By Symeon Missios, MD — Long Island Brain & Spine Imagine you’re sitting in a waiting room, MRI images in hand, trying to process what the doctor just told you. There’s a herniated disc at L4-L5. Or stenosis at three levels. Or degeneration that looks,...
Back Pain: When to See a Neurosurgeon vs. a Chiropractor or Physical Therapist Back pain has a knack for striking at the most inconvenient moments—right before a long-awaited vacation, after hoisting that “not-so-heavy” box during a move, or the morning...
How to Tell the Difference (A Neurosurgeon’s Friendly Guide) Most of us meet back pain the way we meet a rainy Monday—uninvited, inconvenient, and somehow perfectly timed with the rest of life. For many people it’s a sore, stiff lower back after lifting a suitcase or...
Cervical radiculopathy is a condition that occurs when a nerve in the neck is compressed or pinched, resulting in pain, weakness, and numbness that radiates down the arm. This condition can be caused by a variety of factors, including herniated discs, bone spurs, or...
