Several members of the New York Sports Medicine Institute staff participated in the Westchester County Light the Night Walk to benefit the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society this past Saturday evening at Kingsland Point County Park in Sleepy Hollow. It was a clear, cool evening, and a...
Brace yourself for a shocking freak accident. An elderly lady tries to stop her car as it slips away from her with no one at the wheel, and she ends up being run over by her own vehicle. It happened in Burlington, Washington, when 73-year-old Mary...
NEW YORK - Dr. Neil Roth appeared on CBS This Morning: Saturday on April 23 to address the growing concerns over head injuries in youth sports, and to discuss back spasms, another problem that sidelines many elite athletes and affects millions of Americans. Roth joined CBS News...
By TODD SLISS “This is Your Brain on Drugs” was a well-known 1987 anti-drug campaign, famously showing a frying pan turning uncracked eggs (your brain) in shells into sunnyside up eggs (your brain on drugs). Fast forward almost 30 years and the “Any questions?” kicker has become focused...
Chappaqua, NY (July 28, 2017) -- New York Soccer Club (NYSC) has partnered with Dr. Neil Roth and New York Sports Medicine Institute (NYSMI) for the 2017-2018 season. Under the one-year deal starting August 1, NYSMI will become a primary club sponsor, and will be...
For the third consecutive year, New York Sports Medicine Institute founder Neil S. Roth, MD has been recognized by New York Magazine as one of New York's Best Doctors. This prestigious list is determined by other doctors, and NYSMI takes pride in what is yet another...
Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction surgery is known to many as Tommy John surgery. Tommy John is a famous Major League Baseball pitcher who underwent a UCL procedure that used tendon from elsewhere in the body to successfully replace ulnar collateral ligament in the medial...
Dr. Neil Roth has served as a team physician or medical consultant for dozens of sports teams, sporting events, and Broadway productions over the past two decades. Roth has been assistant team physician for teams in the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, and the...
Kyrie Irving will reportedly be lost to the Cavaliers once again, this time with an acromioclavicular (AC) sprain suffered in the third quarter of Sunday’s game. It was estimated that he would miss three to four weeks of action. For many players, that is an optimistic...
Let's begin by identifying what a concussion is: A concussion may be caused by a blow, bump, or jolt to the head or by any fall or hit that jars the brain. This “invisible” injury disrupts the brain’s normal physiology which can affect mental stamina and...
