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What do your hands say about you? Hands come in many shapes and sizes, and are unique to everyone. Whilst some people may try to learn more from their hands from palm reading and checking their ‘marriage lines’, you can learn more about the anatomy of your hand with some simple tests. For example, did …
Fireworks are a fascinating and fun part of holiday celebrations throughout the country. Unfortunately, this popular tradition is also associated with injuries that are all too common among both adults and children. Each year, it is estimated that over 10,000 fireworks-related injuries occur in the United States and at least 40% of these injuries involve the …
Lisa Turner AHTA Accredited Hand Therapist Midcarpal instability is a condition that affects your wrist. The symptoms can vary from pain and weakness through to a click or clunk when you move your wrist in certain directions, usually towards the little finger side of your hand. It most commonly arises from joint laxity or weakened …
Hand surgeon Amar A. Patel, MD answers your questions about heat treatment and cold treatment and which one to use for your injury. Heat packs or cold packs? This is a question that doctors and therapists often get from patients. Both heat treatments and cold treatments are inexpensive and extremely effective modalities that can help speed up …
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