That dull, burning ache on the outside of your thigh isn’t just sore muscles. It’s persistent, it spikes during certain movements, and it may travel down to your knee. You might feel it most when walking downhill, climbing stairs, or running. You rest, you stretch, but the pain keeps coming back in the same spot….
Read MoreAt Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, our physiatrists are dedicated to relieving pain and restoring function using nonsurgical treatment methods. From our five offices in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, we offer personalized care to patients all over Long Island, many of whom have running-related sports injuries. Recognizing the prevalence of these issues, we want to…
Read MoreIt’s spring on Long Island. The blossoms are bursting and the bicyclists are out in force. Although bicycling is a wonderful exercise, widely touted for promoting physical and mental health, apart from issues involving road safety, it can result in a number of troubling repetitive motion injuries. While the doctors at Long Island Spine Rehabilitation…
Read MoreSoccer may be the most popular sport in the world, but probably not while you’re in pain from your last soccer game. At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, we treat many patients who have suffered musculoskeletal soccer injuries, often youngsters or young adults playing on school or college teams. Soccer is an invigorating game that’s…
Read MoreIs knee pain always a sign of arthritis? If you are currently not in a coma or on an extended retreat with the main focus being to avoid contact with the rest of the world, you are constantly exposed to various forms of the media’s 24-hour assault of information, most of which seems to revolve…
Read MoreWhile running can be a wonderful exercise that results in increased physical and mental health, there are times when too much running, running without stretching first, and running while wearing improper footwear, can cause pain and dysfunction. When that happens, you need the services of the talented physiatrists at Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine. If…
Read MoreDancing is a sport as well as a form of artistic expression, and, like both of these activities, requires a combination of innate talent and intense practice. Like other athletes, dancers demonstrate amazing flexibility and grace but are also prone to injuries. Whatever your dance form — ballet, modern dance, step dancing, tap dancing, folk…
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