Move Better Feel Better Blog: Hospital for Special Surgery

Move Better Feel Better Blog: Hospital for Special Surgery
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Health
What to Know and Do Before and After Knee Replacement Surgery
Knowing what to expect before and after knee replacement surgery can help set you up for success and achieve a better outcome.
Cynthia A. Kahlenberg, MD, MPH
Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeon
Health
Tailbone Pain: Why You Might Have It and How to Treat It
Health
Dealing with Lower Back Pain? It Might Be Your Hip
Health
Why Women Are at Higher Risk for Getting Arthritis
Health
What to Know About Joint Pain: Types, Causes and Treatments
Hip Health
Health
What to Know and Do Before and After Hip Replacement Surgery
Knowing what to expect before and after hip replacement surgery can help set you up for success and achieve a better outcome.
Cynthia A. Kahlenberg, MD, MPH
Health
Playing Sports after Knee or Hip Replacement: What to Expect
Most people can return to playing sports after knee or hip replacement, but having a plan before surgery is wise.
Matthew S. Austin, MD
Friedrich Boettner, MD
Health
What Is Gluteal Tendinopathy and Why Is It Common in Women?
HSS sports medicine physician Ellen Casey, MD, delves into this issue, which relates to hip pain in menopause.
Ellen Casey, MD, CAQSM, FACSM
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Meet Your Muscles
How much do you know about the 650-plus skeletal muscles of the body? Check out our in-depth guides to each body area, how those muscles work together to help you move, and how to keep them strong and injury free.
Health
A Guide to Your Leg Muscles, from the Ground Up
Learn how to strengthen leg muscles, increase their flexibility and when to seek treatment for leg muscle issues.
Molly Frankinburger, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CSCS
Health
Shoulder Muscle Anatomy: How to Strengthen and Avoid Injury
This guide to your shoulder muscles highlights all the minor and major muscles and how they work together.
HSS Rehabilitation and Performance
Health
A Guide to Your Chest Muscles: Anatomy and Exercises
Learn more about chest muscle anatomy, pain, strengthening and stretching.
Anil Nandkumar, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, SFMA
Health
Arm Muscle Anatomy: Meet the Muscles of the Arm
This guide to the muscles of your arm highlights how they work together to allow for everyday movements.
Nick Maroldi, PT, DPT, OCS, CHT
Fitness
A Guide to Your Core Muscles, from a PT
Your core includes your abdominal muscles, plus more in your back and pelvis.
Anna K. Ribaudo, PT, DPT, OCS, CKTP
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Back Exercises to Strengthen and Stretch, from a PT
Try these six simple exercises to make your back stronger and more flexible.
Brian J. Goonan, PT, DPT, OCS, SFMA
Mind-Body
5 Super Stretches to Loosen Up Your Lower Back
If sitting too much has your back feeling tight, try these moves to get loose.
HSS Rehabilitation and Performance
Fitness
The Best Core Exercises to Strengthen and Stretch
Flexibility and strength are both key in maintaining a healthy core.
Timothy Coyle Jr., MS, ACSM-EP
Fitness
Stretches and Exercises to Strengthen Hips, From a PT
Your hip health can impact how you sit, stand, walk, and move overall.
HSS Rehabilitation and Performance
Mindful Movement: Seated Yoga Stretches for Back Pain
Eve Delachartre
Yoga Instructor
Back Pain
Fitness
Lower Back Pain after a Workout? Here’s How to Prevent It
There are several techniques athletes can use to protect their lower back.
James F. Wyss, MD, PT
Health
Best Types of Exercise for Back Pain
If you’re suffering from back pain, exercise can help—if it’s the right type.
Alexis DiClemente, PT, DPT, OCS
Health
Which Doctor Should You See for Back Pain?
An HSS spine surgeon shares why he may not be the first specialist you should see for back pain—and where to start instead in your search for relief.
James E. Dowdell III, MD
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