26/09/2025
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has launched a comprehensive Lifestyle Medicine Program designed to empower patients to achieve their health goals through evidence-based methods and personalized care plans. The program emphasizes a holistic approach, addressing the six pillars of lifestyle medicine: nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress management, social connections, and avoidance of risky substances. This initiative aims to treat, reverse, and prevent lifestyle-related chronic diseases while also improving musculoskeletal pain and function.
The HSS Lifestyle Medicine Program features an interprofessional healthcare team comprising certified lifestyle medicine professionals. This team includes specialists in obesity medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical therapists, an exercise kinesiologist, registered dietitians, health coaches, and smoking cessation specialists.
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