FLORIDA SPINE SPECIALISTS, LLC
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA

Florida Spine Specialists’ unique 17,000 square foot building was designed to support the requirements of our multi-disciplinary approach to spinal health care. Upon entering, you will walk into a comfortable and peaceful waiting room where a smiling administrator or Physician’s Assistant will check you in and obtain all information necessary to guide you to your treatment or consultation quickly and efficiently. Deeper into the facility, you will find rooms for examinations and non-surgical treatments. Additional rooms are specifically designed for minimally invasive surgical procedures and a radiology suite with state-of-the-art imaging equipment helps us provide accurate diagnoses and treatment feedback quickly. We are also happy to provide an on-site lab which will facilitate your care program by saving you trips to third party facilities. Consistent with our holistic approach, we have a substantial amount of space dedicated to physical therapy, supervised exercise programs, Yoga and Pilates. With all procedure and rehabilitation options under one roof, your physician is able to monitor every aspect of your treatment and recovery. The Florida Spine Specialists facility was designed with you in mind, to maximize your comfort and to provide the best possible health care experience. Florida Spine Specialists is located at 6000 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 The scar from her prior surgery was tethering the nerve in the area of the new L5/S1 disc herniation. She had weakness of her left calf muscle and numbness, tingling and burning down her leg all the way to the side of her foot. She reported that she couldn’t sit, sleep or walk without agony. Medications and shots had not helped her and she was desperate for relief. The MRI with contrast verified the clinical impression; recurrent left L5/S1 disc herniation. Her best option was surgery. Shirley G came to Florida Spine Specialists after months of steadily progressing back and leg distress. Her physical examination revealed that her knee and ankle reflexes were diminished on both sides. Her spine range of motion was limited. Her X-rays showed significant spondylosis and her MRI showed multilevel spinal stenosis. Dr. Blumberg saw James in the office and upon examination found him to have signs of severe spinal cord compression. Numbness and loss of sensory function in his hands, poor dexterity of his fingers, imbalance and hyperactive reflexes all indicated a serious problem in James’ neck. An MRI confirmed severe spinal cord compression and swelling within the spinal cord. Usually this condition, spinal stenosis, is one of age and James was only 62 years old. Dr. Blumberg explained that even though we are all born with short arms and legs, as we grow some of us get long legs and some of us get short legs. It’s the same with the spine, some of us get big diameter spinal canals surrounding the spinal cord and some of us get small diameter canals. If when we are done growing our spinal canal is small then it takes relatively less time (62 years as opposed to 80) for the arthritis that naturally sets in to create a severe compression of the spinal cord. This is in fact what had happened to James and now he had begun to experience the effects of his cord compression. Florida Spine Specialists’ unique 17,000 square foot building was designed to support the requirements of our multi-disciplinary approach to spinal health care. Upon entering, you will walk into a comfortable and peaceful waiting room where a smiling administrator or Physician’s Assistant will check you in and obtain all information necessary to guide you to your treatment or consultation quickly and efficiently. Deeper into the facility, you will find rooms for examinations and non-surgical treatments. Additional rooms are specifically designed for minimally invasive surgical procedures and a radiology suite with state-of-the-art imaging equipment helps us provide accurate diagnoses and treatment feedback quickly. We are also happy to provide an on-site lab which will facilitate your care program by saving you trips to third party facilities. Consistent with our holistic approach, we have a substantial amount of space dedicated to physical therapy, supervised exercise programs, Yoga and Pilates. With all procedure and rehabilitation options under one roof, your physician is able to monitor every aspect of your treatment and recovery. The Florida Spine Specialists facility was designed with you in mind, to maximize your comfort and to provide the best possible health care experience. Florida Spine Specialists is located at 6000 North Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 The scar from her prior surgery was tethering the nerve in the area of the new L5/S1 disc herniation. She had weakness of her left calf muscle and numbness, tingling and burning down her leg all the way to the side of her foot. She reported that she couldn’t sit, sleep or walk without agony. Medications and shots had not helped her and she was desperate for relief. The MRI with contrast verified the clinical impression; recurrent left L5/S1 disc herniation. Her best option was surgery. Shirley G came to Florida Spine Specialists after months of steadily progressing back and leg distress. Her physical examination revealed that her knee and ankle reflexes were diminished on both sides. Her spine range of motion was limited. Her X-rays showed significant spondylosis and her MRI showed multilevel spinal stenosis. Dr. Blumberg saw James in the office and upon examination found him to have signs of severe spinal cord compression. Numbness and loss of sensory function in his hands, poor dexterity of his fingers, imbalance and hyperactive reflexes all indicated a serious problem in James’ neck. An MRI confirmed severe spinal cord compression and swelling within the spinal cord. Usually this condition, spinal stenosis, is one of age and James was only 62 years old. Dr. Blumberg explained that even though we are all born with short arms and legs, as we grow some of us get long legs and some of us get short legs. It’s the same with the spine, some of us get big diameter spinal canals surrounding the spinal cord and some of us get small diameter canals. If when we are done growing our spinal canal is small then it takes relatively less time (62 years as opposed to 80) for the arthritis that naturally sets in to create a severe compression of the spinal cord. This is in fact what had happened to James and now he had begun to experience the effects of his cord compression.