NERA Spine, Sports & Pain Medicine
NERA | Northeast Rehab

Evaluation and Treatment of Musculoskeletal & Neurological Conditions Managed By Dr. Scott Naftulin and Dr. Bruce Zhang

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Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) – Diagnosis, Treatment & Therapy

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an extremely common condition which can affect any of the joints simply by chronic “wear-and-tear” from normal aging also known as degeneration or degenerative joint “disease”. The knee joint is consists of bones which come together and move similar to a hinge. The bones are separated by protective cartilage. However, the cartilage [...]

Epicondylitis | Tennis Elbow or Golfer’s Elbow

Epicondylitis is a type of tendinitis, or inflammation of the tendons, affecting the elbow causing pain in the elbow and forearm. There are two types of epicondylitis: Tennis elbow affects the tendons on the outer side (lateral epicondylitis), where golfer’s elbow (medial epicondylitis) affects tendons on the inner side of the elbow. Both are very [...]

Osteoporosis: Vertebral Augmentation for Treatment of Osteoporotic Compression Fractures

What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis: Vertebral Augmentation for the Treatment of Osteoporotic Compression Fractures & Pain Osteoporosis is a bone disease in which overall bone mass is decreased and the bone becomes more porous. As bones become more porous, the risk of a fracture greatly increases. Unfortunately, like many silent diseases such as diabetes [...]