Russell M. LaFrance MD

Great video showing proper throwing mechanics. Core strength and stability with good mechanics will greatly reduce the stress on the elbow while throwing.

Wishing you and your family a happy holiday season. #happyholidays

Playing multiple sports can help young athletes avoid the #OneSportInjury. Learn more about overuse injuries and how they can be prevented: http://ow.ly/giGX30iVt73

Congratulations Payton!!!

Wishing you and your family a happy Thanksgiving! #thanksgiving2020 #thankful #thanksgiving

Congratulations Ryan! #backinthegame #hardwork #hamiltonortho #spi

We will never forget! #patriotday #911

How Is a Rotator Cuff Tear Diagnosed?

Today we honor our Veterans! Thank you for your service. #veteransday2020

Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and safe Labor Day! #laborday2020

What You Should Know About Torn Bicep Tendon Injuries. #tornbiceptendoninjuries

Arm Care Tips for Youth Athletes to Prepare for a Safe Return to Organized Baseball Activities.

High intensity physical activity in early life could lead to stronger bones in adulthood. #physicalactivity #strongbones

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Had a great time sitting down with Mike and Ryan and discussing labral tears. Thanks for all you guys do for our patients!

9 Exercises to Ease Shoulder Pain. #exercises #shoulderpain

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy 4th of July! #4thofjuly #independenceday

Happy Father’s Day to all the great Dads! #fathersday2020

Sports Injury Prevention Using the 10 Percent Rule. #sportsinjury #sportsinjuryprevention

Celebrating our fallen heroes today and acknowledging their sacrifice. Wishing everyone a happy and safe Memorial Day! #memorialday #heroes #honor #staysafe #memorialday2020

Exercises to Strengthen Your Rotator Cuff Muscles. #exercise #rotatorcuffmuscles #rotatorcuff

Happy Mother’s Day to the women in our lives. We wish you a day of relaxation. #mothersday2020 #love #happymothersday

Wishes for a safe and healthy Earth Day celebration from your home. #DigitalEarthDay #WeAreInThisTogether #EarthDay2020 #50YearAnniversary

Great news today, elective surgery should be up and going at Apex Surgery Center in the next 1-2 weeks. If you were previously scheduled for surgery, you should be hearing from us to reschedule. If you have not yet been scheduled, give our office a call and speak with Wendy to get on the schedule We will continue to take all necessary steps to assure the safety of our patients and staff. We are still working out the details of exactly how quickly we can be back up and running.

Hope everyone is staying healthy during these difficult times. We are hoping elective surgeries will be taking place soon, we know several patients are suffering while waiting to have their upcoming surgeries. We are still open regular days in both New Hartford (Monday and Thursday) as well as Hamilton (Friday) for your Orthopaedic needs. Stay healthy!!!

Starting Monday we will have limited hours due to the COVID-19 Outbreak. We will be still be seeing urgent patients in the office, fractures and acute injuries, those that need X-rays and patients in significant pain. We will also be offering Telemedicine visits for all patients. Please contact us directly if you have any questions. You can reach us by phone 315-824-1250 or email directly from our website. www.russelllafrancemd.com

RUSSELL M. LAFRANCE MD To all of our patients, We are all actively monitoring the COVID-19 situation and continually making decisions regarding our business hours. Currently, we are staying open with normal business hours.... We are taking several extra precautions regarding the virus. Our staff is taking extra measures to clean our office throughout the day, focusing on high traffic areas, waiting room seats, and pens that are shared by all patients We have placed additional hand sanitizers around our office and ask that you use them or wash your hands upon entering the office We ask that you keep the number of visitors that you bring with you to a minimum If you have any flu like symptoms or fevers, please reschedule your appointment If we have any changes, we will notify you immediately. Stay healthy and thank you for your assistance in dealing with this situation. Russell LaFrance, MD

7 of the most common winter sports injuries. #wintersportsinjuries #sportsinjuries #wintersports

Thank you Hamilton Eatery for the great dinner last night at senior night!!

Did you know that Hamilton Orthopedics holds open sports clinics for injured student athletes? The clinics are held weekly and you do not need an appointment. I...f you are a student athlete and happened to get injured over the weekend but did not go to the emergency room or urgent care, you can always come to one of our Open Sports Clinics to see a Hamilton Orthopedic Doctor. Walk in Clinic Days in New Hartford are Monday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. and in Hamilton on Mondays from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. See more

Athletic trainers are key to keeping our student athletes healthy and in the game. The countless hours they spend at practice and doing treatment often goes unnoticed.

Using Your Own Tissue vs. Donor Graft for ACL Surgery. #tissue #aclsurgery

Wishing you health and happiness in the coming New Year! #newyear #2020 #happynewyear

What to know about shoulder impingement. #shoulderimpingement

Wishing you a wonderful holiday season! #happyholidays

Great night for the #TeddyBearToss Let’s go Utica College Pioneers

Wishing you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving! #thanksgiving #thankful

We thank you for your commitment and celebrate your service. #veteransday #thankyou

Protective mediators can help heal injured tendon cells by attacking inflammation. #injuredtendon

Congratulations Brayden!! #hardwork #hamiltonortho #SPI

Happy physical therapy month and thanks to all those therapists that work to get our patients back on track!!

Causes of Rotator Cuff Pain and Treatment Options. #rotatorcuffpain

Labral tears are a common cause of hip pain. Do you have pain with sitting? Pain with activity? Come in to see if your hip pain is from a torn labrum.

We will never forget! #patriotday #911 #neverforget

Rest, relax and rejuvenate on this Labor Day! #laborday

Congratulations Shaun! Good luck this season!! #HamiltonOrtho

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High rate of return to dance seen in dancers who underwent hip arthroscopy for FAI. #hiparthroscopy #fai

Wishing you a sparkling Fourth of July filled with friends and family! #fourthofjuly

Tips to improve posture. #posture

Great to see our athletes returning to their sports and having all their hard work pay off!! #HamiltonOrtho #teamSPI #ACLPrevention

We have open hours on Monday mornings for walk in injuries throughout the summer and sports seasons at our Nwe Hartford office at 1 Oxford Rd.

Congratulations to all #MVALLSTARS on a great season!!

Have a wonderful Father's Day weekend. #fathersday

Congrats to UC Football captain @peytonmiller on his successful rehab this spring. Good luck this fall! #hamiltonortho #RMPT #teamspi #ucpioneers #ucfootball

Remembering our heroes today on Memorial Day! #memorialday

What to know about hamstring tendonitis. #hamstringtendonitis

With all the rainouts our youth pitchers are throwing several games in a row. Check out the pitch count limit recommended by age. Over throwing is a common cause of injury! #injuryprevention https://www.sportsmed.org/aossmimis//downloads/baseball.pdf

Sending warm wishes to all the Moms today. Happy Mother’s Day! #happymothersday

Good luck at the mud run today!!

Happy Earth Day! #earth #planet #nature #environment

Hip pain may affect the shoulder, elbow in baseball pitchers. #hippain #shoulder #elbow

Baseball and softball season have started! Proper throwing mechanics and avoiding overthrowing are the keys to injury prevention. Early treatment of shoulder and elbow injuries can help avoid long term problems. Come meet with us if you are having pain with throwing.

Baseball and softball season have started and throwing injuries are common. Avoid overthrowing, warm up properly, and don’t throw through pain. Come visit us during our walk in hours if you are having trouble.

Physical Therapy Can Keep Sports Injuries at Bay. #sportsinjuries

Hip pain with sports, activities, and prolonged sitting is a common sign of labral tears. Check out our videos of hip impingement and labral tears.

Play It Safe With Winter Sports. #wintersports

We have walk in hours Monday and Thursday’s from 8-2 for all injuries

Pediatric sports injury? Come to our walk in sports clinic Monday and Thursday 8am-noon at 1 Oxford Rd in New Hartford. We treat sports injuries of all ages. Specializing in hip,shoulder and knee injuries #injuryprevention #sportsmedicine