Dr. Ari Ben-Yishay
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Emerson, NJ
37 years experience male
Locations
Comprehensive Spine care
Emerson, NJ
Office
Emerson, NJ
About
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My practice Comprehensive Spine care offers the entire spectrum of spine care including physical therapy, pain management, minimally invasive surgery.
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Languages spoken
English
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Blod clot: Blod clot or collection under the dura on the surface of the brain.
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Many things: Same as men, but also gynecologic problems.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Piched nerve: Could be a pinched spinal nerve. Treat with anti infallam meds and rest. If no better or weakness in leg see md.
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Night and day: Osteoarthritis is wear and tear of the joints whereas a sprain or strain is simply a soft tissue injury.
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None: Exercises cannot correct a true spine deformity. If its "postural" only, then stretching and strengthening can help.
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Not really: Headaches are not common with myelomalacia but can happen. Lying flat to relieve them sounds more leak a spinal fluid headache. Make sure you dont hav... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Injury!: Could be a disc problem, fracture less likely, or soft tissue injury. Get an x-ray and get examined.
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A 39-year-old female asked:
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Not possible: Routine drug screen should pick up the vicoden unless they are not looking for vicoden. ! maybe you can answer the question yourself?
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Microdiscectomy: Best option is above, by far!
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Degenerative disc: Any degenererative spine problem can cause pain and stiffness in am.
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Physical therapy: Multi level disc problems best treated conservatively. Surgery not a great idea for back pain without leg pain.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Almost any: If you recover from the surgery and the fusion heals, there are usually no real restrictions.
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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Donut pad: Can try a donut pad, coccyx injection, last resort, rarely, remove broken piece if not healed and injection gives temporary relief.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Xray interpretation: Sounds like they dont see the base of your neck because your shoulders are in the way. Common. Straightening lordotic curve is almost always from spas... Read More
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A 51-year-old female asked:
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See below: Bulging disc means nothing. Treatment is physical therapy for the back pain, almost never surgery.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Unclear: Risk of long term nerve compression is chronic pain, numbness or even muscle weakness depending upon how severe. Why can't it be relieved with surgery... Read More
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A 56-year-old male asked:
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Leg pain: "pinched nerve" implies a pinched spinal nerve root, if thats what you mean. Symptoms are usually pain into the buttock and down the leg at least to t... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
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Not fun: Discogram is uncomfortable, especially when a "painful" disc is injected. Pain is temporary though.
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Probably lipoma: Usually this is a lipoma (benign fatty deposit). Ask your internist to look at it. Do not just ignore, but probably nothing to worry about.
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Wow: Thats a really strange symptom! you could have something really unusual like an arachnoid cyst, dural fistula, etc. Get seen by a neurologist or neuro... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Why not: Taking an anti inflammatory is fine but not a narcotic!
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A 77-year-old female asked:
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Cause??: Get evaluated. If degenerative arthritis, try therapy, soft collar for short period of time, isometric exercises. Anti inflammatory if allowed.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Absolutely: Ofcourse you should be seen....Yesterday. Get to your doctor.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Can be injured: A disc can be injured with a severe whiplash. More often its just a muscular soft tissue injury. Physical therapy with exercises!
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Not a great idea: I wouldnt take Aspirin with another anti inflammatory. It could increase odds for bleeding in your stomach. Take on or the other.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Cyst or carbuncle?: Could be a sebaceous cyst or a soft tissue abscess, carbuncle. Get it looked at!
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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A few things: Pain can be simply muscular or be coming from a disc problem. True coccyx pain is usually when sitting. An MRI could help if you dont get better with ... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Get medical workup: See a good doctor, blood testing, careful exam!
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Muscle tone: Spastic means tight muscles, flaccid is loose and relaxed muscle. Different causes for each.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Rarely: Pain is usually temporary after this test. Rarely is it long term!
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Ofcourse: Theres always something to do depending upon the cause. Get evaluated by an ortho spine specialist.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Consult Gyn!: You must consult with your gyn especially if the back pain correlates with menstrual cycle and severity of bleeding.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Could be: Depending upon which nerve is pinched. L5 nerve can go to this area.
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Not enough info: You need to be examined. Pain that persists in shoulder after workout, pain with use of the shoulder at other times may imply shoulder injury, rotator... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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VERY RARELY!: 21 degree curve is very mild, almost never progresses in a mature adult.
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Common: Cant diagnose the cause based on your limited message.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Common: Nothing unusual based on your info. See your doc if its bad and start some therapy. May need MRI if doesnt improve with pt.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Possible,: Uti would not be flu related. See internist who may want to get a urine test to r/o uti.
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Get doppler: Rule out blood clot with a doppler scan.Call your surgeon to inquire!
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Sounds like 41: Your describing a 100% generic radiology report description of disc degeneration and bone spurs, usually normal with aging. Could be a souce of pain t... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Whats question?: Try some pt. Surgery last resort. Sometimes a spinal injection can help.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Eat right: Exercise and diet, good protein is important.
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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No, none: No need to treat a 21 deg curve. Just watch it if an adolescent, nothing if an adult...Unless curve is new and associated with pain, then evaluate wit... Read More
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Not enough info!: Make sure your fusion is healed, if yes, perhaps adjacent disc is degenerating/herniated. Need scan. Wonder why fusion was done without decompression?
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Yes treatable: Depends upon your age. Either rest, physical therapy or surgery to fuse l5-s1is the treatment. Brace if teenager with a "hot" bone scan.
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Not common: Severe spine pain can be from a fracture, more often from a soft tissue or disc injury/arthritis/degeneration.
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Get examined: 2 months of pain should be examined. Get an x-ray, possible mri. Try physical therapy, exercises depending upon diagnosis.
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Muscle spasm: Almost always from muscle spasm . Straightens out )temporarily) the normal spine curvature in the neck. Treat the spasm.
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Related: Sciatica is simply pain down the back of your leg to below the knee. Most common cause is a herniated disc with a pinched (compressed) spinal nerve.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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No: Usually 9 degree curve is barely even noticeable and totally painless. See your doc to find out where the pain is coming from.
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Dr. Ben-Yishay is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Ben-Yishay is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply!the 2 toes that go numb are next to the big toe but the big toe itself doesn't go numb..
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Thanks for your quick reply! My shoulder only pain while Chest workout it deosent pain at shoulder workout but why
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I have shooting pain down my leg, leg numbness & tingling & back pain
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, PA
Graduated 1986MD
Awards
Top Orthopedic Spine Surgeon , First Place, New Jersey - Winter
2013
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