Musculoskeletal injuries and joint pain don't have to hold you back. New regenerative therapies like platelet-rich plasma (PRP) offer a cutting-edge, natural way to treat pain and promote healing. If you're wondering if PRP is right for you, this guide will provide the key facts...
Desert Spine and Sports Physicians is honored to be recognized in Phoenix Magazine’s 2023 Top Docs issue. Congratulations to Brad Sorosky MD who received this prestigious award in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Management. Top Doctors is an annual survey of health care professionals conducted by PHOENIX magazine. This is...
What is the Rotator Cuff? The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and their tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint and allow motion of the arm. There are four rotator cuff muscles - the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis. The supraspinatus tendon is the...
Headaches affect up to 15.8% of the world’s population every day.1 Among those who experience chronic headaches, it is estimated that 15-20% of cases are “cervicogenic headaches” (CGH). CGH are defined by pain referred to the head from the bony structures or soft tissues of...
Desert Spine and Sports Physicians is honored to be recognized in Phoenix Magazine’s 2022 Top Docs issue. Congratulations to Brad Sorosky MD and Susan Sorosky MD who have both received this prestigious award in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and for Brad Sorosky MD also in Pain Management. Top Doctors is an...
This blog follows on the heels of last month’s blog which encouraged shifting away from the knee jerk reaction of applying R.I.C.E (rest, ice, compression, elevation) to acute musculoskeletal injuries and instead instituting P.O.L.I.C.E (protection, optimal loading, ice, compression, and elevation).1 Why? Because we reviewed in one of...
By Julie Hastings MD and Susan Sorosky MD Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is one of the most common pathologic conditions affecting the spine. LSS occurs when there is narrowing of the spinal canal and may involve the central canal, the lateral recess (the sides of the...
Desert Spine and Sports Physicians is honored to be recognized in Phoenix Magazine’s 2021 Top Docs issue. Congratulations to Brad Sorosky MD, Susan Sorosky MD and Tima Le DO who have each received this award. Top Doctors is an annual survey of health care professionals conducted by PHOENIX magazine....
by Ehab Yasin, DO and Susan Sorosky, MD Carpal Tunnel Syndrome What is it? Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) or neuropathy of the median nerve at the wrist is the most common entrapment neuropathy. The median nerve runs down the forearm and then through the carpal tunnel which is...
by Julie Hastings MD and Susan Sorosky MD A ‘physiatrist ‘ (pronounced ‘fizz i’ a trist’) is a physician who specializes in Physiatry, also known as Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation or PM&R, one of the 24 medical specialties certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties....