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.

Current Edition

In this Issue:

• Bone Health 101
• When It’s Time to Treat Your Bones
• Get Moving to Build Your Bones
• 10 Ways You Can Reduce Your Risk of Falling
• Feed Your Bones!
• To D or Not to D? The Case for Supplements

Past Editions:

• The Pain Response: Nature's Warning System
• Medical Tools for Managing Your Pain
• The Culture of Pain
• Mind Over Matter: The Psychology of Pain
• Complementary Approaches to Pain Relief
• Revive Your Spirit to Manage Your Pain

• 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