Massage therapy is one of the oldest and most commonly practiced forms of holistic medicine and may be the easiest and quite literally the most comfortable option for those seeking pain relief. Its history dates back to 2700 B.C.E where [...]

There are millions of people all over the country, with tens of thousands of them in New York City alone who have an injury. Oftentimes it seems like they face two options- surgery or using opioid painkillers, sometimes both. These [...]

Physical therapy, which began its current form around 1813, is a method for people to rehabilitate from a variety of injuries that include Pain - This can fall into one of two categories: chronic or acute. Chronic is pain that [...]

Studies show that we spend an average of five hours a day on our phone and for some of us, this number can be even higher. For many of us, your typical day looks like this: you get to work, [...]

If you are suffering from a disturbing pain that you can't get rid of, then you are at the right place. We, at Empire Physical Medicine & Pain Management, provide a wide variety of services to relieve your pain with the assistance of our professional physical therapists as well as [...]

Now that Winter has come and gone, we can rejoice in the simple pleasure of running outdoors comfortably. Many of us are getting back out there to hit the ground running again and with marathon season in full gear, majority [...]

Physical therapy has been around, in one form or another, for centuries. Modern physical therapy started in around 1812. There are many specialties in this field. One may go to a doctor’s office for an injury or a post-surgical visit [...]