Advantages of Spinal Fusion: TLIF versus PSF Back pain is a condition that millions of Americans deal with each year. Most often, lower back pain will resolve after a few weeks without any need for medical intervention. In other cases, conservative measures like chiropractic care or...
Q: How did you decide to become a hand surgeon? When I was doing a burn surgery fellowship I did a lot of pediatric hand surgery reconstruction. That peaked my interest. It was the intricacy, the attention to detail and the functional recovery that the patients...
Dupuytren’s contracture (DC) is one of the many conditions we have experience treating at The Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders. Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved increased usage of one of our treatment methods, a drug administered by injection. Dupuytren disease, also called...
Knee Pain Knee pain is one of the most common complaints that patients have when they visit the doctor’s office. As the largest joint in the body, knees are specifically involved with walking and running, and managing most motions including walking and running. When there is...
The shoulder is made up of three bones. These include the upper arm bone, known as the humerus, the shoulder blade, known as the scapula, and the collarbone, known as the clavicle. This area of the body has multiple joints combining with tendons and muscles...
What is Spinal Instability? Spinal instability occurs when the vertebrae do not respond appropriately when faced with physiological loads. Instead of managing the load properly, the spine moves in patterned ways that cause pinching or irritation of nerve roots. It can also lead to excessive pressure...
Dr. Michael Horowitz was among 1,640 Initiates from around the world who became Fellows of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) during the Convocation ceremony at the College’s 2014 annual Clinical Congress in San Francisco, Calif., last month. This year’s class of Initiates was among...
Wrist arthroscopy is one of the great innovations in the field of hand surgery. While it was first used for diagnostic purposes in 1979, it took until the mid-1980s for it to become widely accepted as a diagnostic method. A few years later, wrist arthroscopy...
Dr. Jonathan Lewin has the honor of being the top surgeon in New Jersey for his use of the Pegasus™ Anchored Cervical Interbody System. The Pegasus™ Anchored Cervical Interbody System provides surgeons a simplified approach to anterior cervical fusion. With an integrated anchor and spacer...
[caption id="attachment_429" align="alignleft" width="351"] click for full size[/caption] Drs. Steven Horowitz and Jonathan Simhaee of The Center for Pain Management will be a guest speakers at a pre-Thanksgiving Lecture Dinner alongside community physicians hosted by The Center for Spinal Disorders on Thursday, November 20th at the...