Lower back pain is the most common diagnosis seen by physical therapists. Most cases will resolve in less than two weeks with ...

The new HSS marketing campaign, The Choice, invites our audience to rethink the choices they’re making about where they go for orthopedic care with a series of thought-provoking questions that ...

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If you wish to search for a physician by condition, insurance and/or location, go to Find a Doctor. If you would like assistance finding the right doctor, you can call HSSConnect at 877.606.1555 ...

What is a physiatrist? Physiatrists − or rehabilitation medicine physicians − are doctors with specialized training in the evaluation, diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment nerve, muscle, bone and joint ...

“When an athlete is trying to improve their performance, they have to push their limits,” says Marci A. Goolsby, MD, Medical Director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at HSS, “but sometimes a ...

The pectoralis major is a powerful chest muscle that causes the arm to move forward, rotate inward and move closer to the body. The muscle originates from two points: the sternum (breastbone) and the ...

Begin by kneeling on the floor. Bring your right leg in front of you so that your right thigh is parallel to the floor, with your knee bent at a 90-degree angle and your foot flat on the floor. Leave ...

For many people experiencing pain and dysfunction in their knees due to osteoarthritis, knee gel injections – a procedure also known as viscosupplementation – can provide long-lasting relief. These ...

What is cervical radiculopathy? Cervical radiculopathy is pain and neuropathy in the neck that results from a pinching or inflammation of a cervical nerve at the point where it exits the spine, called ...

This page discusses injuries of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in the knee. (For MCL injuries of the elbow, see UCL Injury.) Knee MCL injuries are common among players of contact sports with ...

The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the elbow is part of the complex of ligaments and tendons that attach and stabilize the bones of the lower and upper arm where they meet at the elbow joint. It ...