HSS: Helping a Runner Make it to the Marathon Starting Line

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 17:55:00 -0400

WABC-TV interviews HSS patient Nicole Farag who discussed her journey from injury to recovery to return to the starting line of the 2022 New York City Marathon thanks to her medical care team, including physiatrist Dena Barsoum, MD, and physical therapist Debi Jones PT, OCS, SCS.

“The injury was a big fear that it might have an impact on my active life,“ noted Farag. To Farag, running this year’s marathon didn’t seem possible, however her care team felt otherwise. “Essentially for her it came down to strength. Getting her whole body stronger to prepare for when she was running,” said Jones. Dr. Barsoum added, “She was just so motivated to run the marathon. It didn’t seem like there was going to be anything that would hold her back.”

“Without HSS I would’ve stopped running at some point because of the pain. HSS gave me the best treatment ever. They are my heroes,” concluded Farag.

Watch the segment and read the full article at abc7y.com.

HSS Webinar: Throwing Athletes and Shoulder Injuries

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:48:00 -0400

Stamford Patch highlights the latest installment of the HSS "Thirty Minute Thursday" sports webinar series for student athletes, featuring sports medicine surgeons, Karen M. Sutton, MD, Theodore A. Blaine, MD, Samuel A. Taylor, MD, and physical therapist Debi Jones, PT, OCS, SCS, who addressed the topic of shoulder injuries in throwing athletes.

Participants discussed the six phases of throwing motions and the various forces and stresses associated with these movements; shoulder injuries for female athletes versus male; and the importance of a strengthening program focused on the entire kinetic chain to increase power and prevent injury.

Read the full article at Patch.com/Connecticut/Stamford.

Newsroom Hospital for Special Surgery

HSS: Helping a Runner Make it to the Marathon Starting Line

HSS Webinar: Throwing Athletes and Shoulder Injuries