity in muscle tissue of a certain type of fish, the electric ray fish, in the mid-1600s. It took another 250…
Continue reading…When Back Surgery Doesn’t Help
Are most patients satisfied with the results of their back surgeries? It is estimated that nearly 60 million Americans experience chronic back pain. It is also estimated that, out of the more than one million patients who have back surgery each year, perhaps only a percentage may have needed the operation in the first place, and…
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