If you’re a competitive athlete, or someone else who made the decision to receive orthopedic surgery to alleviate pain or improve function for certain types of joint, spine, or nerve conditions, you may be wondering what comes after your surgery is complete. Well, recovering from orthopedic surgery often requires you to take part in a […]

Athletes everywhere rely on their bodies to push and pull them through the most competitive tasks. Any handicap can spell the difference between victory and defeat. When it comes down to it, pain is more than a burden, it’s a disadvantage, one that gives opponents an extra step. It’s no secret that athletes play through […]

As you may have already figured out, it is quite easy to suffer a shoulder injury if you’re an athlete. Skating toward the boards to track down the puck, you are greeted by an opposing defenseman who promptly slams you into the plexiglass and strips you of the puck, stifling your chance in the offensive […]

Friday Quiz  Previously on our Instagram page #northeastspine, we had a series on quadriceps exercises and asked the following quiz just for fun.   Q: Which of the following is not part of the quadriceps muscles: Vastus intermedius, rectus femoris, sartorius, vastus medialis? *For extra credit: Which former president underwent surgical repair of his quadriceps?