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

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Our Syosset Office Is Moving!

We would like to thank everyone for coming to see us over the years in Syosset.  We will be moving our office to a different location after February 1st.  In the meantime, you can see us at our other locations in Great Neck, East Meadow, and Hewlett. Stay tuned for updates on our new upcoming location in the nearby…

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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…

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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…

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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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Dr. Lee Named 2015 New York SuperDoctor

Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine would like to congratulate Dr. Joseph Lee on being selected again as a New York Super Doctor Rising Star for 2015 through a rigorous selection process.  He can be found in the September 27, 2015 Sunday issue of The New York Times Magazine and online at superdoctors.com.

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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…

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