by Dr Shan Sivendra MD | Feb 15, 2022 | Back Pain
“Considering bone or joint surgery? You may not need it” is the title of a recent NY Times article by Nicholas Bakalar (link here if you have a subscription). It’s an interesting article because it brings up a subject that we at Back and Body Medical...
by Dr Shan Sivendra MD | Dec 11, 2021 | Exercise and Fitness, General Health
The human body was designed to move. It wasn’t designed to sit all day, at a desk, on the bus, in cars and on sofas. Sure, we all need to slow and rest sometimes but we’ve made rest a way of life in our society. And it’s making us sick. Moving around is what your...
by Dr Shan Sivendra MD | Nov 28, 2021 | Back Pain, Preventative Care
Did you know that the two most common complaints during pregnancy are low back pain and pelvic girdle pain? Studies have shown that these conditions affect about half of expecting mothers. In the postpartum period, it is even shown that about one and five women...
by Dr Shan Sivendra MD | Nov 28, 2021 | Posture, Preventative Care
Poor Posture in Manhattan One of the chief complaints we see in our Midtown Manhattan practice is a result of poor posture. Poor posture is responsible for a lot more health problems than you may have previously thought. Poor posture is common in today’s society with...
by Dr Shan Sivendra MD | Nov 9, 2021 | Back Pain, Conditions
Current research finds that 52% of all opioid prescriptions are for patients with low back pain. 2 million Americans suffer from opioid use disorder, and 47,000 died from opioid use in 2017. In light of this epidemic, the high cost of diagnostic tests, invasive...
