THOMAS

hip labral tear

Triathlon

10 days after Ironman Mont Tremblant 2016. Dr Das was performing my 1st of 2 hip Labral tear surgeries. The 2nd was in 2018. I was told by 2 other surgeons in 2016 I would probably have to give up…

Michelle

lumbar lamenectomy

Goals

When I met Dr. Cheney, I was not able to walk or stand. After my first surgery, I completed two Tough Mudders, 1 half marathon, and a few 5Ks. Dr. Cheney has done three surgeries on my spine.…

Larry

Total right knee replacement.

Knee replacement

After years of progressively worsening knee pain, the injections were not not sufficient in relieving the bone on bone pain. After consultation the decision to have the TRKR was made. Now two…

Herb

Total Knee Replacement

Ready for Dancing!!

Finally, after much pain and uncertainly, I decided to have a knee replacement. On November 20, 2025 in the state of the art Malta Facility,
Dr. Harbin performed the surgery. After four…

George

Radio Frequency Ablation Lumbar

Path to Being Pain Free

I am a seventy-nine-year-old combat veteran with a 90% VA service-connected disability. Fifty-six years ago, I sustained an injury to my spine in combat which led to fifty years of surgery (a…

Roberta

Double knee replacement

Getting my life back

I struggled for many years to maintain my active lifestyle after my retirement of golfing and becoming a grandmother along with many community activities commitments that I enjoyed for many years…

Thomas

Ankle surgery

Good as New!

I had surgery in January of 2021, after a severe broken left ankle from a misplaced meeting between my left foot and a curb, near my apartment in Troy. Dr. Chisena was extremely competent and…

Alan

Hip Replacement

Six months ago every step I took was agony

Six months ago every step I took was agony. I went to the Catskill office of the Albany Bone and Joint Center where an
X-Ray showed that my left hip was bone on bone.

Three weeks…

Stephen

Left Hip replacement surgery

A super great surgery with a super great surgeon

Dr. A. Harbin did a fantastic job for my left hip replacement. I am about two years post op, and I felt great right after the surgery. I know a surgery like this will probably scare you, but don’t…

Barbara

Lumbar laminectomy L4 & L5

Dr. Riccio gave me back my ability to walk upright!

At 71, I expect some health challenges, however, six (6) years of walking in a bent position and excruciating leg pain, was enough.
Dr. Riccio, with his professional and calming competent…

Debra

Hip replacement

Before I met Dr Tetreault I had been to two other Ortho Drs from different organizations for knee pain without any success. It was getting harder to walk and horseback riding was painful. Dr…

Julie

Knee replacement

Back in the Saddle

Up until my early 50s, I was pretty active- running, hiking, and training in dressage. When my knees started to deteriorate, they got quite bad very quickly. I tried everything, but the pain got…

Patrick

Right Achilles tendon debridement and secondary repair, Haglund's resection of the calcaneus, and excision of retrocalcaneal bursa.

Back to doing what i love without pain.

I have been skiing since high school. I have taught skiing in the past and I have been on ski patrol for 30 years. I lived at Alta, Utah for three years following college. I spend about a month…

Tom

Meniscus Tear

Back in Motion

I delt with the injury for 4 years. Now I can walk and go to the Gym everyday. I should have gone to Dr. Zimmerman in the beginning. Now I feel great!

Christina

Tibia implant, bone biopsy + graft, right partial fibulectomy DOI: 9/28/23

In May 2019, after almost two decades of marathon running, cycling and triathlons, I was diagnosed with a stress fracture in my right tibia. I thought it would be a simple fix with a few weeks on…

Frances

Knee Replacement

Walking across the sand once again...

By the summer of 2024, my left knee had so seriously deteriorated that I could not walk on a beach. This was heartbreaking for me because I love the beach - at the lake or the ocean. My surgery…

Ellie

Rotator cuff (both shoulders)

I’m back!

Before I was injured, I was very active with ice hockey, rowing, hiking, dance, and swimming. It took time (and great Physical Therapy) but now I’m back doing what I love (except I have to wait…

Patti

Flat Foot Reconstruction

Flat Foot Reconstruction

I had flat feet as a child but, in my mid-thirties, my feet progressively got worse. I started wearing custom orthotics, which needed to be built stronger every few years. Eventually, I was…

Roberta

Double Knee Replacement

Getting my life back

I’ve always been very active in sports my whole life, with Golf being primary in my adulthood, my knees began to become an issue prior to my retirement in 2020 which made enjoying my activities…

Alessandra

Wrist realignment & casting

The Wrist Infraction

On August 3rd, 2024, my friend Rachel and I set out for a 20-mile bike ride on the Empire State Trail, starting near SUNY Schenectady. I had just put clip-on pedals on my bike and enjoyed our…

Dean

Total knee replacement

Adirondack hiking

After having extreme rt knee pain that limited my activities, talked with Dr O'Leary about my options. Found that I had bone on bone and total replacement was the way to go, so July of 2024,…

Richard

rotator cuff cleanup

To Golf or not to Golf

March of 2024 while in Myrtle Beach, I was playing golf with friends. Took a swing on one of the holes and heard and felt a pop in my left shoulder. Along with the shoulder problem, I was faced…

Amy

Hip Replacement

A New Lease on Life With a New Hip

As a retired attorney and former ballet dancer, Amy M. was no stranger to pushing through discomfort. But when her lower back pain began to limit even the simplest joys of life, like walking to…

Anna

Left hipreplacement

Back in the saddle

As a professional athlete and leading a very active lifestyle, it was crucial to eventually fix my left hip. An old fracture, bone spur, and bone on bone pain was unbearable in the end. Dr. Harbin…

david

Discs at L5 and S1 scrapped

16 months of chronic pain

16 months of various types of treatment, and I finally got an MRI, which showed encrusted disc area at L5 and S1 at my spine. Dr. Riccio showed me my scan and assured me that I would be pain free…

Maria

Knee replacement

My Total Knee Replacement

On May 29th, I had my right replaced and Dr O’Leary is my doctor. Everything he told me would happen, happened. I only used my walker for 4 days and then I was able to use just my cane. I…

Margery

Hip replacement

Better than ever

I’m have a small consulting business that allows me to pursue my passion of being a “professional grandma”. For the last year or so, my leg pain made it harder and harder to be there for the many…

Aliza

ACL reconstruction

ACL reconstruction

I underwent ACL surgery in May 2023 with Dr. Daniel T. Phelan. His expertise, professionalism, and genuine compassion made all the difference in my recovery journey. He not only provided excellent…

Josephine

Full hip replacement

Answered prayers.

My left hip had serious complications. I was very concerned about having the right doctor being able to "handle" my situation. I was referred to Dr. DiCaprio and after discussing my situation and…

Thomas Brendan

Knee Surgery and Rotator Cuff

Life Beyond Pain

Had incredible pain in both joints. Today pain free . Walked 5 miles today!

Wayne

Full shoulder replacement

Don’t Wait

I was 54 years old and my left shoulder was just about always hurting. Went to a few different doctors to get a diagnosis and landed at The Bone and Joint Center because I felt that they listened…

Joel

Hip Replacement

My Comeback Story: Joel

Chiropractor Dr. Joel S., 56 of Malone, NY, has a busy practice with plenty of patients and plenty of demand on his body as a manual adjuster for nearly 30 years. After dealing with chronic hip…

Nancy

Laminectomy & fusion

Successful Surgery

I can’t say enough about Dr Chaney & what a pleasure it was working with him. He took time explaining to my husband & me in language we could understand what he had to do. I would…

Mae

Ankle repair

I fell on ice and instantly knew I broke something. The ER confirmed a spiral fracture of my fibula. I saw Dr DiPreta and has surgery the following week. My surgery involved a plate and many…

Linda

Left total knee replacement

Still Kickin' Up a Storm!

After setting a surgery date, I went to my PT for exercises to strengthen my knee, in hope of a speedier recovery (it worked!!).
On surgery day, I encountered kindness and efficiency at…

Gail

Rotator cuff surgery

77 Outside Gal

In middle of camping, kayaking, hiking, paddle boarding, I tore my right rotator cuff. Dr Alley surgically repaired it at Washington Ave; I listened to the wonderful staff and took the pain med…

Bill

Shoulder replacement

Best doctor ever

After several years of Dr. Andrew Morse, seeing me at the Windham Mountain Ski area I was finally convinced that a replacement is due. I was slightly nervous getting a shoulder replacement,…

Kelly

microdiscectomy

This isn’t just a comeback. This is a second chance.

I was never a runner...until I was. And when I fell in love with running, I fell hard. Seven days a week, no rest days, no easy runs. Every day was a push to PR, and I thought that was what made…

Shane

Quadricep Tendon Repair

I ruptured my quadricep tendon on October 1st, 2014. I was able to get in to see Dr Schneider and he immediately diagnosed the issue and scheduled surgery
for 3 days later.

The…

Rob

Repair of traumatic knee injury

Hiking Acadia

We were hiking Dorr mountain in Acadia nation park and I fell at the very top and ruptured my quad tendon. Due to the weather I couldn’t be air lifted out and had to hike out on one leg. 2 and 1…

Penny

Proximal hamstring repair

I had a freak accident at a family wedding and tore all my hamstrings completely off my left leg resulting in extreme bruising, pain and almost inability to walk. Primary care didn’t diagnose…