Runner experiencing joint pain

When Running Slows You Down

While 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…

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How to Avoid Common Weightlifting Injuries

Weightlifting can be an excellent form of exercise, helping you to manage your weight, strengthen your muscles and bones, increase your endurance, and improve your quality of life. Nonetheless, at Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, our doctors see many patients whose weightlifting has resulted in painful, sometimes serious injuries. Our practice provides a wide range…

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Is Your Smartphone Causing You Pain?

Smartphones, though we may wonder how we ever survived without them, often result in physical problems we could all happily do without. At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, we diagnose and treat many patients who are suffering from musculoskeletal injuries directly related to their frequent use of these devices. If you are troubled by neck,…

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Dancer with injured foot

Common Dance Injuries

Dancing 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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Unusual Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

There is no doubt that the human body is complex and that pain is a variable phenomenon.  A condition like carpal tunnel syndrome provides evidence of this fact since while most patients who suffer from it have symptoms in common, some experience more idiosyncratic manifestations of the problem. Exactly What Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal…

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Man holding his knee in pain

How Did I Get a Bone Spur? What Can Be Done About It?

Suffering from unexplained pain or dysfunction? Diagnosed with a bone spur? The excellent doctors at Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine are ready to help you recover using only nonsurgical techniques. Because we are a holistic practice, we are committed to employing a variety of both traditional and complementary treatment methods to make you well. If…

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What Is Muscle Strain and How Does It Occur?

Muscle strain is a common injury. Though noticeable during sports activities when a muscle strain injury can interrupt a game, muscle strain frequently occurs at work — whether you work in construction or at a computer — as well as while you’re doing household chores or enjoying a dance or a swim. At Long Island…

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How Weather Affects Joint Pain

At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, many, if not most, of our patients report that their joint pain is negatively impacted by bad weather, and we have no reason to doubt them. As doctors of physiatry, we are pragmatists as well as scientists, working from firsthand evidence and observable facts as well as published data. …

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