Recovery from Achilles tendinopathy often includes strengthening, mobility work and low-impact exercise to gradually rebuild tendon resilience. For athletes, prioritizing recovery now can support long-term health and performance while helping ensure a safe return to play.

"Certainly that risk of injury, of rupturing, would be higher if you don't give yourself adequate time to heal and recover, and if you don’t make the changes that you need to change or you need to make going forward," said Dr. Voellmicke.

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During the interview, Dr. Brown discussed her specialty, common pelvic health concerns, perinatal care and treatment options for women experiencing symptoms during and after pregnancy. She also highlighted the role of HSS's Women's Sports Medicine Center and Perinatal Resource Center in providing specialized care for women throughout pregnancy and recovery. 

The segment also features an HSS patient who shares her experience receiving treatment from Dr. Brown during her second pregnancy and credits her care with making recovery significantly easier than it was after her first pregnancy.

Watch the full segment at WTNH News8.

In this study, reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty had comparable return to sport and satisfaction rates as well as functional outcomes in patients aged 65 years or younger.

“There does not appear to be a significant difference in anatomic vs. reverse [total shoulder arthroplasty] with the ability to return to sport,” said Dr. Taylor.

Read the full article at healio.com. 

During his 10‑month recovery, Devin found comfort in building intricate Lego sets — a hobby that helped keep him motivated and engaged. Inspired by the role Legos played in his healing, he became an ambassador for Pass the Bricks, a nonprofit that repurposes donated Lego pieces for children.

Devin recently returned to HSS to personally deliver custom Lego kits to young patients. One recipient’s family shared how meaningful it was to receive a gift from someone who had been in their shoes.

Now fully recovered and back to competing, Devin continues to support other young patients on their recovery journeys.

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During his recovery, Devin found comfort in building Lego sets, a hobby that helped him stay positive. He later partnered with Pass the Bricks, creating custom kits for children in hospitals.

He recently returned to HSS to donate those kits to young patients — including 15‑year‑old Antonia Marotta — offering support from someone who’s been through the same journey.

Read the full article at healthday.com. 

During nearly a year of recovery at HSS, LEGOs helped Devin Brenner cope.

Now, he's giving that comfort back, by creating custom LEGO kits to inspire hope and resilience for young patients facing their own long roads to recovery.

Brenner joined an organization called "Pass the Bricks" that repurposes old LEGOs, and he asked people on Facebook for their old ones.

Watch the full story at abc7ny.com. 

“Golfer’s elbow is an overuse injury involving the tendons that attach the muscles of the forearm to the bone on the inside of the elbow joint,” explained Dr. Angelo. An overuse injury results from repeated stress on a specific part of the body, often from doing too much too soon without adequate rest. “The repeated, strenuous arm movements involved in golf, especially flexing your wrist and rotating your forearm, put strain on the tendons and can lead to injury,” said Dr. Angelo, who enjoys playing golf in her spare time. 

Parten regularly treats people who developed golfer’s elbow after ramping up play too quickly after they retire. “They go from playing one day a week to playing five days a week before their body has had a chance to adjust, and that can lead to injury,” she said.

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"With this problem, the heel kind of goes out to the side and foot collapses down," said Elizabeth A. Cody, MD, foot and ankle surgeon at HSS. Hutchings explained that high-speed driving and intense pain do not mix on a racetrack."There's a technique we call heal and toe. You put the ball of your foot on the brake pedal, and you roll your foot to touch the gas pedal to raise the revs to match when we downshift and I actually go to do it and my foot won't move," he said.

Dr. Cody proposed that Hutchings have reconstruction surgery."His deformity was so bad, I had to fuse some of the bones together. It's such a big surgery, it's totally changing the shape of the foot and the primary goal of this surgery is to get you walking and standing pain free again, but I can't promise that you'll go back to racing cars," she said.

Watch the full segment at longisland.news12.com.

According to Dr. Brown, pelvic health conditions span a wide spectrum of symptoms, including constipation, pain with defecation, pain with intercourse, urinary frequency or urgency and pelvic pain with daily activities.

Dr. Brown says the first step toward a solution is a thorough evaluation and discussion of symptoms. This often leads to physical therapy or pelvic floor physical therapy. In some cases, medications are indicated. There are various injection options, some of which target the pelvic floor. These can be trigger point injections or Botox injections. Dr. Brown likes to take a comprehensive and holistic approach and address any lifestyle or activity modifications that might reduce pain.

Read the full article at mofflylifestylemedia.com.

"In severe cases, patients can begin to experience weakness in the muscles of the forearm, as the nerve responsible for radial tunnel syndrome is damaged from chronic or severe compression," says Carl M. Cirino, MD, sports medicine surgeon at HSS. 

It's important to get the right diagnosis. Sometimes, people who are misdiagnosed with tennis elbow get a counterforce brace or tennis elbow strap that puts pressure on their forearm. "This is exactly the opposite of what we want for a patient with radial tunnel syndrome," says Dr. Cirino. This type of brace could worsen your symptoms.

Read the full article at webmd.com. 

The biggest benefit to using a knee pillow is its effect on your lower body and spinal alignment, Alice Chen, MD, physiatrist at HSS explained. When you sleep on your side, it’s easy for all the weight of your top knee to rest directly on your bottom knee, leading to uncomfortable pressure. The same goes for your hips, which can also collapse forward, shifting your spine out of proper alignment and causing you to sleep more on your stomach than your side (a position experts say is bad for everyone’s back).

With a little additional space between your knees, courtesy of a knee pillow, the weight of your top knee is better distributed; your hips are parallel and stabilized; and your spine can stay in a more neutral position, Dr. Chen said.

Read the full article self.com. 

This year’s winner is Vanessa Tepper, a high school flag and tackle football player from Minisink Valley High School in Slate Hill, New York.

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“In a typical week, my patient schedule varies significantly. I might meet a newly pregnant woman experiencing back pain, an individual managing wrist or hand discomfort from everyday activities, a weekend athlete with knee or shoulder pain from tennis, or a high school or college athlete rehabilitating an injury to return to sports,” said Dr. Milani. 

“I also frequently see patients in their 50s and 60s who have led active lifestyles and want to continue doing so. Some of these individuals may be managing chronic issues such as shoulder and knee osteoarthritis, while others might be navigating injuries from popular recreational activities like pickleball,” Dr. Milani continued. 

“The key is to stay active. The fall season is a great time for outdoor activities. With cooler temperatures, the risks of dehydration and overheating are minimized—making it perfect for sports such as golf, tennis, running, and cycling,” said Dr. Milani. 

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The nearly 10,000-square-foot new regional outpatient center in Westport expands the Fairfield County footprint of the HSS and Stamford Health collaboration, established in 2016. 

The OPC is the second HSS and Stamford Health collaboration to come to the Westport area since the opening of HSS Sports Rehab-Westport in 2022. Additional physician office locations and sports rehabilitation facilities are located in Stamford, Greenwich, New Canaan, Wilton, Norwalk and Hamden. 

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The Orthopedics outpatient center at 276 Post Road West is the second HSS and Stamford Health collaboration in Westport. HSS Sports Rehabilitation opened in 2022 at the other end of town, on Post Road East in the small plaza near Layla’s Falafel.

The new Westport orthopedic facility, for example, features 7 provider offices, 12 exam rooms, and 2 X-ray suites.

Physicians and staff offer care in hand and upper extremities, joint replacement physiatry, spine, and sports medicine. Foot and ankle service will be added soon.

The center will also become the second HSS location in Connecticut to provide patients 12 years and older with quicker access to orthopedic care for sudden injuries and pain.

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Dr. McAnany said,  “When I was 16 years old, I had a waterskiing accident in which I suffered a serious spinal injury. The accident left me with debilitating pain and dysfunction from foot drop. I quickly went from being a recruited athlete to play basketball in college to being unable to walk down the halls at my high school.”

He continued, “I had spine surgery along with restoration of mobility, and over time, was fortunate to resume normal living and return to sports. It was a hallmark moment for me, going from being disabled back to normal. I had been interested in being a doctor for some time but following the accident, I was inspired to help others recover just as I had. My goal was to become a spine surgeon, and I’ve spent the last 18-plus years realizing that goal.”

Read the full article at greenwichsentinal.com. 

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Karen M. Sutton, MD, sports medicine surgeon at HSS, expressed gratitude to the founders for the space & strengthening HSS’s ties with the Stamford community.

HSS’s partnership with Pickleball America builds on our role as the official hospital of Major League Pickleball. 

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To celebrate the debut, Pickleball America’s founders and a number of community leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the complex's entrance at 140 Atlantic St., adjacent to Veterans Memorial Park. Operating in its first phase with 13 courts on Stamford Town Center's fourth floor, Pickleball America will not only help meet the surging demand for pickleball venues, but it will also fill an anchor pad at the mall that was formerly occupied by a Saks Off 5th department store. 

Among the local institutions that are supporting Pickleball America is HSS, a founding sponsor of Pickleball America and also the official hospital of Major League Pickleball. 

“Some would say that mall shopping is a sport, but pickleball is the real deal,” Karen M. Sutton, MD, sports medicine surgeon at HSS said at the ribbon-cutting. “It’s an exciting time for the sport and PBA. We can’t wait to play pickleball in this wonderful space and stay healthy together.” 

Read the full article at stamfordadvocate.com.

One moment inside Ferko's science class in the late 1990s turned out to be remarkably prescient. The Advanced Placement Biology teacher asked all of her students where they saw themselves after graduating from college. As Ferko tells it,  Dr. Taylor said he wanted to be an orthopedic surgeon.

Ferko, who at the time had already had two hip replacement surgeries, responded, “Well, if I need an orthopedic surgeon and you're still in the area, I'll look you up.”  Prior to her total reverse shoulder replacement surgery in 2021, Ferko's everyday activities were limited for three years. 

Dr. Taylor reflects on Ferko's class, which he described as formative. "She’s somebody who touched my life," he said. "For me to have a positive influence on her mobility means a lot to me."

Read the full article at stamfordadvocate.com. 

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beckersspine.com 

tapinto.net. 

connecticut.news12.com. 

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The two organizations, HSS and Stamford Hospital, have been collaborating since 2017 in HSS Orthopedics with Stamford Health, which offers musculoskeletal care and services for joint replacement, spine and sports medicine.

Dr. Sandhu identified the priority of his job as the need to “improve access to our care for the communities, not only in Stamford and Greenwich, but as we go further up north into Connecticut, Westport, Hartford and as far as Danbury.” He added, “we can certainly develop a center of excellence that can attract people throughout southern Connecticut and even parts of upstate New York.”

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Since early 2015, HSS has offered a full suite of medical and imaging services in Stamford encompassing sports medicine, spine services, hip and knee replacement, foot and ankle surgery, hand surgery, pain management rheumatology, pediatric orthopedics, sports rehabilitation and physical therapy. Since then, HSS has expanded its physical therapy programs to other locations in Stamford, Greenwich and New Canaan.

Read the article at Patch.com.

Additional coverage: NHRegister.com and in print on January 26, 2020, Beckersspine.com, Newhavenbiz.com