Jennifer Zito, 53, rarely skips a workout. Since her long distance running days in high school, she’s stayed active, practicing yoga and martial arts several times a week. Both activities require a lot of hip stretching. “It’s important to have a good range of motion,” Zito says.
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Paul Monthie, 68, of Port Jefferson Station had put up with the pain in his knees for years. “It was a progressive thing where I just wore them out,” he said. “I had put off surgery until it really impinged on how I did things. I couldn’t carry my own grandson safely down the stairs.…
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From limitations to snowball fights It was the kind of moment any mom could have: Holding her 5-year-old son’s hand while standing in the waves at the beach in 2019, Erika Shapiro got knocked down by a big surge, but made sure she didn’t let go of her boy. The pair were fine, but Ms.…
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When 70-year-old Barbara Meyer fell while getting into a pool nearly three years ago, she suffered a fracture dislocation of her shoulder. To repair it, Richard Savino, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Long Island Bone & Joint, a division of Orlin & Cohen, working at Mather Hospital, put several pins in her joint, and although the fracture…
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Smooth sailing How a hip replacement got this boat lover back on the water As soon as he saw the sleek, 22-foot fishing boat, Tom Ryan knew it was the buy of a lifetime. He immediately thought of all the places he and his wife could cruise to for fishing and clamming. But with a…
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