Articular cartilage can be damaged by a traumatic injury, progressive wear or systemic disease. Loss or erosion of articular cartilage causes pain, weakness and dysfunction. If left untreated, ...

Normally, training for an event is a good thing—it helps you improve your performance, meet your personal goals and avoid injury. But in some cases, when athletes train too much, they can develop ...

LGBTQ+ people face many barriers within health care, including discrimination, ignorance, and fear. The lack of informed care, sensitive language, research, and data prevents access to competent ...

Meniscus injuries occur on a broad spectrum, and not all meniscus tears require surgery. The need for meniscus surgery depends on a lot of factors, including the location, size, and mechanism of ...

Hand Therapy A hand therapist is an occupational or physical therapist who specializes in rehabilitation of the hand and upper extremity. Hand therapists are extensively trained and educated in this ...

HSS Westchester offers the best orthopedic, rheumatologic and rehabilitation care for area residents. Providing the same unmatched experience as our Manhattan campus, our world-class team treats the ...

Joint pain is an extremely common issue involving discomfort in joints throughout the body. (To back it up even further, a joint is where two bones connect.) About half of US adults aged 50 and older ...

“I like elliptical training because you can use it strictly for cardiovascular activity, for weight loss and conditioning the cardiovascular system, which improves overall health and longevity, but ...

The anterior collateral ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are two of the four main ligaments that help stabilize the knee. The other two are the posterior cruciate ligament or PCL ...

The HSS Sports Medicine Institute West Side is a 66,000 square foot facility bringing together the disciplines critical to care for the active individual, including surgeons, primary sports medicine ...

In rheumatoid arthritis, multiple joints are often involved at the same time, and often in a symmetrical pattern. This is also true of the inflammatory arthritis seen in lupus. In some kinds of ...

The James M. Benson Sports Rehabilitation Center and Tisch Sports Performance Center specialize in the treatment and prevention of orthopedic and sports-related injuries, and offer the most advanced ...