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• Five Ways to Prevent Shoulder Injuries from Your Orthopaedic Specialist in Manhattan

  Learn How to Stay Healthy and Prevent Shoulder Injuries The primary role of every orthopaedic doctor is to provide expert care to patients. What about a doctor’s other responsibilities, such as teaching patients about their bodies, how they function,...

• How to Choose the Right NYC Spine Doctor: Six Key Tips

  Spinal Care Requires Precision and Expertise. Learn How to Find the Right Physician. You may not realize it, but so much of what you do depends upon the health of your spine. Without orthopaedic spine health, your ability to move every day, from...

• Essential Food Stock-Up

  During these troubling times, it can be difficult to concentrate and remain calm. Panicking during this pandemic can lead to impulse buying, stocking up in bulk and taking away from families in need. As you prepare to remain in your home, there are...

• 6 Winter Hiking Tips

  Temps may have dropped in New York but some of the most beautiful scenes in nature can be taken in during a winter hike. Whether you’ve been wanting to go for a winter hike or if you’re just interested in trying something new, we have some tips that...

• Ingrown Toenails

  An ingrown toenail can present with a range of pain, from “a little tender” to “severely painful.” The cause of the pain stems from the corner or border of the nail pressing or digging into the skin around it. It can occur simply because of the natural...

• Three Factors Achilles Pain Tendonitis Surgeons Recommend You Consider Prior to Surgical Treatment

  The largest, thickest, and strongest tendon in the body is the Achilles tendon, which connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. This tendon supports all stress, exertion and force of exercise. Common activities like running can stress your tendon up...

• Achilles Tendinitis: the Weekend Warrior’s Weakness

  Reduce your risk of Achilles tendonitis with some simple best practices. Weekend warriors might best be defined as workers in predominantly sedentary jobs who take to the fields for strenuous sports and activities on their days off. These bursts of...

• Spring Exercise: Mobility for Tennis and Golf

  This blog is the second in a series of 3. To read the first blog please click here. Common compensations with your tennis or golf swing can be brought on by limited mobility and strength. The exercise routine below will bring you through a series of...

• The Latest in Hip Replacement with Rothman Florida Surgeon Dr. Petrie

  While we may not realize it, we use our hips for just about everything in our daily lives. They are the joints that allow us to run, walk, and even stand, making them directly responsible for many of the movements we find to be commonplace as adults....

• The Art of Running

  Running is a sport that requires very little equipment and can be done at any time. Just lace up your sneakers and you’re ready to go! But running in any competitive fashion requires much more focus and effort, particularly if you are considering...

• Discover the Answer to Your Question, "Do I Need Total Ankle Replacement?"

  We workout to strengthen our muscles and we drink milk to keep our bones strong. We even take care of our skin, our hair and our nails, but some parts of the body just don’t get much attention. For example, no one even thinks about the ankle until it...

• Who Needs Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery and How Does It Work?

  Rothman Orthopaedic Institute protects your back health with comprehensive preventive care and surgical treatment. Neck pain can be caused by a number of reasons – from improper posture to injuries to cervical disc disease – and while many conditions...

• How Winter Sports Can Cause Stiffness and Soreness in the Neck Muscles

  Causes and Remedies for Neck Injuries Sustained from Winter Activities This winter season, long days on the slopes or at the rink can take a toll on your body. Aches, pains, and muscles strains are all normal injuries to sustain after a day full of...

• Spine Exercises for Pain and Prevention

  Exercise for the neck and lower back can be challenging, especially when you are in pain. Performing the incorrect exercise or using poor technique can make pain worse and slow recovery. For minor aches and pains in the neck and lower back, it is safe...

• Common Conditions Treated with Minimally Invasive Hand Surgery

  Minimally Invasive Hand Surgeries: A New Era in Healing When it comes to hand and wrist conditions, many people typically think of traditional, open surgeries with long incisions that come with longer recovery times and significant downtime. However,...

• EMG Precision: Advanced Nerve and Muscle Evaluation Techniques

  Introduction to EMG An electrodiagnostic study, commonly known as EMG (short for electromyography), measures electrical activity in muscles and nerves, and can be an important test in the diagnosis of certain conditions that affect the nerves. An EMG...

• Will lockout lead to more NHL injuries?

  Ah, October, one of my favorite months. Crisp fall weather is here, football is in full swing, the Major League Baseball playoffs and World Series are upon us and the start of the basketball and hockey seasons have finally arrived. What more can an...

• Do I have Sciatica?

  The spine is a very unique and important part of the human body. It is essential to the nervous system because it protects the spinal cord, which connects nerves to the brain. It is also an essential piece of the skeleton because of its stabilizing and...

• The Solution for the Shoulder Separation Philadelphia Patients Experience

  For local patients dealing with shoulder separation, the pain and inconvenience of the injury is a fact of daily life. At Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, world renowned physicians offer the solution for shoulder separation Philadelphia patients need....

• Common Questions About Recovery from Anterior Cervical Fusion Surgery

  Recovery from anterior cervical fusion surgery can take several months, and it is easier for some patients than for others. This depends on a variety of factors, including the extent of the abnormalities causing spinal compression, the age and activity...