Jul 26, 2018

Your daughter is in pre-season double soccer practice, rolling down a hill in endurance drills, and injures her elbow. You stretch for a ball on the tennis court, and land on your knee. Your husband has an aching back from wrestling an oversized tree branch to the ground. What’s your best option? Instead of going to a general emergency room, the specialized OINJ care you want is at your service. Appointments are not necessary at the Morristown Orthopedic Urgent Care facility, which is...

Jul 26, 2018

Thanks to our patients and our community, The Orthopedic Institute of New Jersey (OINJ) has again secured the distinction of winning the New Jersey Herald Gold Readers’ Choice Award in the Best Orthopedic Office category. The competitive poll is now in its thirteenth year, and garners multiple submissions for each of 69 categories. Readers can cast their votes either by an in-paper ballot or online, choosing businesses and practices they consider outstanding. “We value our patients..

Jul 26, 2018

Torn ACLs. Concussions. Rotator cuff injuries. Or just a plain, ordinary, bad fall off a bike. Our kids get injured all the time, and they need expert attention from physicians who know how to treat growing bones and muscles. That’s where OINJ adolescent sports medicine at Morristown comes in. We’ve got a team for your kid from kinderkickers and younger, up through varsity sports at all levels. And for the kid who isn’t on a team, and just likes to jump rope or swing a racket..

Jul 9, 2018

What comes to mind when you think of Pilates? Some elusive reference to stretching and posture? Big, weighted equipment with springs and pulleys? Well – yes, and no. Yes: Pilates is all about improved flexibility, improved posture and balance, and improved core strength. No: Pilates doesn’t require equipment, although if you go to a studio you will most likely find it.Pilates is a low-impact workout designed to be performed in slow, sequential exercises, whether on a mat or using a..

Jul 9, 2018

You’ve probably heard of CrossFit, or seen one of the company’s gyms. The workout regimen is now coached in over 11,000 outposts around the world – a 22-fold growth over the span of nine years. So, what makes it so popular? It’s popular because it works. Whether you’re an Olympic athlete or a couch potato, you can learn to do CrossFit at the level that suits your ability, age, need, and desire. The practice is based on incorporating natural moves that you use in...

Jun 28, 2018

Like most people, you probably think of concussion as that dramatic moment when heads smash into something: that intense sound of players’ helmets crashing into each other on the football field, the crack of the skier’s helmet against the tree trunk, the heavy and unexpected fall off the balance beam. Direct impact is only part of the story, though. A concussion can result whenever the head is suddenly and forcefully shifted; an example of this is when a player is tackled, and the...