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…
Read MoreWhen the Beatles sang Doing the garden, digging the weeds/ Who could ask for more, they were nowhere near 64 and probably not thinking about the aches and pains that become more prevalent in middle-age. While children and young adults usually don’t hurt themselves by simply bending over, injuries that occur during this simple act…
Read MoreAt Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine, our doctors are known for our effective, nonsurgical treatment of painful disorders — a category into which pinched nerves certainly fit. Anyone who has ever had a pinched nerve is unlikely to forget the experience. At worst, the pain is excruciating — sharp, stabbing, often radiating so that it…
Read MoreBeing a new parent, in addition to being joyful and exciting, is a tough job, one that requires great expenditures of energy while sleep-deprived. In addition to emotional commitment, it also requires a great many physical actions your body is not accustomed to, such as performing myriad tasks while carrying that sweet new member of…
Read MoreAlthough most of us associate arthritis with aging, the disorder can also affect young adults, teens, and even children. Because the symptoms of arthritis may be similar to those of other injuries or disease conditions, it is important to be diagnosed as promptly as possible. Early intervention can make a substantive difference in effective treatment,…
Read MoreBaseball, like all activities involving public gatherings, has been suspended during the 2020 season of the COVID-19. Now that the coronavirus pandemic is coming under some control, hopes are high that the major leagues will begin playing again, perhaps in July, but without the presence of fans. Nonetheless, we are likely to see amateur and…
Read MoreWhether you play baseball, golf, soccer, tennis, basketball, football, lacrosse, or some other sport, you are likely to suffer a sports injury from time to time. It’s reassuring to know that Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine has five conveniently located offices in Nassau and Suffolk, all of which have excellent diagnostic equipment, a broad range…
Read MorePain in the hand or wrist, regardless of its cause, brings many suffering patients to one or another of the five offices of Long Island Spine Rehabilitation Medicine where we specialize in diagnosis and treatment of spinal and musculoskeletal conditions. We are a holistic practice, focused on returning our patients to a pain-free life of…
Read MoreHow is it possible that I have golfer’s elbow when I have never played golf? Medial epicondylitis is a form of elbow tendinitis that you may more readily recognize as golfer’s elbow. The tendons that run along the inside of the elbow are damaged due to some sort of repetitive motion done with the hand,…
Read MoreWhat causes arthritis in the thumb? Affecting 50 million adults, arthritis is currently the leading cause of disability in the United States. There are over a hundred different types of arthritis, which is inflammation that affects the joints of the body. As common as this disease is, there is still a lot that is not…
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