Dr. Howard Luks

Dr. Howard Luks Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist.

A Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon who specializes in the treatment of the shoulder, knee, elbow, and ankle. I have a very "social" patient centric approach and believe that the more you understand about your issue, the better your decisions will be. Ultimately your treatments and my recommendations will be based on proper communications, proper understanding, and shared decision making principles --- all geared to improve your quality of life and get you or your loved one back on the field or back in the game.

Weakness is the real danger.Strength is the insurance policy.Keep moving. Keep training.Keep your power
11/10/2025

Weakness is the real danger.
Strength is the insurance policy.

Keep moving.
Keep training.
Keep your power

You are not “too old.”You’re just getting started.Be the exception that becomes the example.
11/10/2025

You are not “too old.”
You’re just getting started.
Be the exception that becomes the example.

Your body isn’t on a countdown, and your power isn’t running out. Most people don’t get weaker because of age they get w...
11/10/2025

Your body isn’t on a countdown, and your power isn’t running out.
Most people don’t get weaker because of age they get weaker because they stopped challenging themselves.

You didn’t.
You chose to show up.
You chose to move.
You chose to grow.

Let them watch.
Let them question.
Let them rethink everything they believed about aging and strength.
You are not preserving youth.
You are building a legacy of power, discipline and self-respect.

They’re going to notice.

My final trail race of the season :-). I simply love the challenge of these events. And... being an Orthopedist, I love ...
11/10/2025

My final trail race of the season :-). I simply love the challenge of these events. And... being an Orthopedist, I love finishing them without needing another Orthopedic Surgeon's help!

We traded long walks for long hours sitting.We traded playing for scrolling.We traded movement for convenience.And then ...
11/07/2025

We traded long walks for long hours sitting.
We traded playing for scrolling.
We traded movement for convenience.

And then we said,
“I’m getting old.”

But what if the body isn’t aging as fast as the habit is?

What if the stiffness, the soreness, the fatigue
isn’t the body falling apart…
but the body asking to be used again?

Muscles weaken when they’re ignored.
Balance fades when it’s not practiced.
Joints tighten when they don’t get invited to move.

The body is not fragile.
The body is adaptable.
It responds to what you do with it
or what you don’t.

So move.
Even if it’s slow.
Even if it’s gentle.
Even if it’s only for 5 minutes today.

Your body is not done.
Your strength is not gone.
Your story is not over.

Everyone talks about retirement savings.But no one talks about the muscle you’ll need to use those years.Muscle keeps yo...
11/07/2025

Everyone talks about retirement savings.
But no one talks about the muscle you’ll need to use those years.

Muscle keeps you moving.
Muscle keeps you thinking.
Muscle keeps you living life on your own terms.

Invest in it.

Your body isn’t “too old.”It’s just under-used.Muscles don’t retire.Joints don’t give up first.Habits do.Motion is medic...
11/07/2025

Your body isn’t “too old.”
It’s just under-used.

Muscles don’t retire.
Joints don’t give up first.
Habits do.

Motion is medicine.
But only you can take it.

11/06/2025

We lose the abilities we don’t train.
Dont blame aging for everything.

Not at 30.Not at 40.Not at 55.Not at 70.Your body is always listening.Always adapting.Always willing to changeif you are...
11/06/2025

Not at 30.
Not at 40.
Not at 55.
Not at 70.

Your body is always listening.
Always adapting.
Always willing to change
if you are willing to lead it.

You are not behind.
You are not “too late.”
You are simply right on the edge
of a different chapter.

Health is not a deadline.
It’s a decision.
One you can make today.
And again tomorrow.
And again, the day after that.

Start small.
Start gently.
Start messy.

But start.

The future you is waiting
and they will thank you for not giving up on them.

The body adapts to consistency,not punishment.Most people burn out because they train to prove something.The wise train ...
11/06/2025

The body adapts to consistency,
not punishment.

Most people burn out because they train to prove something.
The wise train to sustain something.

Slow is not weak.
Easy is not lazy.
It’s efficient.
It’s intelligent.
It’s how endurance is actually built.

If intensity was the answer,
everyone would be fit.

But longevity belongs to the ones
who know how to pace their ambition.

Go slower.
Stay longer.
Last decades.

Strength builds muscle.Cardio builds capacity.Mobility builds freedom.Together, they become something stronger than any ...
11/06/2025

Strength builds muscle.
Cardio builds capacity.
Mobility builds freedom.

Together, they become something stronger than any one alone:
a body that ages well.

And for those carrying obesity, chronic fatigue, or metabolic slowdown
this is not just “working out.”
It’s reclaiming your physiology.
Your energy.
Your independence.

Train in layers.
Train in systems.
Train for the life you still want to live.

Healthspan > aesthetics.
Always.

And we launched this week. Masterlete… designing the operating system for the master athlete (that’s 35+). We’ve been wa...
11/06/2025

And we launched this week.
Masterlete… designing the operating system for the master athlete (that’s 35+).
We’ve been waiting for you

We are your healthspan platform. We bring together a community of like-minded active adults, certified coaches, vetted gear, testing and curated content - all powered by a our healthspan operating system - to improve the healthspan of Masterletes around the world.

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128 Ashford Avenue
Dobbs Ferry, NY
10522

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19145591900

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