For parents whose children are undergoing growth hormone therapy, the focus might be on height and physical development, but ...

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. Articular cartilage can be damaged by a traumatic injury, ...

If you’ve got achy knees, don’t be so quick to chalk it up to age- or sports-related wear-and-tear or arthritis. “Knee pain doesn’t always mean there’s damage,” says Aleksandra Kuta, PT, DPT, OCS, a ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. For decades, kinesiology tape has been used by amateur and professional athletes, trainers and ...

Having a strong posterior chain can help you with everything from daily tasks to lowering your risk for arthritis and bone loss. The posterior chain comprises the muscles along the back lower half of ...

Heart rate variability shows you how well your body is recovered, if you’re overtraining, and if you need to improve how you handle stress. You’re probably familiar with heart rate monitoring during a ...

Imagine trying to drive your car around with an empty tank. That is how your body functions when it has no energy. Eventually, you will not be able to continue. “Energy provides the body with proper ...

What is ankle distraction arthroplasty? Ankle distraction arthroplasty is an innovative procedure for treating ankle arthritis in select patients. Unlike ankle fusion and ankle replacement, ...

Knee osteoarthritis can affect your quality of life and prevent you from doing things you love. You might assume that means a knee replacement, but there are many options for treatment that don’t ...

HSS endocrinologist Jessica Rachel Starr explains why it’s important to know how pregnancy affects your bones—and what happens after your baby is born. Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and ...

You may not have heard of the anterior chain, but you’ve probably tried to work on it before—particularly if you were looking to sculpt a six-pack. This group of front-of-body muscles allows you to ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. “When a muscle or tendon slides over a bony bump in the hip, it can cause a snapping sensation that ...