Whether you’re stressed or injured, dealing with constant neck pain can make it difficult to perform daily tasks and significantly reduce your quality of life. Neck pain affects 10-20% of adults and has a variety of potential causes. This type of pain is also called cervicalgia, which refers to the pain associated with your cervical…
Sciatica is an incredibly common cause of pain — as many as 40% of people experience it in their lives and it commonly occurs with age. Despite its widespread effect, sciatica is not well understood. In addition to working with a spine specialist and learning about this condition, regular stretching is a great practice you…
As Director of Regenerative Medicine at VSI, I help patients every day who are dealing with terrible back, neck, and body pain. When surgery isn’t the right answer — or isn’t possible — regenerative medicine procedures like platelet-rich plasma or stem cell therapy often come into play to help the body promote its healing. Ensuring…
Today we’re busting a big and long-held myth – that all surgeons just want to do surgery. The truth is, there are so many modern spine treatments and procedures out there that patients and their doctors have a lot of options to treat pain and injury – not just surgical but non-surgical ones too. A…
About 80% of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their life so it’s no surprise that it deeply impacts many people’s workday. Whether your job is physical and keeps you on your feet all day — or you’re a desk warrior sitting 8 hours a day — back pain can definitely get…
About 80% of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their life so it’s no surprise that it deeply impacts many people’s workday. Whether your job is physical and keeps you on your feet all day — or you’re a desk warrior sitting 8 hours a day — back pain can definitely get…
Bertolotti’s Syndrome (BS) is rare — with research showing it affects just 4–8% of the population. But it’s something we are both very familiar with as spine surgeons because it’s a cause of low back pain in young patients. Word of mouth referrals are strong among those who have Bertolotti’s because knowledge about the condition…
Anna started having back pain when she was 16. The diagnosis of Bertolotti Syndrome came quickly for her — by the age of 17. But Regenerative Medicine treatment to address her debilitating pain took a lot longer to find. Anna was a junior in high school when the pain flare ups started. They ranged from…
When most people think of fat and their bodies – it’s in the context of losing it. But did you know fat injections can be a great option for patients with back pain who are looking to avoid surgery? Dr. Niteesh Bharara, Director of Regenerative Medicine at VSI enlightens us in this episode.
More and more people who suffer from injuries and joint pain in the shoulders are turning to platelet-rich plasma or PRP – which is a form of regenerative medicine. Just like stem cell therapy – these are procedures that allow the body to heal itself. Dr. Niteesh Bharara, Director of Regenerative Medicine at VSI is here to…
