Dr. Ahilan "Siva" Sivaganesan is a neurosurgeon who focuses exclusively on spine surgery. However, he believes that spine surgery should be a last resort. If surgery is required, Dr. Siva offers ...

The shoulder is composed of three bones that, together, form four joints. (Visit this page to see an illustration of the shoulder bones). The largest of these joints, which allows the upper arm to ...

Tears to the specialized cartilage tissue in the shoulder known as the labrum can cause pain and instability in the shoulder. The labrum is a cup-shaped rim of cartilage that lines and reinforces the ...

Case presented by Ji Lin, MD, Assistant Attending Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. A. Holly Johnson is an orthopedic surgeon at HSS specializing in helping people return to their pre-injury level of activity, whether that is running ultra-marathons, playing collegiate ice hockey ...

Dr. Angelie Mascarinas is a board certified Physiatrist with fellowship training in interventional spine and musculoskeletal care. She specializes in the nonsurgical diagnosis and management of both ...

When it comes to training, it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics. Normally, training for an ...

Hip arthritis is one of the most commonly treated conditions at HSS. How does the hip joint work? What is hip arthritis? What causes hip arthritis? What are the symptoms of hip arthritis? If I have ...

Having a strong posterior chain can help you with everything from daily tasks to lowering your risk for arthritis and bone loss. Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the ...

Dr. Austin Fragomen attended medical school at the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine. He excelled through a very hands-on surgical internship at Montefiore and Jacobi medical ...

One key to dealing with knee pain is to strengthen the muscles that support the joint. Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the world's #1 in orthopedics. If you’ve got ...

The physiatrists at Hospital for Special Surgery perform non-operative treatment procedures on patients who have spinal and sports-related injuries as well as other musculoskeletal problems. These ...