Your first appointment with a spine specialist is a chance to explain your pain and start building a treatment plan together. A little preparation can help your doctor understand your condition quickly, so your visit is productive from the very first minute. Here is a simple checklist to help you get ready. Insurance Information and…
Continue reading…What to Expect the Day of a Spine Injection Procedure
Waiting for a spine injection can feel a little nerve-wracking, especially if you have never had one before. When you know what will happen, step by step, it can ease your worries and help the day go smoothly. Doctors often recommend these injections for conditions such as a herniated disc, sciatica, or spinal stenosis, since…
Continue reading…Staying Motivated During Recovery Setbacks
Recovery from spine injuries and other physical conditions is often a non-linear journey filled with unexpected challenges. While your progress might seem steady at first, setbacks can test your resolve and motivation. What Causes Recovery Setbacks? Recovery setbacks occur for numerous reasons, and recognizing these common causes can help you prepare for and address them…
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Types of Spine Injuries That Require Immediate Care
At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, our doctors are well aware that some injuries, especially those affecting the spine, must be given immediate attention. Our physiatrists are experienced in diagnosing and treating spine conditions using a combination of traditional and complementary therapies. We are a nonsurgical, holistic practice, offering same day spine appointments for patients…
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SPINE-11: The Benefits of Same-Day Care for Spine Injuries
Because the spine supports the whole body, it is essential for standing and for major movements of any kind. For this reason, injuries to the spine are very frightening, resulting not only in acute pain but in sudden disability. The experienced physiatrists of Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine are all too familiar with the upheaval…
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Helpful Exercises and Stretches for Adults with Scoliosis
Since two to three percent of the U.S. population has scoliosis, the condition affects millions of people. While some who have the disorder are symptom-free, some are dealing with pain and limitations, and some are considerably disabled. At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, we find that most of our patients with varying degrees of scoliosis…
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Household Tasks That Hurt Your Spine, Your Joints and Your Muscles
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…
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