Stay Afloat By Avoiding Swimming Injuries
Among serious swimmers, orthopedic injuries can be both common and serious. The orthopedic experts at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute advise avoiding typical swimming injuries by following these five sports medicine tips. If you grew up swimming, chances...
Play Smart: Proper Protective Equipment for Football
Proper Protective Equipment Can Effectively Help Prevent Football Injuries Protective gear: it’s not just for looks. While certain elements of the football uniform are functionally inconsequential — like the print on your jersey or the symbols on your...
Avoiding Shoulder Injuries on the Football Field
Rothman offers the best available treatments for football shoulder injuries. What defines a good football season? Victories on the field, personal progress, and improved teamwork are all indicators of success on the field. But what about a low or...
Are You Suffering from a Softball Shoulder Injury?
If You’re Experiencing Shoulder Pain, Then It May Be Time to Determine the Cause The most common softball injuries are ankle sprains (mostly caused by sliding to a base), followed by knee injuries such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, and...
Seven Ways to Prevent Softball Pitcher Injuries
Take measures to keep yourself safe. Softball pitchers have similar injury rates as position players, but the type of injury that pitchers tend to suffer is different. The windmill motion of pitching puts unique demands on the player’s back, neck,...
Most Common Football-Related Shoulder Injuries
The high contact involved in football makes it one of the most physically demanding and taxing sports in the US today. The force players endure when being tackled by their opponents makes them prone to injuries at any part of the body. Among these...
Seven Ways to Prevent Softball Pitcher Injuries
Take measures to keep yourself safe. Softball pitchers have similar injury rates as position players, but the type of injury that pitchers tend to suffer is different. The windmill motion of pitching puts unique demands on the player’s back, neck,...
Common Causes of Hip Pain
In developing a joint preservation practice over the last 5 years, I see patients from 16 years old to well over 90 years old with hip pain. Though common, not all hip pain is arthritis. When the pain persists despite taking an anti-inflammatory...
Five Most Common Rowing Injuries (and How to Prevent Them)
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Features Expert Sports Medicine Care for Injured Rowers The full-body exercise that rowing provides is one of its greatest benefits. Rowing tones and strengthens a wide range of muscles and promotes orthopaedic and overall...
2 Popular Summer Activities, 5 Summer Sports Injuries
Swimmers and divers commonly experience injuries caused by stress and overuse as well as traumatic accidents. These are five of the most typical of these injuries. The most committed among us know that swimming isn’t just a summertime sport. Serious...
Top Three Best Methods for Cervical Herniated Disc Treatment in NYC
These Methods Can Provide Real Relief from Herniated Disc Symptoms A cervical herniated disc is one of the most common causes of neck pain, especially in people aged 30-50. Many times, a cervical herniated disc occurs over time as a result of wear and...
Where to Find Shoulder Treatment Around Paramus
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Care, Now Available in North Jersey! Whether you feel an aching, off-and-on discomfort, or an injury has caused you sharp, intense pain, you probably know how terrible shoulder pain can be. Not knowing what is causing your...
In Search of an Effective Swimming Injury Treatment?
Swimmer’s shoulder and breaststroke knee are two of the most common swimming injuries. Learn more about these injuries and treatment options. From swimmer’s shoulder to breaststroke knee, swimming can cause painful orthopaedic conditions. Some of the...
Football Rotator Cuff Injuries
Sports-related injuries comprise a significant number of the injuries treated by physicians at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute. Of the sports played by our patients, football remains the leading cause of sports injuries; in 2012 for example, over 460,000...
Game-Changing Therapies for Athlete Throwing Injuries
In the dynamic world of sports medicine, where athletes continually push the boundaries of physical performance, the quest for cutting-edge treatments to address throwing injuries remains an ongoing pursuit. From professional baseball pitchers to...
Revealing Five Lesser Known Volleyball Related Injuries
Volleyball related injuries can occur at any level of play and can take many forms. If you’ve been around the game long enough, you’re probably well-aware that volleyball related injuries can range from ankle sprains to finger fractures. Some of the...
Discover three simple tips for addressing the most common volleyball injuries. In this article, we want to outline three important steps for any volleyball player wondering how to address the most common volleyball injuries. Because we believe that...
Five Reasons You Should See a Shoulder Specialist in Gramercy Park
Shoulder Pain from a Sports Injury? Know When to See a Specialist. While shoulder injuries are caused by a variety of activities and incidents, many of them occur in the midst of excessive and repetitive exercise. Throwing athletes, swimmers, and...
Acromioplasty
When shoulder surgery is prescribed, the surgical procedures used by physicians are intended to provide more room for the rotator cuff tendons. In this procedure, called subacromial decompression, the bone spurs that the tendon rubs against are simply...
How to Treat Shoulder Injuries
Throwing and swinging sports can be excellent for building up the musculoskeletal strength of your shoulders. A steady regimen of activity and strength building exercises can help to build healthy, resilient shoulder muscles, tendons, ligaments, and...
