We’re excited to announce that our Syosset office has now moved to Huntington. We are now taking appointments for the office. You can also see us at our other locations in Great Neck, East Meadow, and Hewlett. View more… >> 1160 East Jericho Turnpike, Suite 123 Huntington, New York 11743 (631) 547-3404 Phone (631) 547-3404 Fax
Continue reading…Dr. Lee Named 2016 New York Super Doctor
We would like to congratulate Dr. Joseph Lee on being selected again as a New York Super Doctor Rising Star for 2016 by his peers.  He can be found in the May 2016 Sunday issue of The New York Times Magazine and online at superdoctors.com.
Continue reading…Functional exercise programs improve chronic back pain
The field of physiatry is based on the goal of enhancing and restoring functional ability as well as quality of life in patients with injuries or disabilities. An article in this week’s Wall Street Journal highlights the use of this type of treatment of patients with chronic back pain who have been unsuccessfully treated with surgery or narcotic medications with a…
Continue reading…Dr. Miranda Smith Joins Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine
Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine would like to welcome our latest addition to our family, Dr. Miranda Smith. Â Like our other physicians, she is a fellowship-trained Interventional Spine & Sports Medicine physiatrist. Â She is also uniquely trained in the latest diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging and ultrasound-guided injection techniques. Â She completed her residency and fellowship at…
Continue reading…Dr. Lipetz & Dr. Beer Selected Again As Castle Connolly Top Doctors
We would like to congratulate Dr. Lipetz and Dr. Beer for being selected again as Top Doctors by Castle Connolly in 2015!
Continue reading…Dr. Lee Named 2015 New York SuperDoctor
Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine would like to congratulate Dr. Joseph Lee on being selected again as a New York Super Doctor Rising Star for 2015 through a rigorous selection process.  He can be found in the September 27, 2015 Sunday issue of The New York Times Magazine and online at superdoctors.com.
Continue reading…PRP Shows Benefit for Hamstring Injuries
Hamstring injuries some of the most common injuries in athletes.  Despite aggressive conservative treatments, it can take a few months to be able to return to play and several months to fully recover.  A new article in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows potential benefit in treating acute hamstring injuries (Grade 2a).  Using a single PRP injection combined…
Continue reading…Treating Pain Without Painkillers
A new Boston Globe article discusses the dangers of our society’s increasing dependence on painkillers.  Patients often want and at times demand a quick solution to their problems, but treating pain is typically much more complicated than writing a simple prescription.  In fact, chronic narcotic medication use has been shown to reduce people’s pain tolerance and increase their…
Continue reading…Are Today’s Sports Harming Your Children?
A New York Times Op-Ed article this week discusses an important trend of children playing sports at a highly specialized and competitive level at earlier and earlier ages.  Both parental and social pressures have contributed to this concerning trend, as it has led to greater rates of serious injuries in young athletes, both at the recreational and professional levels….
Continue reading…Dr. Lee Selected to New York Super Doctors
Dr. Joseph Lee has been selected by his peers to the Super Doctors New York Rising Stars Edition.  After being nominated by professional colleagues in the community, Super Doctors candidates are further reviewed by a Blue Ribbon panel of top physicians.  The Super Doctors list represents the top 5% of the physicians within the respective state or region….
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