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• Less Invasive (Minimally Invasive) Surgery for Total Hip Replacement 

  Total hip replacement surgery has been performed in the US for over 50 years and has been one of the most successful procedures in the history of modern medicine. The number of hip replacements performed per year is edging closer to one million as...

• Shoulder Replacement Surgery

  Shoulder arthritis may occur in a number of different forms, including primary osteoarthritis (wear-and-tear arthritis), rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory arthritis), post-traumatic arthritis (arthritis that occurs after a prior injury, such as a...

• Golfing with Hip Arthritis and After Total Hip Replacement

  The metro NY City area is among the best golfing regions in the country, including Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties, populated with droves of passionate golfers. New York State is ranked in the top three states with greater than 830 public and...

• Kelly’s Story

  In 1982, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at the age of two. At the time, most people were not aware that children could get arthritis—in fact, the same holds true today! When I was younger, I was treated with baby aspirin for a while...

• Rotator Cuff Tears - Diagnosis, Treatments, and Procedures

  Rotator cuff tears are common injury seen among athletes and people with active lifestyles caused by overuse or acute injuries. Below Dr. Fotios Tjoumakaris, sports medicine specialist at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, answers our common questions...

• Focused Training for Soccer Injury Prevention

  Training coaches may help prevent long-term injuries and career burnout in athletes. An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury has an annual incidence of more than 200,000 cases, with nearly 150,000 of those occurring while playing agility sports such...

• Lacrosse Season? Get Familiar with the Risks of a Concussion Playing Lacrosse

  Female and male lacrosse players face different risks, but concussions and head injuries are common for both. Get familiar with the risks and symptoms of lacrosse-related concussions. In the past two decades, lacrosse has gained immense popularity and...

• Tom - Knee Replacement

  On Friday, October 16th 2015 Dr. Eric Levicoff performed a left knee replacement surgery on me at Bryn Mawr Hospital, which went very well. I was released to go home on Sunday, October 18, 2015. On Thursday, October 22, 2015, I was admitted to the...

• Help For Hip Arthritis in Media

  Have you or someone you love struggled with the ongoing pain and stiffness of arthritis in your hip. This common condition, if untreated, over time can continue to advance as cartilage wears away. In fact, osteoarthritis, a common form of hip...

• John, Spinal Fusion Surgery, Warminster, PA

  About a decade ago I sustained an injury while on vacation in Ocean City, NJ. I was locking up the kids bikes under the house and when I stood up I hit the main crossbeam supporting the house. This caused a neck compression. Several weeks later the...

• The Good News About Increasing High School Concussion Rates

  If you’re a parent, it seems like your list of cares grows daily. With every stage in your child’s life, there comes new ways to possibly destroy their chances of a happy and successful future. You have to weigh issues such as private school vs. public...

• Making football safe: A history of injury prevention

  I was recently covering a high school football game as a Team Physician. Gazing down the sideline, I saw boys of various sizes and body types. There were young adults who have reached full maturity and those who seem to be just entering puberty. I...