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• Rotator Cuff Tear - Repair and Recovery

  Rotator cuff injuries are extremely common and affect up to four million people yearly. These types of injuries increase with age and commonly occur in those who play repetitive motion sports or have a job involving motions that remain the same all...

• Re-thinking Triathlon Death

  During last triathlon season, there were a string of deaths in the water. Fourteen deaths in races were largely from swimming (one death occurred on the bike) These unfortunate events led a Washington Post writer to postulate that the deaths during the...

• Football Injury Prevention

  How to prevent being sidelined by a football injury Whether you’re a player, a friend, a family member, or a fan, there’s one phrase that strikes terror into your heart this time of year: football injury. For many Americans, football is so ingrained in...

• Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment And Prevention: What Everyone Should Know

  Rotator Cuff Injury Treatment And Prevention: What Everyone Should Know You use your shoulders every day, whether it’s carrying groceries, brushing your hair, playing baseball or tennis, or lifting a little one in the air for them to see over a crowd....

• 2 Popular Summer Activities, 5 Summer Sports Injuries

  Swimmers and divers commonly experience injuries caused by stress and overuse as well as traumatic accidents. These are five of the most typical of these injuries. The most committed among us know that swimming isn’t just a summertime sport. Serious...

• Four Conditions a Shoulder Doctor in NYC Can Treat with Arthroscopy

  Do you have shoulder pain that just won’t go away? Difficulty lifting your arm? A persisting popping and/or clicking sound? Anyone of these symptoms may be indicative of a serious condition with your shoulder. If you live in the area, seek a...

• Is It Time To Seek Physicians For Achilles Pain Tendonitis?

  If you have been suffering from ankle pain, you may be wondering when you should seek out medical attention. If this pain tends to get worse during or after use and seems centered at the very back of your ankle, you may wonder if it could be Achilles...

• What Are the Most Common Winter Injuries? And How Can I Stay Safe?

  Winter presents new opportunities for injury. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family. As the days grow shorter, the weather turns colder, and the last few leaves shiver on the tree branches, our thoughts turn to the excitement of winter....

• Preventing Sports Injuries During the Preseason

  The fall sports season is approaching, which means training is in full effect. Strength and conditioning during preseason is essential to ensure your body is prepared and equipped to handle long practices and games, as well as to increase flexibility...

• Winter Sports: Elbow Fractures and Dislocations

  Skiing and Snowboarding Elbow Injuries and How to Prevent Them In the Northeast, we are fortunate enough to live in an area where we can enjoy the beach in the summer and snow-covered mountains in the winter. The winter ski season is quickly...

• Five Reasons to See a Knee Doctor in White Plains

  Which Symptoms Indicate You Should See a Knee Doctor? Find Out Here! The knee is made up of three bones (femur, tibia, and patella), two types of cartilage (articular and meniscal), four ligaments (two collateral and two cruciate), and numerous...

• Healthy Bone Tips from Rothman Orthopaedic Institute’s Distal Radial Fracture Physicians

  As we’re entering the Winter season, snow and ice can lead to injuries. The distal radial fracture physicians at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute would like to remind you of these important tips for protecting your bone health and preventing such...

• 3 Steps to Treating & Recovering from Soccer-Related Patellar Tendinitis

  Don’t let patellar tendonitis keep you off the soccer field! Soccer players, coaches, and parents are no strangers to the variety of knee problems that can trouble athletes of all ages and competition levels. If you’ve been around “the beautiful game”...

• Football Injury Prevention: Knowledge is Power

  Know Which Football Injuries Are Most Common so You Can Prevent Them Did you know that football is one of the most accident and injury prone sports? As a high contact sport, frequent injuries are common. And while many people are aware that serious...

• Running is Killing My Feet!

  Since the onset of Covid-19, many of us have tried to find alternative ways to stay in shape and lose weight. With all the gyms, dance schools, martial arts studios, etc. forced to close, people have turned to running to stay in shape. The range of...

• Total Shoulder Replacement Surgery: Recovery

  If you’re concerned you might be one of the over 100,000 people in the U.S. in need of total shoulder replacement surgery, don’t worry! Recovery from total shoulder replacement surgery can alleviate painful symptoms and improve mobility. Are you having...

• Common Ways Athletes Injure their ACL - Prevention and Treatment

  An ACL injury is a very serious injury that requires immediate attention. This injury typically occurs in athletes who change direction quickly, so those involved in sports such as soccer, basketball, and football often suffer from ACL injuries. It’s...

• Dr. Bishop’s Tips for Staying Active While Socially Distancing

  The health benefits of physical activity are well known. These include weight management, reduced anxiety, improved immune health, reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, and promotion of bone and muscle strength. During these stressful times of social...

• A Few Facts You Didn’t Know About Wrist Fracture Recovery

  A Few Facts You Didn’t Know About Wrist Fracture Recovery They can be open or closed, intra or extra articular, comminuted or displaced. The symptoms can include immediate, severe pain, numbness in the hand, loss of color to the hand/fingers and even...

• 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...