HSS | Hospital for Special Surgery

The awards recognize innovative research with significant potential to improve patient care, highlighting HSS’s leadership in developing safer, more effective approaches to pain control.

The honor, which recognizes excellence in scientific research, is awarded to three of the top 10 highest-scoring abstracts chosen by the ASRA Research Committee.

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), this study identifies new mechanisms that drive chronic muscle inflammation in a DMD disease model. Researchers believe targeting them with existing therapies could reduce inflammation and support muscle function.

Women may be more likely to develop the disease for reasons they can control, and some they can’t.

Learn how to strengthen leg muscles, increase their flexibility and when to seek treatment for leg muscle issues.

Many factors affect joint pain, including which part of the joint is affected, what’s causing the pain and your overall health.