For Lauren Leonelli, a 38-year-old engineer from Patchogue, life was a whirlwind of new beginnings. After a long and ultimately unsuccessful journey with IVF, an incredible new chapter began when she and her husband adopted two young children. Life was full, busy, and just settling into a new rhythm when a strange, persistent pain and…
At 84 years old, Camille (Carmela) is the definition of vitality. A retired teacher who still works, a proud mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and for the last 11 years, an adult tap dancer. She lives her life with a positive spirit that has served her well, especially when facing a breast cancer diagnosis not once,…
Maggie Kuhn of Rocky Point had always been active while living in Alaska – skiing, skating, riding horses. But over time she developed arthritis in both hips that made even everyday tasks painful. “I ride horses a lot. I couldn’t ride and that was when I noticed something was wrong. I was struggling in pain…
“I struggled with obesity most of my life. I became a high school athlete, and I did lose some weight and got in shape. But then once I went away to college, I gained the freshman 15 and struggled with my weight from my early 20s to my late 30s.”
Art Gonsalves, a 58-year-old financial advisor from East Setauket, worked on Wall Street in his 20s and 30s as a regional salesperson. “I was constantly entertaining, wining and dining, eating rich foods and having a grand old time.”
Samantha met with the team and recalls that the Medical Director of the Center spoke to her and put his hand on her shoulder and said, ‘Don’t worry. We’re going to help you.’ This gave Samantha a lot of confidence that they were going to help her change her life.
“I’ve been on and off diets my whole life. I was bullied my whole life due to being overweight. This was the best thing I ever did for myself,” she said. “I’m 68 and I’m living my best life now. I was about 325 pounds. Now I’m between 175 and 180.”
As the owner of an East End boatyard, Fred Pickering was on his feet all day. But the arthritis in his right ankle was making that more and more difficult. “It was bone on bone for years,” said Pickering, 68, owner of Ship Ashore Marina in Sag Harbor. “I literally was almost in a wheelchair.…
David J. BenEliyahu DC FICC Administrative Director, Back & Neck Pain Center at Mather Hospital Research studies have definitively shown that there is a positive association between active smoking and back pain, as much as 30% in adult smokers. Women who smoke were 50% more likely to have chronic back pain than non-smoking women. Other…
Are you struggling with chronic hip pain that just won’t let up? You’re certainly not alone, and it can be frustrating to diagnose the cause of your pain. One potential culprit is a hip impingement, also known as a femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). However, closely related with similar symptoms is a labral tear. Few issues are…