Every year, we all make our lists of New Year Resolutions and promise ourselves to get in better shape. The truth is less than 7% of us will actually change anything. If you really want to change, then you have…
The rotator cuff is a group of muscles that help to rotate the shoulder and control the shoulder's stability. The most commonly injured tendon is the supraspinatus, which tends to get tendonosis or tendonitis. This tendon within the rotator cuff is the one…
This is the question everyone older than forty worries about and no one under 40 thinks they could possibly have. The problem with arthritis is that it is an irreversible disease process that often progresses and gets worse. What…
Arthritis is the loss cartilage in a joint. There are two kinds of cartilage in the knee joint. The first is the meniscus cartilage which is a soft, rubbery cartilage that sits between the bones. This is more commonly torn…
Gel injections are one of the types of pain relieving injections that Westchester Sport and Spine performs for arthritis, mostly in the knees but, we've done them occasionally in shoulders, ankles and in the hip. Gel injections are really hyaluronic acid…
Tennis Elbow, which technically is call lateral epicondylitis of the elbow, is a partial tearing of the tendon where it attaches to the elbow. Tennis Elbow is on the outside part of the elbow and what we call Golfer's Elbow,…
The meniscus is the cartilage between the bones of the knee and it's very common to tear those. When people tear it, they usually have swelling or pain in the knee. The pain is typically worse with squatting or twisting…
Your foot is hurting during running but not so bad that you are terribly worried. You ice it as you know you should for any acute injury. The next day when you walk the foot is a little sore, but…
Cold weather and icy conditions are not only a risk factor for your car in the winter but also for your body. Just as you need to warm up your car before you drive in the winter you need to…
Pain in the shoulder is often related to rotator cuff and may be an actual tear of the cuff. So how do you know if the shoulder pain is from the rotator cuff? The rotator cuff is made up of…
