HealthConnection

HealthConnection is Hospital for Special Surgery’s patient education newsletter. HealthConnection has been published as a service to patients as well as the general public for more than 20 years. This newsletter provides practical information to help prevent and manage health problems of an orthopedic or rheumatological nature.

• Living With Arthritis? Steps You Can Take to Manage It
• Getting a Handle on Arthritis Pain
• When It’s Time to See a Doctor
• Alternative Approaches to Arthritis Relief
• Surgery for Arthritis: What are Your Options?
• Physical Therapy: Help After Arthritis Surgery...And Before

• Osteoarthritis 101: The Basics
• Reducing Your Risk of Osteoarthritis
• Athletes: Cross-Train to Reduce Arthritis Risk
• When It Comes to Arthritis, It’s Ladies First
• HSS Leads in Advancing the National Arthritis Agenda

• 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