Luke Bongiorno, PT

Director of Physical Therapy, NY SportsMed
Blog Posts

Joining Dr. Oz is a panel of experts from across the country, representing different medical disciplines, genders, and opinions. Together, they're creating a center for health and wellness information where no topic is off limits.

Medial epicondyle apophysitis -- better known by its street name "little league elbow" -- is an inflammation of the inner elbow that affects an alarming number of youth baseball players...

Added to Sports Medicine, Family Health, Children's Health on Wed 12/14/2011

American women are getting breast implant surgery more than ever before. In 2010 alone, 296,203 American women had breast augmentation. And all of these women should be aware of a side effect that...

Football and soccer moms ask me all of the time: “Is it better to use heat or ice for an injury?” This is an age-old argument; in short, ice is the best treatment for acute post-exercise recovery...

Added to Sports Medicine, Pain Management, Fitness on Fri 09/09/2011

As a physical therapist, my job isn't just to treat my patient’s injuries. I've also got to advise them on how to avoid similar injuries in the future. A good physical therapist doesn’t just heal...

Added to Illness Management, Family Health, Back Pain on Wed 08/17/2011