Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. If you have a back, you’ve almost certainly had lower back pain. Roughly eight in 10 Americans ...

The chest includes some of the most prominent muscles of our body, and they’re at work for us almost constantly. The main function of the chest muscles is to help you bring your arms closer to your ...

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. 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. For decades, kinesiology tape has been used by amateur and professional athletes, trainers and ...

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 ...

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. You have pain in your shoulder, especially while reaching ...

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 ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. Elliptical machines are a bit like the Swiss Army knives of the gym. The forward-and-back motion of ...

Hip replacement is among the most common orthopedic procedures, with an estimated 544,000 such surgeries performed annually in the United States. In most cases, patients with osteoarthritis of the hip ...

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 ...