(Courtesy of Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders) With the coming of Passover comes a lot of cleaning and hard work which can translate into all sorts of musculoskeletal aches and pains. Here at the Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders we are trying our best to stay on top of current techniques to better serve you. Here are some of the news flashes as of late.

Drs. Lewin, Vora and Isaac Abramchayev continue to blaze ahead with the use of navigational and robotic technologies and have recently trialed some additional technologies from Israel that can also help in reducing the amount of radiation that the patient is exposed to during robotic and navigational procedures.

“We are thrilled that spine surgery is becoming less and less daunting as time goes on. Massive incisions in the past have been significantly reduced as well as the muscle stripping necessary to achieve good results. Spine surgery gets less scary every day.”

In the foot and ankle division, Drs. Popowitz and Saraf continue to make strides in minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery. In particular, minimally invasive bunion surgery has really expanded in their practice. Using a combination of implants including Ossio, an Israeli manufacturer, incisions have been reduced in size and the scope of muscle dissection of the surgery has been significantly minimized. This has led to better patient recoveries and better patient outcomes without compromising the aesthetic result. Popowitz noted, “We really are amazed at some of these results. The recoveries are shorter and we are seeing happier patients early on with dramatic reduction in pain as well, of course, the aesthetic result of a more normally shaped toe and foot.

Drs. Horowitz and Simhaee have been focusing on spinal pathologies including cervical and lumbar discal pathologies as well as pain of the elbows, knees and shoulders with the judicious use of a combination of lidocaine, steroids, as well as regenerative medicine technologies and PRP when appropriate. People have been mobilized and treated often after years of pain with only one to several injections. According to Horowitz and Simhaee, “We are happy we have been able to impact people and get them doing more of their activities of daily living, including sports, with the use of our targeted injection technologies.”

Dr. Don Heitman continues to master sports injuries of the shoulder and knee. For some time and particularly to the shoulder, he continues to perfect all inside repairs as well as strong double triple or quadruple knot for rotator cuff and other pathologies, all with minimally invasive poke- like incisions.

Dr. Michael Horowitz of hand surgery continues to bring to the forefront minimally invasive fracture care with casting or surgery when necessary as well as his small technique carpal tunnel surgery with an outstanding fast recovery.

In summary, there are a lot of good things happening and there is less and less reason for you to be in pain and discomfort.

To schedule an appointment at either the Queens or Englewood office, call (201) 510-3777 and/or reach out to community liaison Eliana Kranz at (201) 800-1274 or [email protected]. Wishing you a healthy, happy and lean Passover 2025!