HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. Advice about food, supplements and calorie requirement ...

But sciatica may be new to you. The term is broadly used to describe pain that involves the sciatic nerve, which runs down the back of the leg. People describe sciatica as a dull, aching, shooting or ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. Day after day, we spend hours hunched over our computers. We crane our necks downward as we ...

Summary: When full-body X-rays or CT scans are needed, many people are concerned about radiation exposure. This article introduces EOS imaging, a low-dose radiation X-ray technology that provides ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. Your core is your body’s primary stabilizer. Also referred to as your trunk, your core is the center ...

Low back pain is a common complaint. An estimated 70% to 85% of the adult population is reported to experience the problem at some point during their lifetime. While the source of back pain – ...

HSS is the #1 orthopedic hospital in the U.S. and a national leader in rheumatology. This content was created by our physicians and experts. By Austin T. Fragomen, MD Knock knee is an improper ...

Cortisone shots are another term for steroid injections, as cortisone is a type of corticosteroid. There are many different types of steroid injections that can be used for many different reasons. In ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. If you sit at a desk all day (and let’s face it, isn’t that most of us?), chances are your hip ...

osteoarthritis (OA) is one of many different types of arthritis that can affect the human body. “Arthritis” comes from the Greek word arthron, meaning “inflammation.” However, this definition is not ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. All pregnant women experience diastasis recti, a separation in the abdomen that occurs when the ...

The proper name for the condition is subacromial pain syndrome. This is an umbrella term that refers to pain under the acromion, the top outer edge of the shoulder bone. As many as two-thirds of ...