HealthConnection

HealthConnection is Hospital for Special Surgery’s patient education newsletter. For more than 20 years, HealthConnection has been published as a service to patients as well as the general public. This biannual newsletter provides practical information to help prevent and manage health problems of an orthopedic or rheumatological nature. Both the summer and winter 2002 editions of HealthConnection were awarded National Health Information Awards by the Health Information Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for consumer health information programs and materials. Also, the summer 2003 edition was awarded an APEX award recognizing excellence in publications.

HealthConnection: Your Good Health Newsletter

• Total Hip Replacement: A Gold Standard of Treatment for Painful Arthritis
• Trading Places: My Experience as a Patient
• The Role of the Rheumatologist
• Total Knee Replacement: What Patients Can Expect
• FAQs for Total Joint Replacement

• Reemplazo Total de Cadera: El Estándar Dorado para el Tratamiento de la Artritis Dolorosa
• Cambio de Roles: Mi Experiencia como Paciente
• El Rol del Reumatólogo
• Reemplazo Total de Rodilla: Lo que pueden Esperar los Pacientes
• Preguntas Frecuentes sobre el Reemplazo Total de Articulaciones

• Arthroscopy of the Hip: What You Should Know
• Measuring Bone Quality
• Lupus Research Overview
• The HSS Institutional Review Board: Protecting People Who Volunteer to Participate in Research
• The Kathryn and Alan C. Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias: State-of-the-Art Patient Care & Research
• Librarian’s Corner

HealthConnection: Boletin de Salud del Hospital for Special Surgery 2007 (Spanish edition)

• Artroscopia de La Cadera: Lo Que Hay Que Saber
• Medición de La Calidad Osea
• Descripción de La Investigación del Lupus Noticias y Puntos de Vista Carta de La Editora
• La Junta de Revisión Institucional del HSS: Protege a Las Personas Que Participan Voluntaria Mente en La Investigación
• El Kathryn and Alan C. Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias: A La Vanguardia de La Investigación y La Atención al Paciente
• El Rincón del Bibliotecario
• Información de Contacto Consultorios de Los Médicos Afiliados

HealthConnection, Summer 2006 - Research

• A Candidate Biomarker to Improve Treatment of Lupus Patients
• Advances in Cartilage Repair at HSS
• What Does it Mean to Gve Informed Consent?
• Atherosclerosis & RA: New Research Insights
• Minimally Invasive Knee Surgery: HSS Leads the Way
• FYI

HealthConnection, Fall 2005 - Arthritis

• Joint Protection: What You Should Know
• Arthritis Self-Help Course (ASHC): An Arthritis Foundation Program
• Spirituality and Health Go Hand-in-Hand
• Exercise and Fitness for People with Arthriti

HealthConnection, Summer 2005 - Arthritis

• The Future for Anti-inflamatory Drugs
• Walking: A Prescription for Good Health
• Walking: A Prescription for Good Health
• People with Arthritis Can Exercise (PACE): An Arthritis Foundation Program
• Healthy Nutrition Tips for Arthritis
• Healthy Joints at Work

HealthConnection, Winter 2004 - Rheumatology

• 10 Steps to Perfect Posture
• Myositis and Scleroderma: Two Rare Rheumatic Disorders
• Finding the Right Connection for People with Lupus
• How Yoga Changed My Life with Lupus
• Do You Use or Abuse Your Hands

HealthConnection, Summer 2004 - Rheumatology

• Fighting Osteoporosis
• All About Arthritis
• Coping With the Emotional Impact of Rheumatic Disease
• Infustion Therapy at Hospital for Special Surgery
• Rheumatology Research: New Directions and Patient Perspectives

HealthConnection, Winter 2003 - Workplace Health & Safety

• Managing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• News and Views
• Healthy Lunch Break Options
• The Flu Vaccine: Is It Right For You?
• Workplace Health & Safety Quiz: Do You Know The Facts?

HealthConnection, Summer 2003 - Workplace Health & Safety

• Creating an Ergonomically Sound Computer Workstation
• Good Feng Shui for Your Workplace
• Protect Your Eyes...There is More to Shades than Just Looking Good
• The Smallpox Vaccination Program: What Everyone Should Know

HealthConnection, Winter 2002 - Sports & Fitness

• Fuel Your Workouts with the Proper Diet
• Supplement Safety: Sports Nutrition Supplement Quiz
• Improve Your Flexibility: Discover the Benefits of Stretching
• Standing Yoga Warm-Up

HealthConnection, Summer 2002 - Sports & Fitness

• Are You Too Old to Exercise?...NEVER
• Sports Massage 101
• Workout Tips for Exercising in the Heat
• What is your Sun Safety IQ?
• Exercise Classes at HSS's Integrative Care Center
• Exercise & Osteoarthritis in Older Adults