Simone Biles recently brought international attention to the physical and psychological dangers of gymnastics, but those involved in the sport have always known that injury and extreme stress, as well as grace and beauty, are inherent in the activity.  At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, our doctors regularly treat patients who have suffered painful, debilitating…

If you have been experiencing pain in your neck and shoulders and numbness or weakness in your hands or fingers, you may be suffering from thoracic outlet syndrome. Thoracic outlet syndrome is an uncommon disorder that involves compression of nerves and/or blood vessels and/or in the space between your first rib and your collarbone, an…

Any construction job, however small, may cause musculoskeletal injuries that are painful and disabling, injuries that Long Island residents often bring to one of the well-known offices of Long Island Rehabilitation Medicine. Our physiatrists are exceptionally well-trained to diagnose and treat injuries of muscles and joints, including the facet joints of the back.  Now that…

Now that it’s summer again, and pandemic restrictions have greatly diminished, many of us are gleefully getting back into the water. Although swimming is often thought of as a relaxing activity, swimmers get their share of muscular and joint injuries. At Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, we see patients throughout the year who have suffered…

If you have recently hurt your back, knees, neck, or shoulders while gardening, you are by no means alone. Every year, large numbers of people on Long Island suffer gardening injuries during spring, summer, and fall. How ironic that working in the yard — a task so relaxing that some people find it a meditative…

Most of us enjoyed jumping as children, whether in jump rope, hopscotch, on a trampoline, to reach for low-hanging fruit, or to splash in puddles. Nonetheless, both children and adults can suffer painful injuries as a result of jumps that end badly. Let’s take a look at sports that involve jumping and the injuries they…

If you’ve broken a bone, you know the severe pain of the incident itself, and the ongoing discomfort of the healing process. Though some complex or dislocated bone fractures require surgery, in most cases, these injuries heal well once the broken bone is cast or otherwise immobilized. Nonetheless, since bones take much longer to knit…