What is a trigger point? A trigger point, also known as a myofascial trigger point, is a painful nodule within a taut band of fascia, a connective tissue that covers your muscles. To the touch, it ...

Spinal stenosis refers to narrowing of the spinal canal or tunnel that houses the neural elements (nerves) that travel along the spinal column. The narrowing can be central stenosis (referring to the ...

HSS sports medicine physician Ellen Casey, MD, delves into this issue, which relates to hip pain in menopause. Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in ...

It is the goal of HSS to provide excellent care to each patient in a timely manner. If it is necessary to cancel an appointment, patients are required to cancel online, call or leave a message at ...

A 75-year-old woman presented with mechanical loosening of a left knee arthroplasty. She had a history of tibial and femoral fractures to the left leg with a retained cephalomedullary nail, lateral ...

Giving kids “pediatric occupational therapy” might at first sound like a curious contradiction in terminology. How can a kid have an occupation? To many young athletes, their sport is their job, or at ...

An 86-year-old man with a history of bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and left revision TKA 3 years later due to aseptic loosening presented to HSS 2 years after that with knee instability and ...

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 ...

What is a periacetabular osteotomy? A periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is a surgical treatment for hip dysplasia that is caused by a deformity in the acetabulum, the curved portion of the pelvis that ...

Dr. Duretti Fufa is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery with additional expertise in reconstruction and microsurgery. She earned her undergraduate and medical degrees ...

The term bunion, as it is popularly used, describes a variety of deformities involving a painful bump and swelling at the base of the big toe. Orthopedists use additional terms to describe the ...

Dr. Mark Drakos is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in disorders of the foot and ankle as well as sports medicine injuries. He is a Team Orthopedist for the New York Knicks and the New York Mets as ...