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  • Know the Signs of a Stroke: FAST

    If you have a stroke, those first few minutes can be crucial—they can mean the difference between life and death, and for survivors, the degree of recovery. That’s why recognizing the signs of a stroke and getting help immediately are critical.

  • Trigeminal Neuralgia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

    Imagine walking down the street and a cool breeze brushes your face. For most of us, that might feel refreshing, but if you have trigeminal neuralgia, that sensation can trigger excruciating, stabbing or shock-like pain.

  • A Day in the Life of a Surgical Technologist

    One of the things I love most about my job as a surgical technologist at Orlando Health is the variety of surgical procedures I get to be a part of from one day to the next. While my responsibilities during each surgery are very similar, it’s still an exciting, fascinating job because every single day is different.

  • Could Having Neurosurgery Earlier in the Day Lead to Better Outcomes?

    Can the timing of surgery affect the outcome? According to one recent study, it may be possible.

  • What to Expect after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

    From the outside, you may look like the same old you, but inside, you feel different. You may have difficulty moving, speaking or concentrating. You may have lingering physical and emotional symptoms like headaches, nausea, sleep disorders and mood changes. If you’ve had a traumatic brain injury, the recovery process is a completely new journey for you and your loved ones. 

  • Important Facts to Know about Concussions and Brain Injuries

    In 2013, 640,000 people visited emergency rooms because of concussions and 18,000 people were hospitalized. The number of Americans diagnosed with concussions is increasing, particularly among youth. Researchers say this may be due to two factors: more young kids playing sports and an increased awareness about concussions, leading more people to seek medical attention after a possible TBI. Male patient explaining headache to physician.

  • Smaller Incisions, Quicker Recovery Among Robotic Surgery’s Benefits for Urology Patients

    Robotic surgery is increasingly used in urology, where the focus is on the male and female urinary tract, male genitals and male reproduction. Robotic surgery uses laparoscopic abdominal surgery to remove kidney stones, urine blockages and most commonly, to remove minimally invasive cancer cells in the kidneys, bladder and prostate.

  • Does Your Head Hurt? It May Be a Cluster Headache

    Have you ever had a headache so mind-numbing and painful that you could barely think? Maybe it was a migraine or sinus headache, but it’s also possible that it was a cluster headache.

  • Shaping Lives Through Everyday Victories

    When we think of life-shaping experiences, we often recall childhood. We remember our first bicycle ride without training wheels, discovering our favorite foods or that first A on a school assignment — the everyday victories that helped shape our lives. For children and families who face neurologic conditions such as brain, spine and nerve injuries or disorders, life-shaping experiences take on different meanings where every word, step or smile can represent victories. Advances in pediatric neuroscience make these victories possible for children, even those who have not yet been born.

  • Exploring Options to Treat Advanced Shoulder Arthritis

    About 50 million Americans have been diagnosed with arthritis, a disease that causes pain and inflammation in the joints. Many of these patients have pain in the shoulder. I recommend gentle stretches, physical therapy and oral medications as first-line treatment. For some patients, shoulder replacement surgery may be an effective way to relieve pain when medicine and other treatments do not work.