MedStar Health Blog

This article was written by Harsh Thakkar, Community Outreach Manager, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital.  When I was 20, I sustained a spinal cord injury. At the time, it felt like my ...

MedStar Health Research Institute is concluding an early feasibility study of a new way to fuse bones that could change how degenerative spinal disc disease is treated.   The spine is a remarkab...

We live in a world of smart devices. Phones track our sleep, watches remind us to move, and our coffee makers start brewing before we’re out of bed. So why shouldn’t one of the most important medical...

If you’ve ever struggled with joint pain, a sports injury, or had trouble doing the things you love because of discomfort or stiffness, you might have asked yourself, “What exactly does a...

Hip replacement surgery is an important and necessary procedure to restore mobility—544,000 patients each year have one in the U.S.  But hip replacement isn’t right for everyone wi...

Hip and knee replacements are lasting longer than ever, which means many patients are electing to undergo hip or knee replacement surgery at younger ages. As a result, men and women are able to remai...