80% of Americans will experience back pain at some point in their lives. It’s bound to happen. But there are so many things we can do to lessen the frequency and intensity of back pain. Here are some of the daily habits I live by and share with my patients to ease the chances of…
Whether you’re working in an office full-time, splitting your time as a hybrid employee or working remotely from home or wherever you are in the world, people are spending 8+ hours a day in an office/work chair. As a physiatrist, I’m focused on the wellbeing of the whole body so I hope you’re taking breaks,…
Spring is here. The weather is getting nice across the country and that has many grabbing their walking and running shoes and heading outside for some exercise. As featured in Prevention Magazine, Dr. Yash Mehta shares tips to choose the best shoes according to your foot and fitness goals. But how much thought are you…
As everyone knows, New Year’s resolutions can be very difficult to maintain. On average, most resolutions are broken within 2 weeks. This normally happens because the goals put in place require significant lifestyle changes, or are unrealistic to attain. But this should not discourage us from trying to improve ourselves! The difficulty isn’t in identifying…
As Featured in Washingtonian Magazine: 15 Easy Tips for Improving Your Health in the New Year Washingtonian asked select doctors from around the Washington, DC, area to provide one piece of advice they wish their patients would follow. From VSI, Spine Surgeons Dr. Colin Haines and Dr. Ehsan Jazini, as well as Neurosurgeon Dr. William…
VSI doctors, Dr. Christopher Good, Dr. Niteesh Bharara, Dr. Thomas Schuler, Dr. Ehsan Jazini, Dr. Colin Haines, Dr. Thomas Nguyen, and Dr. Yash Mehta have all been recognized by Washingtonian Magazine’s Top Doctors of 2023. Washingtonian Magazine’s list of Top Doctors is chosen based the election by fellow doctors: Physicians in the region are asked to…
Pre-Procedure Are there symptoms or signifiers that a patient may have a tumor on their spine? Patients may have similar symptoms to other pathologies such as disc herniations or stenosis from spondylosis that cause spinal cord or nerve root compression. This may include pain, decreased sensation, or motor weakness. For example, when a patient has…
Lindsay loves to run. She does it a few times a week, a few miles at a time. It’s not only one of her favorite forms of exercise. It’s a stress relief. But her love of running was long impacted by lower back pain. She first hurt her back diving into a shallow lake in…
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the US — more than 36 million played just last year. But reports of injuries are also growing fast. Achilles’ tears, rotator cuff injuries, broken wrists, damaged knee and elbows — you name it, my fellow doctors and I are seeing it. Look, this sport is fun. I play…
Dealing with back and body pain is never easy — but it’s especially hard when you shoulder it alone. Studies show people assess the level of their own pain… and cope better with it when they are connected to others instead of feeling isolated to deal with it on their own. That’s something that Crystal…
