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Breakthrough Treatments for Spine and Joint Pain

Jan 31, 2024 06:35PM ● By Jerome Bilaos

When Dr. Stephen Roman, Jr., finished his medical subspecialty training 20 years ago, there were limited options in the treatment of pain. For many years, only minimal changes in offerings to patients became available. Recently, however, many breakthroughs have occurred in the treatment of spinal and joint pain. This includes new technologies such as regenerative medicine which has provided many new options that were not available just a few years ago.

“There are many patients that I have told throughout the years that there was nothing else I could do for them. Now I am inviting many of these patients back to learn about new technologies that were not available when I had last seen them,” shares Dr. Roman. Conditions amenable to new minimally-invasive treatment options include chronic low back pain caused by degenerated spinal discs. These are some of the patients that he is most excited to see because when he last saw them their options were usually limited to surgery or chronic prescription medication use. Other patients benefiting from recent advances include patients seeking alternative treatments to joint surgery.

“It’s an exciting time in medical history,” states Dr. Roman, “and I’m grateful to be a part of this historic leap in our approach to patient care.”

Location: Offices in Pennington and Parsippany, NJ and NYC. For information, call 609-570-6980, email [email protected] and visit RegeneSpine.com. See ad, page 39.

In-Print News Briefs February 2024
Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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