May Li, MS, OTR/L, occupational therapist at HSS, shares tips for preparing for joint replacement surgery to facilitate a smoother recovery process. bottomlineinc.com/health/disease…

Looking for an opportunity to learn & network with shoulder arthroplasty experts?
Don't miss the New York Shoulder Arthroplasty Course!
🗓️ December 13 & 14 | 📍InterContinental NYB
✅American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons recognizes the educational content of this program.

Register: eventbrite.com/e/2024-new-yor…

Despite strides in joint replacement, elbow replacement lags. Dr. Matthew Butler, hand & upper extremity surgeon at HSS, shares why success rates are low & the importance of restoring natural elbow kinematics in total arthroplasty.@gohealio Orthopedics Today healio.com/news/orthopedi…

#RheumTwitter – Timothy Niewold, MD, rheumatologist at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), published 'Genetically transitional disease: conceptual understanding and applicability to rheumatic disease' in NatRevRheumatol. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38418715/

The HSS Athlete Health has developed a free online class for parents to evaluate their child's form and spot potential issues. 🏃

For more information on at-home movement screenings » bit.ly/3mzl9Wg 💪

National Youth Sports Safety Month 𝙓 @hspecialsurgery

'As a volunteer at HSS, I experienced firsthand the joy and satisfaction of helping patients and families through the surgical process at HSS. I felt like I made a difference in their experience. What could have been a scary and overwhelming process for many people was handled

Rheumatoid arthritis may cause inflammation and pain in the foot and ankle. According to Chrysta Irolla, director of prosthetics and orthotics at HSS, using orthotics may address pain and mobility issues and help improve quality of life. HealthCentral

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Todd J. Albert, MD, spine surgeon at HSS, discusses a study that finds patients who received liposomal bupivacaine for #pain management after spinal fusion surgery required fewer #opioids compared to those who didn't. (@gohealio, @orthotoday) healio.com/news/orthopedi…

In celebration of National Volunteer Week, we’d like to recognize our Ronald McDonald Hospitality Cart volunteers for offering amenities and comfort to patients, parents, caregivers, and staff. “Is it Ronald McDonald Hospitality Cart Day?!” is a question we are asked daily!

Happy #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay ! THANK YOU so much to all our administrative staff at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) for all you do to help our staff and patients. Without your help, we could not fulfill our mission of getting people back to what they need and love to do!

In celebration of #LupusAwarenessMonth , join us on 5/4 at 11am for a free in-person event focused on living a healthy lifestyle with #lupus . For more information and to register, please visit brnw.ch/LAM5424X

April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month!
#ICYMI – highlights from the 2023 Bobby Menges Memorial HSS Limb Reconstruction Course: Advances in Amputation Surgery are available OnDemand. #orthotwitter

Watch & learn: eacademy.hss.edu/courses/highli…

The 2024 Annual HSS Sports Medicine Symposium offered an opportunity to connect with leaders in the field to provide state-of-the-art care for athletes. Highlights included advances in ACL surgery, the running athlete, tears/repairs/rehab, controversies in sports PT, & more!

'I joined HSS in 2011 as a volunteer in the Service Excellence department as I was finishing my nursing degree at NYU. It was important to me to seek out an opportunity where I could engage with patients and front-line healthcare workers. A volunteer opportunity within the

We’d like to celebrate our incredible Volunteer Site Supervisors (Sabrina Persaud, Vincent Lu, and Latoya Sambula) in celebration of Volunteer Appreciation Week!

Their role is crucial in providing essential guidance and support to our volunteers every step of the way. They

The choices you make, make you. When it hurts to do the things you love, choose the world’s #1 for orthopedics and get back to moving better.

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This guide to the muscles of your arm from Nick Maroldi, physical therapist at HSS, highlights how they work together to allow for everyday movements. hss.edu/article_arm-mu…

#Orthotwitter – Are you up for a challenge?
49-year-old male with focal painless soft tissue swelling on the dorsum of the right hand. #FOAMrad #MedEd

Identify the diagnosis from the teaching files of the #1 hospital in orthopedics: hss.edu/ultrasound-cas…

'Before 2009, I had no idea HSS existed. That changed when my father had spinal surgery and I came for a post-op visit. Upon entering the hospital, I was warmly greeted by security, employees, patients, and their family members.

On the 6th floor inpatient unit, my father’s nurse

📣 Last call to register for Contemporary Topics in Vasculitis!
Join us to learn updates in systemic #vasculitis from disease pathogenesis to diagnostic approaches to novel therapeutics.
📅 May 3 | 📍Onsite at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) or Virtual

Details: eventbrite.com/e/contemporary…