At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, we have long been aware that household chores, whether performed indoors or outdoors, can result in painful musculoskeletal problems. During the recent months of quarantine, for many people such aches and pains have become more frequent and more intense, largely because, confined to home, they have been spending more…
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Understanding Your Spine
Most people pay very little attention to their spine unless they have a problem, typically pain or difficulty moving. Nonetheless, our spinal nerves and the backbones that protect them are literally at the core of our physical being. It is important to understand the anatomy of the spine in order to protect it from being…
Continue reading…How Does Paget’s Disease Affect the Spine?
Is Paget’s disease related to spinal stenosis? It is quite possible that you have never heard of Paget’s disease, but, in fact, only osteoporosis is a more common type of bone disease. Although the number may be higher due to the fact that many people with Paget’s disease do not experience symptoms or may believe…
Continue reading…What Is a Pinched Nerve?
Is “pinched nerve” a real type of spinal condition and how does it happen? As anyone unfortunate enough to have experienced the accompanying pain will tell you, nerves do, indeed, become pinched. The correct medical terminology, however, is “radiculopathy”, which is defined as the symptoms that result from a nerve becoming compressed or irritated at…
Continue reading…Announcing Our New Office in Huntington
We’re excited to announce that our Syosset office has now moved to Huntington. We are now taking appointments for the office. You can also see us at our other locations in Great Neck, East Meadow, and Hewlett. View more… >> 1160 East Jericho Turnpike, Suite 123 Huntington, New York 11743 (631) 547-3404 Phone (631) 547-3404 Fax
Continue reading…Dr. Lee Named 2016 New York Super Doctor
We would like to congratulate Dr. Joseph Lee on being selected again as a New York Super Doctor Rising Star for 2016 by his peers. He can be found in the May 2016 Sunday issue of The New York Times Magazine and online at superdoctors.com.
Continue reading…Functional exercise programs improve chronic back pain
The field of physiatry is based on the goal of enhancing and restoring functional ability as well as quality of life in patients with injuries or disabilities. An article in this week’s Wall Street Journal highlights the use of this type of treatment of patients with chronic back pain who have been unsuccessfully treated with surgery or narcotic medications with a…
Continue reading…Dr. Miranda Smith Joins Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine
Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine would like to welcome our latest addition to our family, Dr. Miranda Smith. Like our other physicians, she is a fellowship trained Interventional Spine & Sports Medicine physiatrist. She is also uniquely trained in the latest diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging and ultrasound guided injection techniques. She completed her residency and fellowship at the…
Continue reading…Dr. Lipetz & Dr. Beer Selected Again As Castle Connolly Top Doctors
We would like to congratulate Dr. Lipetz and Dr. Beer for being selected again as Top Doctors by Castle Connolly in 2015!
Continue reading…Steroids Helpful or Not Helpful for Acute Sciatica Pain?
As noted in a new article from the May 19, 2015 issue of JAMA, oral steroid tapers are commonly used to treat acute sciatica due to a herniated disc. The study performed a randomized clinical trial evaluating the use of a short course of an oral steroid taper for acute sciatica pain with a confirmed disc herniation on…
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