The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered dramatic changes throughout everyday life — and in the medical community as well. Not only are providers across the country postponing elective procedures, but many are also encouraging people to avoid in-office appointments to reduce their risk of exposure to this highly contagious coronavirus.But what...
Degenerative disc disease isn’t actually a disease. And, everyone experiences some degree of disc degeneration. Over time, the discs between your vertebrae become more fragile, and for some people that degeneration causes pain. At Downtown Pain Management, Dr. Ron Ben-Meier and Dr. Sagar Parikh work with patients to find the...
Clinicians estimate that 15-30% of low back pain is caused by dysfunction of the sacroiliac joints or SI joints. Your SI joints function a bit differently than your other joints but serve a crucial purpose. Dr. Ron Ben-Meir and Dr. Sagar Parikh at Downtown Pain Management are experts in diagnosing...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes fluoroscopy like this: “Fluoroscopy is a medical imaging test that uses an x-ray beam that passes continuously through the body to create an image. The image is projected on a monitor which allows doctors to see the movement of internal organs...
About 10 million people in the United States have osteoporosis, which makes your bones weak and prone to breaking. There are some risk factors that you can’t control, but there are some things you can do to improve your bone health and lower the likelihood you’ll develop osteoporosis. At Downtown...
Chronic pain changes your life and those changes are almost never for the better. Pain limits your movements, your hobbies, and eventually, it can even diminish your dreams. Too often, people with chronic pain don’t realize that there are many different approaches to treating pain. Dr. Ron Ben-Mier and his...
You probably already know quite a bit about cartilage -- that it’s flexible tissue, it’s what your ears are made of, and that it cushions your joints. But, cartilage is a unique body tissue and plays various important roles in your body. At Downtown Pain Management, many of our patients...
Your elbow is a complex joint, with three bones coming together, numerous ligaments and tendons, and the ability to hinge, but also to rotate. In children who are still growing, it’s even more complex because the bones of the elbow are softer than the supporting structures around it. At Downtown...
Athleticism is generally seen as healthy. Training improves your cardiovascular health, your overall strength, and often helps you maintain a good range of motion and level of flexibility. But, the more you practice and train, the greater risk of at least one injury. Achilles tendon ruptures are more common among...
When you see a teen girl playing sports and paying attention to what she eats, you may well admire her dedication to her fitness and overall health. But, you may only be seeing the surface of what could be a problem. The female athlete triad is a collection of disorders...
Painful, inflamed joints can decrease your quality of life. You may struggle to do the things you want and need to do, as well as the things you enjoy. Constant pain can even impact your relationships with people you care about. At Downtown Pain Management, our staff, led by Dr....
Roughly 20%, or about 50 million, Americans have chronic pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There are all kinds of consequences, from lost productivity to personal hardship. Chronic pain is linked to the opioid epidemic, a host of other chronic medical conditions, and impacts your overall...
Chronic pain can make your world smaller and your life less interesting. If you find yourself avoiding activities you once enjoyed, or notice that your neck pain is affecting your mood, then you probably understand how pain can be limiting. At Downtown Pain Management, Dr. Ron Ben-Meir and our staff...
Sciatica is the pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness that extends from your lower back down through your buttock and leg when your sciatic nerve is compressed. While in many cases, sciatica is caused by a herniated disc or another spine condition, your day-to-day habits could be making your symptoms worse...
Back pain afflicts about 31 million Americans. What’s even more unsettling is that back pain is the top cause of disability around the world. Ron Ben-Meir, DO, an expert in spine health and pain management at Downtown Pain Management, helps women and men throughout the New York City and northern...
Source: Medical Xpress Researchers from the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) are the first to demonstrate statistically significant links between self-reported regular use of prescription drugs for pain and/or sleep, and longitudinal risk of frailty in adults ages 65 and older. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Improving acute pain management after traumatic injury remains a priority for policymakers and clinicians as rates of injury and subsequent pain-related disability rise nationally. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Inhaled cannabis reduces self-reported headache severity by 47.3% and migraine severity by 49.6%, Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Research presented at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting found that a six-week treatment with low-dose oral prednisolone substantially improves pain and decreases signs of inflammation in patients with painful hand osteoarthritis Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Leg pain while walking or doing other activities could be a sign of peripheral artery disease, an expert says. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress Pain: we all experience it, but there's no objective way to measure it. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress About 10% of the world population suffers from migraine headaches, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Read More
Source: Medical Xpress For those using illicit opioids to manage their chronic pain, cannabis may be a beneficial—and a less dangerous—alternative Read More