Case 158: 23-year-old minor league baseball player with pain about the left sided ribs/abdominal wall. Case 157: 37-year-old man with multiple sites of pain. Further history withheld. Case 156: ...

Dr. Soumekh gave a brief summary of the structure and function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract: The esophagus is a long muscular tube with a top and bottom valve. Food moves from the mouth through ...

What is a trigger point? A trigger point, also known as a myofascial trigger point, is a painful nodule within a taut band of fascia, a connective tissue that covers your muscles. To the touch, it ...

HSS has been instrumental in bringing attention to scleroderma, vasculitis and myositis. We here at the SVM Center want to further those efforts by highlighting these conditions throughout the year.

Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi is Co-Chief of HSS Spine and an spine surgeon at HSS. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of HSS Florida. Dr. Qureshi is a recognized leader and one of the premier surgeons in ...

The goal of the Lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) Center of Excellence is to provide the highest quality of care to enhance our patients’ lives. Lupus and APS are autoimmune diseases that are ...

With each step you take, forces equal to 3 to 8 times your body weight travel between the femur (thighbone) and tibia (shin bone) in your knee. These forces are dampened by two menisci located on the ...

HSS Sports Rehab at Chelsea Piers Connecticut offers exceptional rehabilitative therapy for sports-related injuries and conditions. Conveniently located within the Chelsea Piers CT sports and ...

World class, patient-centered medical care, research, support and education. The HSS Inflammatory Arthritis Center (IAC) is home to clinical, educational, and research activities all with the end goal ...

Pediatric foot deformity is a term that includes a range of conditions that may affect the bones, tendons, and muscles of the foot. Among those most frequently treated at HSS are cavus foot, tarsal ...

Dr. Riley J. Williams III is Chief of the Sports Medicine Institute at HSS. He is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in knee, shoulder and elbow surgery. He is also a Professor at Weill ...

Hip arthroscopy is one of various forms of surgical treatments for hip conditions. To better understand the following discussion of these treatments, it is useful to first get an overview of the ...