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It’s not uncommon to hurt your finger while playing sport, working or doing daily chores. Sometimes it heals itself and other times you may need medical attention. Perhaps you thought it healed itself but now it’s bent and doesn’t move like it used to? How to straighten a bent finger Did you know that the joint in …
Movement and mobility are important in everyday life. Joints play a pivotal role in maintaining a person’s balance and range of motion. Like any other part of the body, the joints may suffer from the “wear and tear” of everyday use. One of the most common areas prone to joint pain is the fingers. They …
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Many people have heard of certain common conditions that affect the hand. They may even know the symptoms of those conditions and certain ways to treat the problems. However, I find that very few of my patients actually understand what is happening inside their body to produce a given problem or set of symptoms. Hopefully, …
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common nerve entrapment in the arm. It is caused by a compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel at the wrist. Sometimes treatment might involve surgery to release pressure on the median nerve. Following this, however, the fingers may still tingle, feel numb or be painful, …
Why do fingers still have tingling after a carpal tunnel release? Read More »
When people think of the many healthcare providers addressing the opioid crisis, a hand and upper extremity therapist might not be the first person that comes to mind. However, many therapists and surgeons will tell you that they see people who come into the clinic with hand and upper extremity injuries related to a drug injection. These …
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Of all orthopedic injuries, wrist fractures are among the most common. One particular type of wrist fracture affects the end, or distal, part of the radius and a recent study reported that distal radius fractures comprise 16.4% of all fractures. Indeed, all fragility fractures, of which distal radius fractures are one type, are increasing in part because our aging …
Are Osteoporosis And Distal Radius Fractures Related? Read More »
Whether you are playing volleyball competitively or socially, it is important to understand how to use your upper limbs effectively to ensure correct technique and prevent injuries. Some common upper limb injuries from playing volleyball include: Finger fractures, dislocations and ligament strains Fingers can be very vulnerable to injury as we use our hands for …
My wound has healed but what can I do about my scar? Post surgery scar management Scars are part of the body’s natural healing response following a wound created either by an injury or surgical procedure. Sometimes the body can produce an excessive amount of the scar tissue which can result in the scar sticking to some …
Those who play sports will know the niggly thumb and finger injuries – fractures, dislocations and more that come with it. Can you play through them? Should you? Usually, no. It can be hard to tell during a game whether or not you’ve broken any bones. Even if you haven’t fractured anything, you’ve injured the …
As you get older, your bones gradually lose their density, becoming thinner and weaker due to hormonal changes. Rather than continuing to store the calcium and phosphates in your bones, your body begins to reabsorb them. Here are some tips you can implement in your everyday life to prevent bone loss and protect yourself from injury Eat Healthily …