Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease characterized by the gradual breakdown of protective cartilage between bones. While it can affect any joint, it frequently targets the knees, hips, lower back, neck, and small joints of the hands. Over time, carti…
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition characterized by intense, persistent pain typically affecting an arm, leg, hand, or foot. This neurological disorder often develops after an injury, surgery, stroke, or heart attack and is marke…
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain refers to discomfort or dysfunction in the joints connecting your jawbone to your skull, located just in front of your ears. These joints are crucial for everyday activities such as chewing, speaking, yawning, and facial expr…
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Cervical spinal stenosis is a condition where the spinal canal in the neck narrows, potentially compressing the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. This narrowing can lead to neck pain, numbness, tingling, weakness, and even affect bowel and bladder control.
The Scoli-Fit method is built on a clear, science-driven philosophy: scoliosis is not just a spinal problem—it is a whole-body, neuromuscular, and postural condition that must be corrected through targeted brain-based movement training, 3-dimensional exercises…
Radiculopathy refers to irritation or compression of one or more spinal nerve roots. This can occur in the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar regions of the spine, leading to pain, numbness, or weakness in areas of the body served by the affected nerve. Radiculopat…
Spine surgery is a critical component of our comprehensive approach to brain, spine, and joint care. Spine surgery specialists form part of a comprehensive health care team.
Endoscopic Foraminotomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to enlarge the small opening where a spinal nerve exits the spine, known as the neural foramen. When this opening becomes narrowed, it can compress the nerve and lead to pain, numbness, ti…
Types, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of spinal fractures, reviewed by the spine specialists at New York Brain, Spine & Joint.
