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Benefits of exercise
Knee

Walk, Exercise, Running, and Living with Knee Arthritis

How many of you have been told to rest and stop running or exercising because you have knee arthritis? Far too many people (including healthcare professionals)

Exercise is more important than ever
Metabolic Health

Exercise Is More Critical Than Ever During A Pandemic

Far too many people are not exercising at the very time it has it could have its greatest payoff.  It's at times like these when exercise is more important

Consequences of inactivity or rest on our health
Metabolic Health

The Serious Consequences of Recovery From Surgery and Inactivity

Injuries happen. Planned or unplanned surgery might put us in bed for a while.  Do you really need that brace? What are the consequences of as little as

LEg exercises improve longevity
Metabolic Health

Stronger Legs: 6 reasons why you should start squatting today

Larger muscles or muscle mass improves our chances of living longer, happier lives.  Muscle mass correlates with longevity.  Muscle mass correlates

Tendon Pain Tendonitis Tendinopathy in Runners
Running

Training Errors and Other Causes of Tendinopathy in Runners

Running is a fantastic sport.  Running has been associated with longevity; it improves cardiovascular fitness and enables us to clear the cobwebs from our

Muscle mass and longevity
Longevity

Muscle Mass, Strength and Longevity

When optimizing our health and longevity, prioritizing muscle mass and muscle strength is a critically important consideration.  Our muscle mass and

Exercise muscle mass and longevity and healthspan
Metabolic Health

Resistance and Balance Exercise to Live Longer and Healthier.

A balanced exercise program including resistance exercise has been proven to delay the onset of serious chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, dementia,

Care of the aging athlete
Osteoarthritis

The Aging Athlete … How to get there, and how to stay there.

Trail running has long been my happy place.  Actually, any form of running enables me to start my day invigorated and ready to go. Regular exercise associates

Sports Medicine

Recovering From An Injury … It’s More Complicated Than You Think

The recovery from an injury or surgery is often far more complicated than we anticipate. 20+ years of experience has taught me a lot.  And most all of

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Training

Do Statins Limit Response To Exercise?

Potentially limiting their appeal even further, it now appears that statins, meant to lower your cholesterol, may blunt your desire to exercise and

Running may prevent arthritis
Knee Arthritis

Can Running Prevent Arthritis ?

Running does not cause arthritis. This is actually not a new finding. Researchers have known for years that running will not cause arthritis. Runners, in

running performance weight training
Running

Running: Intensity and sport specific weight training improves performance

There are very few runners who are satisfied with their race times.  Many are "training" ... but as we know, most runners will not train properly.  Most focus

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Howard J. Luks, MD

Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine

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Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522

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